Latin name:	Acer pensylvanicum L.
Botanical family:	Aceraceae
Growth habit:	Tree
Vernacular name(s):	moosewood, striped maple (Eng.) érable de Pennsylvanie, bois barré, bois d'orignal (Fr.) mon'zomish' (Ojibwa) onsé'gakuk (Abenaki)
Uses:	• Medicinal tea [Algonquin: 69]. • Bark : Steeped and made into a poultice for swelling of the limbs [Algonquians 63]. Used for gonorrhea, kidney troubles and for blood spitting [Mi'kmaq 60]. Bark used for bronchial trouble [Abenaki 67]. Decoction drunk as a laxative [91]. • Inner bark : Boiled and taken as an emetic [Ojibwa 84].