Fabaceae Erythrina herbacea L.

Redcardinal

Choctaw - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 23

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Scientific name: Erythrina herbacea L.
USDA symbol: ERHE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Redcardinal
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken as a general tonic.

RECRD: 85914 id: 14323

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