Fabaceae Orbexilum pedunculatum var. pedunculatum

Sampson's Snakeroot

Catawba - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 188

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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: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Root used as salve for broken bones.

RECRD: 92806 id: 24888

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