Latin name:
Prunus americana
Marsh.
Botanical family:
Rosaceae
Growth habit:
Tree
Vernacular name(s):
wild plum (Eng.)
prunier d'Amérique (Fr.)
bogesanok, bû'gesana'tig (Ojibwa)
Uses:
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Bark and roots :
Crushed and boiled with the roots of other plants as a remedy for diarrhoea [Ojibwa 84].
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Bark :
Used as a disinfectant [Ojibwa 47].
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Roots :
Decoction used against intestinal worms [Ojibwa 47].
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Inner bark :
Mixed with the trunk of a young Pinus strobus and the inner bark of Prunus serotina in a decoction used to treat cuts and wounds [Ojibwa 47].