Salicaceae Salix nigra Marsh.
Black Willow
Houma - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60
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Salix nigra Marsh.
Scientific name: Salix nigra Marsh.
USDA symbol: SANI (
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Common names: Black Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Decoction of roots and bark taken for 'feebleness' due to thin blood.
RECRD: 94413 id: 36003