Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis L.

American Sycamore

Cherokee - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26

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Scientific name: Platanus occidentalis L.
USDA symbol: PLOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Sycamore
Family: Platanaceae
Family (APG): Platanaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of roots taken by women during menses as a cathartic.

RECRD: 91813 id: 28563

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