Fabaceae Tephrosia florida (F.G. Dietr.) C.E. Wood

Florida Hoarypea

Choctaw - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33

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Scientific name: Tephrosia florida (F.G. Dietr.) C.E. Wood
USDA symbol: TEFL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Florida Hoarypea
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of beaten roots applied to sores.

RECRD: 96033 id: 39608

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