Rosaceae Rosa virginiana P. Mill.

Virginia Rose

Cherokee - Drug, Anthelmintic

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 29

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Scientific name: Rosa virginiana P. Mill.
USDA symbol: ROVIV2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Virginia Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to children with worms.

RECRD: 93823 id: 34194

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