Krochmal, Arnold

Krochmal, Arnold and Connie, Complete Illustrated Book of Dyes from Natural Sources, Doubleday and Company, Garden City, New York, 1974. 

Arnold Krochmal, Ph.D., in his hook Medicinal Plants of the United States, briefly mentions Gulf Coast Indians who made an infusion of the leaves and roots for dysentery and for relieving stomach pain. From the inner trunk bark, they also made poultices for insect and snake bites and skin ulcers. The Houma of Louisiana used a decoction of the root for sore eyes, high blood pressure, and kidney problems. The fruits of closely related species of palms have been used as medicine tWughout the Caribbean and the Yucatan in Mexico. Sabal japa fruit bears a close resemblance to the fruit of saw palmetto an extract of that fruit is used as a sedative and digestive stimulant. It was also used for respiratory problems and for weakness of the reproductive system. 

Krochmal, Connie and Arnold. "Apitherapy in Romania." American Bee Journal, vol. 121, no. 11, 1981, page 786. 

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