Sorbus americana

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Amerindian)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Astringent, Depurative, Heart, Homeopathy

Science studied: BETULIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rosaceae

Scientific name: Sorbus americana

Common names: American mountain ash, American mountain-ash, Sorbier d’Amérique, amerikansk rönn, cormier, dogberry, maska, maskouabina, mountain-ash, roundwood, sorbier d'Amérique

History

The source record documents this plant in US, US(Amerindian).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Astringent
• Depurative
• Heart
• Homeopathy
• Nausea
• Scurvy
• Cyanogenetic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• US(Amerindian)

Documented cultural uses

• Astringent
• Depurative
• Heart
• Homeopathy
• Nausea
• Scurvy
• Cyanogenetic

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• An HPLC-ELSD Method for the Determination of Triterpenes in Sorbus decora and Sorbus americana Bark Used by the Eeyou Istchee Cree First Nation. · 2016 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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