Celastraceae Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq.

Eastern Wahoo

Meskwaki - Drug, Eye Medicine

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: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion or decoction of bark used as a wash for weak or sore eyes.

RECRD: 85958 id: 14429

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