Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene

Turkey Tangle Fogfruit

Houma - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65

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Scientific name: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene
USDA symbol: PHNO2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Turkey Tangle Fogfruit
Family: Verbenaceae
Family (APG): Verbenaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant used as a wash to make weak, lazy babies walk.

RECRD: 88804 id: 26642

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