Ericaceae Kalmia latifolia L.

Mountain Laurel

Cherokee - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 48

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Scientific name: Kalmia latifolia L.
USDA symbol: KALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mountain Laurel
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of leaves put on scratches made over location of the pain.

RECRD: 88338 id: 19263