Salicaceae Salix caroliniana Michx.

Coastal Plain Willow

Seminole - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 210

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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: Seminole
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of bark taken as an emetic for rainbow sickness: fever, stiff neck and backache.

RECRD: 61785 id: 35730

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