Smilacaceae Smilax rotundifolia L.

Roundleaf Greenbrier

Koasati - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 8

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Scientific name: Smilax rotundifolia L.
USDA symbol: SMRO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Roundleaf Greenbrier
Family: Smilacaceae
Family (APG): Smilacaceae
Native American Tribe: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Plant splints used to scratch the back for headaches.

RECRD: 95423 id: 38234

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