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Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Alabama Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of roots and branches used in sweatbath for rheumatism.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Alabama Drug, Diaphoretic
Decoction of root and branch used in sweatbath for malarial fever and rheumatism.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Alabama Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of roots and branches used in sweatbath for malarial fevers.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Alabama Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of roots and leaves used as sweatbath for malarial fever.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Alabama Drug, Herbal Steam
Decoction of roots and leaves used as sweatbath for malarial fever.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Alabama Drug, Herbal Steam
Decoction of roots and leaves used as sweatbath for malarial fever.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Choctaw Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of roots taken for dysentery.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Choctaw Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of roots and berries taken for colic.
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Choctaw Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of roots and berries taken for colic.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Choctaw Drug, Other
Decoction of roots taken during attacks of dizziness.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Koasati Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of roots taken for stomachaches.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for snake sickness: itchy skin.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 166
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid
Roots or stem bark used for snake sickness: itchy skin.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 239
Callicarpa americana L.
American Beautyberry
USDA CAAM2
Seminole Drug, Urinary Aid
Decoction of root bark taken for urine retention.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 274