Smilacaceae Smilax bona-nox L.
Saw Greenbrier
Choctaw - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 8
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Smilax bona-nox L.
Scientific name: Smilax bona-nox L.
USDA symbol: SMBO2 (
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Common names: Saw Greenbrier
Family: Smilacaceae
Family (APG): Smilacaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of stems taken as a general tonic.
RECRD: 95372 id: 38166