Oxalidaceae Oxalis violacea L.

Violet Woodsorrel

Cherokee - Drug, Cancer Treatment

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 56

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Scientific name: Oxalis violacea L.
USDA symbol: OXVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Violet Woodsorrel
Family: Oxalidaceae
Family (APG): Oxalidaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cancer Treatment
Notes: Used for cancer 'when it is first started.'

RECRD: 90683 id: 25192

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