Liliaceae Allium vineale L.

Wild Garlic

Cherokee - Drug, Pediatric 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 35

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Scientific name: Allium vineale L.
USDA symbol: ALVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Garlic
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy.

RECRD: 80874 id: 2314

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