Sapotaceae Sideroxylon foetidissimum Jacq.

False Mastic

Seminole - Drug, Love Medicine

Use documented by:
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 250

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Scientific name: Sideroxylon foetidissimum Jacq.
USDA symbol: SIFO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: False Mastic
Family: Sapotaceae
Family (APG): Sapotaceae
Native American Tribe: Seminole
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Love Medicine
Notes: Decoction of wood ashes placed on the tongue to cleanse the body and strengthen the marriage.

RECRD: 61982 id: 37956

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