Orchidaceae Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight

Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper

Cherokee - Drug, Anthelmintic

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 11

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Scientific name: Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight
USDA symbol: CYPUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for worms.

RECRD: 84854 id: 11945

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