Agavaceae Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose

False Aloe

Cherokee - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74

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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: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Root, a very strong medicine, chewed for persistent diarrhea.

RECRD: 80737 id: 22372

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