Lauraceae Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Sassafras

Houma - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

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

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Scientific name: Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
USDA symbol: SAAL5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sassafras
Family: Lauraceae
Family (APG): Lauraceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Decoction of fresh or dried root taken for measles and scarlet fever.

RECRD: 94937 id: 37239

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