Smilacaceae Smilax tamnoides L.

Bristly Greenbrier

Choctaw - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 23

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Scientific name: Smilax tamnoides L.
USDA symbol: SMTA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bristly 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: 95427 id: 38240

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