Salicaceae Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]

Weeping Willow

Cherokee - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61

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Scientific name: Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
USDA symbol: SAPE12 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Weeping Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Infusion of inner bark taken for lost voice and root chewed for hoarseness.

RECRD: 94327 id: 36346

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