Agavaceae Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose

False Aloe

Catawba - Drug, Kidney Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 191

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Scientific name: Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose
USDA symbol: MAVI5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: False Aloe
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Infusion of pounded roots taken and used externally for dropsy.

RECRD: 80731 id: 22367

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