5 Medicinal Trees You Should Know!

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Main sources used:
- King's American Dispensatory 1898 by Felter and Lloyd
- Native American Ethnobotany DB
- A Reference Guide to Medicinal Plants by Crellin and Philpott

Contraindications for some of the trees:
- Black Willow: shouldn't be consumed by those allergic to aspirin, children, people on blood thinners, or those pregnant
- Slippery Elm: shouldn't be consumed by those pregnant
- Sassafras: contains Safrole, a carcinogen (a subject I am currently researching more)

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introducing black cherry and others
00:52 - What is a medicinal tree?
01:32 - The importance of inner bark
01:50 - Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra)
03:46 - Sustainability of harvesting bark
05:29 - Black Willow (Salix nigra)
08:37 - Learning winter tree id
08:52 - Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
12:04 - Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
13:54 - Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
15:42 - What to watch next

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