Salicaceae Salix nigra Marsh.
Black Willow
Koasati - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13
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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: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Cold infusion of roots taken for fevers.
RECRD: 94419 id: 36009