Rubiaceae Galium circaezans Michx.

Licorice Bedstraw

Cherokee - Drug, Cough Medicine

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 43

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Scientific name: Galium circaezans Michx.
USDA symbol: GACIC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Licorice Bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Taken for coughs.

RECRD: 86401 id: 15493