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Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic Compound given for worms. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of bark used as a bath and given to children with worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound decoction given for diarrhea. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Decoction of inner bark taken to cause vomiting when unable to retain food. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Inner bark used as part of 'drink to vomit bile.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Eye Medicine Strong ooze from root dripped into eyes. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of inner bark taken to cause vomiting when unable to retain food. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion given for childbirth and infusion of bark given for 'flooding.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Other Compound infusion of bark used for 'bad disease.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark used as a bath and given to children with worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |
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Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Used as ingredient in drink for 'milky urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Chippewa Other, Tools Wood used to make awl handles, mauls and war clubs because it would not split or check. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 138 |
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Creek Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of bark used as a bath and taken for pulmonary tuberculosis. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |
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Houma Drug, Anthelmintic Decoction of root or bark taken for worms. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 55 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Koasati Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark taken and applied to gun wounds. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |