Arecaceae Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.

Dwarf Palmetto

Houma - Drug, Eye Medicine

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, 56

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Scientific name: Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
USDA symbol: SAMI8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Palmetto
Family: Arecaceae
Family (APG): Arecaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Crushed, small root juice rubbed into sore eyes as a counterirritant.

RECRD: 94286 id: 35534

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