Verbenaceae Callicarpa americana L.

American Beautyberry

Alabama - Drug, Herbal Steam

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52

View all documented uses for Callicarpa americana L.

---

Scientific name: Callicarpa americana L.
USDA symbol: CAAM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Beautyberry
Family: Verbenaceae
Family (APG): Verbenaceae
Native American Tribe: Alabama
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Herbal Steam
Notes: Decoction of roots and leaves used as sweatbath for malarial fever.

RECRD: 0 id: 7669

---