Smilacaceae Smilax glauca Walt.
Cat Greenbrier
Cherokee - Drug, Other
Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37
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Smilax glauca Walt.
Scientific name: Smilax glauca Walt.
USDA symbol: SMGL (
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Common names: Cat Greenbrier
Family: Smilacaceae
Family (APG): Smilacaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.'
RECRD: 95383 id: 38182