Acer glabrum

Acer glabrum
Family:Acer glabrum; Antiemetic; Birthing aid; Cathartic; Galactogogue.
Common name:Rock maple
A decoction of the wood and bark is said to cure nausea. Another report says that this is specifically the nausea caused by smelling a corpse. An infusion of the bark has been used as a cathartic. A decoction of the branches together with the branches of Amelanchier sp. was used to heal a woman's insides after childbirth and also to promote lactation.

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