Rogów, Arboretum SGGW

Native to the eastern USA and Canada. Ornamental plant. Edible plant - fruits raw or cooked, sweet and palatable, tasting somewhat like raisins or dates. Herbal plant - the leaves are analgesic, they have been mashed and applied to the head as a poultice to ease a migraine; a decoction of the roots has been used as a blood medicine, the decoction has been used as a fertility aid by women.