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This result should not be considered complete or definitive and is for reference only. Care must be taken when using any wild plant for food, fiber, medicine or any other non-traditional uses. The information was complied using multiple sources and these references should be consulted for more complete descriptions of usage(s) and potential health risk. We are not responsible for any ill effects from the information included on this page.
| Uses | Part | Preparation | Effect | Notes |
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| Vegetable | Sap or juice | |||
| Sap or juice | Tea | |||
| Sap or juice | ||||
| Trunk or branch | Smoking fish, lodge and push poles, crutches, lumber, baskets. carving | |||
| Inner bark | ||||
| Medicine | Bark | Steep, tea | Female/childbirth | With white and black oak, chestnut |
| Bark | Hot tea | Fever | Measles | |
| Inner bark | Tea | Digestion | Dysentery, cramps | |
| Inner bark | Boiled into syrup, made into pills, dissolved | Head/eyes | Wash for sore eyes | |
| Inner bark | Tea | Skin rash/allergy | Drink for hives |
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