Salicaceae Salix caroliniana Michx.
Coastal Plain Willow
Houma - Drug, Blood 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 60
View all documented uses for
Salix caroliniana Michx.
Scientific name: Salix caroliniana Michx.
USDA symbol: SACA5 (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Coastal Plain Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Decoction of roots and bark taken for 'feebleness' due to thin blood.
RECRD: 94336 id: 35707