Myricaceae Morella cerifera (L.) Small

Southern Bayberry

Choctaw - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 23

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Scientific name: Morella cerifera (L.) Small
USDA symbol: MOCE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Southern Bayberry
Family: Myricaceae
Family (APG): Myricaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of leaves and stems taken 'during attacks of fever.'

RECRD: 90049 id: 23435

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