Boraginaceae Echium vulgare L.

Common Vipersbugloss

Cherokee - Drug, Urinary Aid

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 60

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Scientific name: Echium vulgare L.
USDA symbol: ECVU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Vipersbugloss
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Compound taken for milky urine.

RECRD: 85314 id: 12945