Smilacaceae Smilax herbacea L.

Smooth Carrionflower

Chippewa - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346

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Scientific name: Smilax herbacea L.
USDA symbol: SMHE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Smooth Carrionflower
Family: Smilacaceae
Family (APG): Smilacaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Compound decoction of root taken as a physic.

RECRD: 95393 id: 38194

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