Pinaceae Pinus virginiana P. Mill.

Virginia Pine

Cherokee - Drug, Febrifuge

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 49

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Scientific name: Pinus virginiana P. Mill.
USDA symbol: PIVI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Virginia Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Compound infusion of needles used to 'break out fever.'

RECRD: 91672 id: 28275

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