Celastraceae Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq.
Eastern Wahoo
Mohegan - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130
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Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq.
Scientific name: Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq.
USDA symbol: EUATA (
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Common names: Eastern Wahoo
Family: Celastraceae
Family (APG): Celastraceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken as a physic.
RECRD: 85959 id: 14430