Fabaceae Orbexilum pedunculatum var. pedunculatum

Sampson's Snakeroot

Catawba - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32

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Scientific name: Orbexilum pedunculatum var. pedunculatum
USDA symbol: ORPEP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sampson's Snakeroot
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of boiled roots applied to sores.

RECRD: 92804 id: 24886

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