Fabaceae Crotalaria sagittalis L.

Arrowhead Rattlebox

Mohegan - Drug, Blood Medicine

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 72, 128

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Scientific name: Crotalaria sagittalis L.
USDA symbol: CRSA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Arrowhead Rattlebox
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Root taken as a blood purifier.

RECRD: 84704 id: 11472

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