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Ethnobotanical Plant Sambucus canadensis

Common Name
American Elder, Elder, Elderberry, Amerikan Murveri

Activities

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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)
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Ache(Head) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Ache(Tooth) US(Amerindian) Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth) US(Appalachia) Duke, 1992 *
Alterative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Aperient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Aperient USA Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Asthma Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Breast US(Amerindian) Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Bronchitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bruise US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cancer US(Penobscot) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carminative US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cathartic USA Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Cold Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Collyrium US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cyanogenetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Depurative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Depurative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diaphoretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.