Poaceae Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta (Walt.) McClure

Switchcane

Choctaw - 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 6

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Scientific name: Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta (Walt.) McClure
USDA symbol: ARGIT8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Switchcane
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for breast pain.

RECRD: 82462 id: 5933

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