🪶Indigenous / Native American
Red Alder
Alnus rubra
About Red Alder
Red Alder (Alnus rubra) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Skin Health, Lymph, Digestive Issues, and Arthritis. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Alnus rubra, the red alder, is a deciduous broadleaf tree native to western North America (Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Montana).
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both