Clusiaceae Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
St. Andrew's Cross
Alabama - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 42
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Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
Scientific name: Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
USDA symbol: HYHYH (
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Common names: St. Andrew's Cross
Family: Clusiaceae
Family (APG): Hypericaceae
Native American Tribe: Alabama
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of entire plant taken for dysentery.
RECRD: 82705 id: 17648