Orchidaceae Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper
Cherokee - Drug, Sedative
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 parviflorum Salisb.
Scientific name: Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
USDA symbol: CYPA19 (
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Common names: Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Roots used for 'fits' and 'hysterical affections.'
RECRD: 84862 id: 11937