Fabaceae Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
Virginia Tephrosia
Catawba - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
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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Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
Scientific name: Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
USDA symbol: TEVI (
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Common names: Virginia Tephrosia
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Leaves placed in shoe for rheumatism.
RECRD: 96036 id: 39616