Myricaceae Morella cerifera (L.) Small

Southern Bayberry

Choctaw - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13

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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: Throat Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots used as a gargle for inflamed tonsils.

RECRD: 90051 id: 23437

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