🏞️Appalachian Folk Medicine
Spicebush Root
Lindera benzoin
About Spicebush Root
Spicebush Root (Lindera benzoin) is a herb used in the Appalachian Folk Medicine tradition to help with Cold, Arthritis, Digestive Issues, and Fever. The root is the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Lindera benzoin (commonly called spicebush, common spicebush, northern spicebush, wild allspice, or Benjamin bush) is a shrub in the laurel family, native to eastern North America, ranging from New York to Ontario in the north, and to Kansas, Texas, and northern Florida in the center and south. Within its native range it is a relatively common plant where it grows in the understory in moist, rich woods, especially those with exposed limestone.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Root · internal