Rhamnaceae Ceanothus sp.
California Lilac
Choctaw - Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24
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Ceanothus sp.
Scientific name: Ceanothus sp.
Common names: California Lilac
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots taken in small doses for 'hemorrhage from the lungs.'
RECRD: 83635 id: 8680