Locally known as ``red willow''. Note that there is a special term for the berries: damba, q.v..

Scientific name: Cornus stolonifera

Good for cuts, ulcers, swellings etc., as an infusion or as a poultice. A poultice relieves the pain of engorged breasts in a nursing woman.

Etymology: Literally, ‟red Saskatoon bush”.

Red-Osier Dogwood aka Red Willow

Related Words:   Trees and Shrubs

madjoh  marjoh