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Appendix III. Woody Plants Useful for Medical Needs
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WOODY PLANTS USEFUL FOR MEDICAL NEEDS Species in the following genera are useful for certain emergency medical needs (such as healing of wounds) in winter. Further details are provided in Section IV. Note: some herbaceous plants with medicinal properties are also available in winter, including Glechoma hederacea (groundivy ), Stellaria media (chickweed), and Verbascum thapsus (mullein). Alnus (alder) Hamamelis (witch-hazel) Liquidambar (sweetgum) Opuntia (prickly pear) Pinus (pine) Quercus (oak) Salix (willow) Tsuga (hemlock) Ulmus (elm) Vitis (grape) Zanthoxylum (prickly-ash) ( APPENDIX III 127 ...