Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandiflora L.
Southern Magnolia
Choctaw - Drug, Kidney Aid
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 23
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Magnolia grandiflora L.
Scientific name: Magnolia grandiflora L.
USDA symbol: MAGR4 (
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Common names: Southern Magnolia
Family: Magnoliaceae
Family (APG): Magnoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Infusion of mashed bark used as a steambath for dropsy.
RECRD: 89389 id: 21807