Search for ilex vomitoria found 9 matches:

Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Cassine; Aquifoliaceae
Alabama Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant taken to "clear out the system and produce ceremonial purity."
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (666)


Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Cassena; Aquifoliaceae
Alabama Drug (Emetic)
Decoction of toasted leaves taken as an emetic.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (38)


Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Cassena; Aquifoliaceae
Cherokee Drug (Emetic)
Infusion of leaves taken as an emetic.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (38)


Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Dahoon Cassine; Aquifoliaceae
Cherokee Drug (Hallucinogen)
Used to "evoke ecstasies."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (12, 62)


Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Cassine; Aquifoliaceae
Creek Drug (Cathartic)
"Black drink" used to "clear out the system."
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (666)


Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Cassena; Aquifoliaceae
Creek Drug (Emetic)
Decoction of leaves and shoots taken as an emetic.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (38)


Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Cassena; Aquifoliaceae
Natchez Drug (Emetic)
Plant used as an emetic.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (38)


Ilex vomitoria Ait.
; Aquifoliaceae
Seminole Drug (Psychological Aid)
Bark used as medicine for old people's dance sickness: nightmarish dreams and waking up talking.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (261)


Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Yaupon Holly; Aquifoliaceae
Seminole Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Plant used to make arrows and ramrods.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (476)