Viscaceae Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston

Oak Mistletoe

Houma - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

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 58

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Scientific name: Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
USDA symbol: PHLE14 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oak Mistletoe
Family: Viscaceae
Family (APG): Santalaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for debility and paralytic weakness.

RECRD: 91156 id: 26534

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