“NPIN: Native Plant Database.” Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The University of Texas at Austin, 2016. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
| Scientific Name | Celastrus scandens |
| Common Names | American Bittersweet, Climbing Bittersweet |
| Nativity | Native |
| Medicinal or Edible Section | Stem, Bark, Root |
| Medicinal and Edible Uses | Stem- edible; Bark- edible; Root- diuretic, folk remedy for chronic liver and skin ailments, heals sores |
| Used to treat | Cancer, Fever, Gynecology, Kidney/Diuretics, Skin, Stomach |
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