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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Alnus rubra

Common Name
Aune Rouge, Red Alder, Rote Erle, Rode Els

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Alterative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Asthma Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Astringent Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Burn Canada(Salish) *
Cancer(Epithelium) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Dyspepsia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Eczema Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Emetic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fumitory Canada(Salish) *
Hemoptysis Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Indigestion Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poultice Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Scrofula Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Sore Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Sore Canada(Salish) *
Stomach Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.