Rutaceae Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.

Hercules' Club

Houma - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

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 61

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Scientific name: Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.
USDA symbol: ZACL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hercules' Club
Family: Rutaceae
Family (APG): Rutaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Salve of grated root mixed with whiskey rubbed on swollen limbs.

RECRD: 97513 id: 44357

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