Celastraceae Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq.
Eastern Wahoo
Mohegan - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265
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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 plant used as a physic.
RECRD: 85960 id: 14431