Lauraceae Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

Redbay

Seminole - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 257

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Scientific name: Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: PEBO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Redbay
Family: Lauraceae
Family (APG): Lauraceae
Native American Tribe: Seminole
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken for dead people's sickness. The symptoms of this disease are numb and painful legs, neck, shoulders and perhaps the backbone. The sufferer is sleepy during the day, has 'short breath,' and loses appetite. Fever and headaches also accompany this illness.

RECRD: 62006 id: 26101

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