Smilacaceae Smilax sp.

Catbriar

Cree - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 495

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Scientific name: Smilax sp.
Common names: Catbriar
Family: Smilacaceae
Family (APG): Smilacaceae
Native American Tribe: Cree
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Rhizomes, rootlets and false indigo used for syphilis.

RECRD: 5172 id: 38235

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