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Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
'Tea ooze' used to bathe head for headache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Cherokee Drug, Anticonvulsive
Dried and pulverized plant 'good for epilepsy or fits, best if from oak.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Hot infusion used as 'medicine for pregnant women.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Cherokee Drug, Hypotensive
Infusion used for high blood pressure.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Cherokee Drug, Love Medicine
Infusion taken after vomiting for four days, to cure 'love sickness.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Creek Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Compounds containing leaves and branches used for lung trouble.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Creek Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Leaves and branches used for lung troubles.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 20
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Creek Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compounds containing leaves and branches used for consumption.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Houma Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of plant taken for debility and paralytic weakness.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Houma Drug, Panacea
Decoction of plant said to be good for sickness in general, a panacea.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Mendocino Indian Drug, Abortifacient
Infusion of roots taken for abortions.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 344
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Mendocino Indian Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 344
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Mendocino Indian Drug, Toothache Remedy
Root chewed for toothaches.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 344
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Seminole Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of leaves rubbed on body & body steamed for deer sickness: numb, painful limbs & joints.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 192
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Seminole Drug, Emetic
Plant used as an emetic during religious ceremonies.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 409
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for chronically ill babies.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329