Celastraceae Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq.

Eastern Wahoo

Meskwaki - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 209

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Scientific name: Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq.
USDA symbol: EUATA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Wahoo
Family: Celastraceae
Family (APG): Celastraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of pounded, fresh trunk bark applied to old facial sores.

RECRD: 85957 id: 14428

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