Hydrangeaceae Hydrangea arborescens L.

Wild Hydrangea

Cherokee - Drug, Cathartic

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 54

View all documented uses for Hydrangea arborescens L.

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Scientific name: Hydrangea arborescens L.
USDA symbol: HYAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Family (APG): Hydrangeaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Used as a purgative.

RECRD: 87552 id: 17482

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