Latin name:
Populus grandidentata
Michx.
Botanical family:
Salicaceae
Growth habit:
Tree
Vernacular name(s):
poplar (Eng.)
peuplier à grandes dents (Fr.)
mutoos (Cree)
asadi (Ojibwa)
Uses:
•
Used to prevent pregnancy [Cree: 76].
•
Young roots :
Tea used as a hemostatic [Ojibwa 87].
•
Bark :
Infusion given to ease and lessen the menses [Cree 76].