🪶Indigenous / Native American
Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
About Leatherwood
Leatherwood (Dirca palustris) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Skin Health, Wound Healing, Fever, and Pain. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Dirca palustris, or eastern leatherwood, is a shrub that grows to a maximum height of about three meters. It is native to the eastern half of North America but uncommon, found in rich woods, and is occasionally cultivated. The species name, "palustris", means "of the swamps". It is often hard to recognize because the flowers, which come out just before leafing, last a very short time and D. palustris may be mixed in with the much...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both