Prunus serotina, wild cherry, black cherry
Prunus serotina, wild cherry, black cherry according to Foster and Duke's Field Guide to Medicinal Plants, 3rd ed, 2014, the "Aromatic inner bark traditionally used in tea or syrup for coughs, fevers, colds, sore throats, diarrhea, lung ailments, bronchitis, pneumonia, inflammatory fever diseases, and dyspepsia. Useful for general debility with persistent cough." Second to Sassafras, it was then and now one of the most widely consumed barks derived from an American tree. All plant parts contain potentially toxic cyanide-related compounds.
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