Clethraceae Clethra acuminata Michx.
Mountain Sweetpepperbush
Cherokee - Drug, Emetic
Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22
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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: Emetic
Notes: Inner bark used to make a drink taken to induce vomiting of 'disordered bile.'
RECRD: 84238 id: 10357