Clethraceae Clethra acuminata Michx.
Mountain Sweetpepperbush
Cherokee - Drug, Antiemetic
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47
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Clethra acuminata Michx.
Scientific name: Clethra acuminata Michx.
USDA symbol: CLAC3 (
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Common names: Mountain Sweetpepperbush
Family: Clethraceae
Family (APG): Clethraceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antiemetic
Notes: Decoction of bark scrapings taken for vomiting bile.
RECRD: 84236 id: 10355