herb
Cramp Bark
Viburnum opulus
common names
European Cranberrybush, Snowball Tree, Whitten Tree, Guelder Rose, Squaw Bush and Pimbina
a blurb on the history and folklore of
cramp bark
Cramp bark is a shrub native to the woodlands and thickets of Asia, Europe and North America and a member the Viburnum genus. Since the small tree sports leaves that resemble maple, globe-shaped flower heads and colorful berries, the plant has earned a place as a garden ornamental. However, the berries are also used to make jelly.
The Meskwaki tribe of Wisconsin, and the Penobscot people of Maine as well as the Iroquois used the herb as remedy in the past.
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