Ericaceae Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.

Sourwood

Catawba - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 49

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Scientific name: Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
USDA symbol: OXAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sourwood
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Cold infusion of plant taken to regulate flow of blood during menopause.

RECRD: 90694 id: 25208

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