Clethraceae Clethra acuminata Michx.
Mountain Sweetpepperbush
Cherokee - Drug, Febrifuge
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: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of bark and 'wild cherry' bark taken to break high fever.
RECRD: 84239 id: 10358