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

 Alnus rubra (Betulaceae)

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Common name(s)
Aune Rouge; Red Alder; Rote Erle; Rode Els

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Alterative -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Alterative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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 -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emetic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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 Elsewhere *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.