Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Cherokee Drug, Anticonvulsive Infusion taken to prevent recurrent spasms. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Cherokee Drug, Diaphoretic Root bark taken as a diaphoretic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Compound infusion taken for fever. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Compound infusion taken for smallpox and ague. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of bark used as a wash for sore tongue. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Cherokee Drug, Tonic Root bark taken as a tonic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Delaware Drug, Reproductive Aid Root bark combined with leaves of other plants and used to strengthen female generative organs. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound containing root bark used as a tonic for the 'female generative organs.' Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 80 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Meskwaki Food, Fruit Berries eaten raw. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 256 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Meskwaki Food, Preserves Berries cooked into a jam. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 256 |
Viburnum prunifolium L. Blackhaw USDA VIPR |
Micmac Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of plant taken before and during parturition. Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 28 |