platanus occidentalis

action	analgesic, antidiarrheal, antirheumatic, blood cleanser, cathartic, cyanogenetic, emetic, emmenagogue, hemostat, tonic
common name	american sycamore, cascara, sycamore
family	platanaceae
indigenous use	cherokee, creek, delaware, fox, iroquois, italian, kickapoo, mahuna
native habitat	desert
range	allegheny portage railroad national hist, amistead nat. rec. area, arkansas post national memorial, assateague island national seashore, big south fork n. river & rec. area, big thicket n. preserve, blue ridge parkway, booker t. washington national monument, catoctin mountain park, chattahoochee river, chesapeake and ohio canal, chickamauga & chattanooga, chickasaw national recreation area, colonial national historic park, congaree swamp national monument, cumberland gap national historic park, cumberland island national seashore, cuyahoga valley national recreation area, fire island national seashore, fort donelson national battlefield, fort scott national historic site, fredericksburg & spotslyvania, friendship hill national historic site, gateway national recreation area, george washington memorial parkway, gettysburg national military park, great smoky mountains national park, greenbelt park, harpers ferry national historic park, herbert hoover nat. hist. site, hopewell furnace national historic site, horseshoe bend national military park, hot springs national park, indiana dunes national lakeshore, lincoln boyhood national memorial, mammoth cave national park, mexico, moores creek national battlefield, morristown national historic park, mound city group national monument, national capital park - central, northern mexico, obed wild & scenic river, ocmulgee national monument, ozark ns riverways, petersburg national battlefield, prince william forest park, richmond national battlefield park, roosevelt vanderbilt nat. hist. site, saint-gaudens national historic site, san antonio missions national monument, saratoga national historic park, shenandoah national park, shiloh national military park, southwest u.s., us, west virginia, wilson's creek national battlefield, zion national park
used to treat	cancer, childbirth, children's ailments, common cold, cough, fever, gastro-intestinal disturbances, gunshot wounds, obesity, pulmonary ailments, respiratory ailments, skin ailments, throat ailments, tuberculosis, urinary ailments, women's ailments, wounds
comments	It is widely used as a coffee substitute. It has also been used to aid childbirth.