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Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Choctaw Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of leaves and stems taken 'during attacks of fever.'
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 23
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Choctaw Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of leaves and stems taken for fevers.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Choctaw Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of roots used as a gargle for inflamed tonsils.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Houma Drug, Anthelmintic
Decoction of leaves taken as a vermifuge.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Houma Other, Lighting
Berries boiled and wax used to make candles.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Koasati Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of roots given to children with stomachaches.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Koasati Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of roots given to children with stomachaches.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Micmac Drug, Analgesic
Roots used for headaches.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Micmac Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Hot poultice of pounded, water soaked roots applied to inflammations.
Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 30
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Roots used for inflammations.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Micmac Drug, Stimulant
Berries, bark and leaves used as an exhilarant and beverage.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Seminole Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of leaves taken for headaches.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 282
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of leaves taken for fevers.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 282
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Seminole Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of leaves taken for stomachaches.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 282
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Seminole Drug, Love Medicine
Decoction of wood ashes placed on the tongue to cleanse the body and strengthen the marriage.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 250
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Seminole Other, Cleaning Agent
Plant used to make lye.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry
USDA MOCE2
Seminole Other, Smoke Plant
Plant used as a tobacco substitute.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480