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Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Rosin or inner bark used for diarrhea, flux and dysentery.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Salve used for wounds, sores and ulcers and mixed with sheep or cow tallow 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 58
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of bark taken to stop flooding.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Cherokee Drug, Other
Gum used as drawing plaster and compound infusion of bark taken for bad disease.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Cherokee Drug, Sedative
Gum used as a 'drawing plaster' and infusion of inner bark used for nervous patients.
Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Cherokee Drug, Sedative
Infusion of bark given to nervous patients.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Cherokee Food, Beverage
Bark, hearts-a-bustin-with-love (Euonymus americana), and summer grapes used to make tea.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Cherokee Food, Candy
Hardened gum used for chewing gum.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound decoction of root used as a dressing for cuts and wounds.
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 23
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of plant used as a poultice for cuts and bruises.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Houma Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of root applied to skin sores thought to be caused by worms.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61, 62
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Houma Drug, Diaphoretic
Decoction of Spanish moss from this tree taken as a diaphoretic for fever.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61, 62
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Houma Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of Spanish moss from this tree taken as a diaphoretic for fever.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61, 62
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Koasati Drug, Other
Decoction of bark taken for 'night sickness.'
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Rappahannock Drug, Antidiarrheal
Compound infusion with dried bark taken for dysentery.
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 34
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Sweetgum
USDA LIST2
Rappahannock Drug, Veterinary Aid
Rolled, hardened sap placed in dog's nose for distemper.
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 27