Ericaceae Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.

Sourwood

Catawba - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 188

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Scientific name: Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
USDA symbol: OXAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sourwood
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Cold infusion of plant taken by women to check excessive flow of blood.

RECRD: 90692 id: 25206

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