Hippocastanaceae Aesculus sp.

Buckeye

Koasati - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 39

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Scientific name: Aesculus sp.
Common names: Buckeye
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Poultice of heated beans applied to the throat for tonsil troubles.

RECRD: 80702 id: 1658

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