Lauraceae Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume

Northern Spicebush

Iroquois - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 335

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Scientific name: Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume
USDA symbol: LIBEB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Northern Spicebush
Family: Lauraceae
Family (APG): Lauraceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Compound decoction of plants used as a steam bath for cold sweats.

RECRD: 88751 id: 20359

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