| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Syrup taken for bloody discharge from bowels. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Astringent plant used for sore throat and mouth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Bark chewed for heartburn. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Compound used in steam bath for indigestion or biliousness. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Used as a wash for piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid Cold infusion of bark taken for bile and liver. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid Syrup used for thrush. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid Syrup used for sore throat. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Compound infusion used for toothache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid Used for venereal diseases. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 38 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Food, Pie & Pudding Fruit used to make pudding. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 38 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Comanche Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 521 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Rappahannock Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of inner bark used as a wash for thrash. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Rappahannock Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of north side bark taken for sore throat. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Rappahannock Food, Beverage Fruits rolled in corn meal, brewed in water, drained, baked and mixed with hot water to make a beer. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Seminole Food, Unspecified Plant used for food. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 495 |