Ranunculaceae Clematis viorna L.
Vasevine
Meskwaki - Drug, Panacea
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 239
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Clematis viorna L.
Scientific name: Clematis viorna L.
USDA symbol: CLVI4 (
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Common names: Vasevine
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Root used to make a drink taken for 'any kind of common sickness.'
RECRD: 84217 id: 10273