Cornaceae Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

Blackgum

Houma - Drug, Anthelmintic

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 55

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Scientific name: Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.
USDA symbol: NYSY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blackgum
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Decoction of root or bark taken for worms.

RECRD: 90335 id: 24194

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