Juglandaceae Juglans cinerea L.

Butternut

Cherokee - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 75

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Scientific name: Juglans cinerea L.
USDA symbol: JUCI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Butternut
Family: Juglandaceae
Family (APG): Juglandaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Pills prepared from inner bark and used as a cathartic.

RECRD: 87935 id: 18173

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