Clusiaceae Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides

St. Andrew's Cross

Choctaw - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

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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Scientific name: Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
USDA symbol: HYHYH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: St. Andrew's Cross
Family: Clusiaceae
Family (APG): Hypericaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for colic.

RECRD: 82710 id: 17653

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