Latin name:
Betula lenta
L.
Botanical family:
Betulaceae
Growth habit:
Tree
Vernacular name(s):
black birch (Eng.)
bouleau flexible, merisier rouge (Fr.)
winsik, kade-wigwas (Chippewa)
Uses:
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Medicinal plant [Algonquin: 69].
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Bark :
Mixed with beech (Fagus grandifolia) and red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) as a remedy for pulmonary trouble. Decoction used against pneumonia and diarrhoea [Chippewa 85].
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Sap :
Drunk in tiredness [55].