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MAPLE-LEAF VIBURNUM
(Virburnum acerifolium)

MAPLE-LEAF VIBURNUM

Medicine: Chippewa used a decoction of the inner bark to relieve stomach pains. Maple was also used as an application to sooth sore eyes, owing to its astringent nature.

Note: Also known as Arrowwood

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