Cyperaceae Scirpus sp.

Bulrush

Houma - Drug, Sedative

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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Scientific name: Scirpus sp.
Common names: Bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Decoction of plant given to nervous, fretful, crying children.

RECRD: 95006 id: 37545

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