Aceraceae Acer saccharum Marsh.

Sugar Maple

Iroquois - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378

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Scientific name: Acer saccharum Marsh.
USDA symbol: ACSAS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sugar Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Compound infusion of bark used as drops for blindness.

RECRD: 80186 id: 680

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