Lauraceae Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.

Swamp Bay

Creek - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 289

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Scientific name: Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: PEPA37 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Swamp Bay
Family: Lauraceae
Family (APG): Lauraceae
Native American Tribe: Creek
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of root used as a diaphoretic in 'fevers of all descriptions.'

RECRD: 91053 id: 26166

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