Ranunculaceae Anemone virginiana L.

Tall Thimbleweed

Iroquois - Drug, Love Medicine

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 328

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Scientific name: Anemone virginiana L.
USDA symbol: ANVIV2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tall Thimbleweed
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Love Medicine
Notes: Decoction of roots taken as an emetic and used as a wash to cure a love medicine.

RECRD: 81196 id: 3356