Boraginaceae Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link

Virginia Bluebells

Cherokee - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

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 26

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Scientific name: Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
USDA symbol: MEVI3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Virginia Bluebells
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Taken for whooping cough.

RECRD: 89741 id: 22979

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