Orchidaceae Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper
Cherokee - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
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Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Scientific name: Cypripedium acaule Ait.
USDA symbol: CYAC3 (
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Common names: Pink Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Infusion of root taken for colds and hot infusion of root taken for flu.
RECRD: 84838 id: 11913