A medium-sized deciduous shrub up to 20 feet with a twisted trunk and stiff, arching branches. Leaf opposite, simple, elliptical in shape, very finely serrate, 1 to 3 inches long, pinnately veined, with a reddish petiole and often reddish leaf edges; dark green above and paler below. Flower, very attractive, small, white (buttery looking from a distance), appearing in dense slightly rounded panicles, 2 to 4 inches wide, appearing in mid-spring. Fruit, dark blue, elliptical drupes, 1/4 inch long, often with a whitish bloom, in hanging clusters and ripe in late summer, shriveled raisen-like fruits often persist into winter.

Abortifacient, anodyne, antispasmodic, astringent, nervine and sedative (root and stem bark)

Viburnum prunifolium
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Acetic acid, alpha-amyrin, amentoflavone, arbutin, beta-amyrin, caprylic acid, chlorogenic acid, esculetin, formic acid, linoleic acid, oleanolic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, salicin, salicylic acid, ursolic acid (bark); citric acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, scopoletin, tannin, valeric acid (root bark); d-catechin (leaf)

To treat gynecological conditions, including menstrual cramps, to prevent miscarriages, aiding recovery after childbirth, in treating the effects of menopause, dysentery, haemorrhage of the uterus, prolapse of the uterus, morning sickness, convulsive disorders, colic and other cramping pains that affect the bile ducts, hysteria, asthma and palpitations of a nervous origin (decoction)

Patients with kidney stone should use only with caution because of oxalates.