Botanical Name: Prunus virginiana
Common Names: Wild black cherry, black cherry, black
choke, rub cherry, cabinet cherry
Medicinal
Properties: Tonic, pectoral, sedative, stimulant
Tones up the system. Loosens phlegm in the throat and chest. Good for colds, la grippe, tuberculosis, stomach troubles, dyspepsia, fevers, and daily recurring fevers, also high blood pressure. Will cure asthma.
Adopted from Kloss, 1939