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Nyssa sp.
Black Gum
 Creek Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of bark and chips taken and used as a wash for tuberculosis.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659
Prosopis velutina Woot.
Velvet Mesquite
USDA PRVE 		Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of black gum used as a wash for open wounds.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 79
Prosopis velutina Woot.
Velvet Mesquite
USDA PRVE 		Pima Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of black gum used as a wash for sore eyes.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 79
Quercus texana Buckl.
Nuttall Oak
USDA QUBU2 		Choctaw Dye, Red
Burned bark and black gum ash added to water and used as a red dye.
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 14