Betulaceae Betula populifolia Marsh.

Gray Birch

Malecite - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 245

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Scientific name: Betula populifolia Marsh.
USDA symbol: BEPO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gray Birch
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Inner bark scrapings used for swelling in infected cuts.

RECRD: 44042 id: 7317

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