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Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Catawba Drug, Gynecological Aid
Cold infusion of plant taken by women to check excessive flow of blood.
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 188
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Catawba Drug, Gynecological Aid
Cold infusion of plant taken by women when very sick from the change of life.
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 188
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Catawba Drug, Gynecological Aid
Cold infusion of plant taken to regulate flow of blood during menopause.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 49
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Compound infusion taken 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 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Bark ooze used for itch.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Taken as a tonic for 'dyspepsy.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid
Bark chewed for mouth ulcers.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Taken as a tonic for lung 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 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Taken as a tonic for phthisic and asthma.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Drug, Sedative
Infusion taken for nerves.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Fiber, Snow Gear
Wood used to make sled runners.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Food, Sauce & Relish
Used to make honey.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make butter paddles.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Other, Decorations
Wood used to carve.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Other, Fuel
Wood used for firewood.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make arrowshafts.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Sourwood
USDA OXAR
Cherokee Other, Smoking Tools
Wood used to make pipe stems.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56