Soap bush. Root decoctions used as a foot bath to treat ‘ground itch’. C. acuminata used as an emetic (Cherokee), the bark mixed with bark of Prunus serotina to lower fevers, and as a bark infusion alone to treat bowel problems.

Austin, Daniel, F. (2004) Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press.

Northern America, Northeastern U.S.A.

Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A.

Northern America, South-Central U.S.A.