Verbenaceae Verbena hastata L.

Swamp Verbena

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 80

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Scientific name: Verbena hastata L.
USDA symbol: VEHAH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Swamp Verbena
Family: Verbenaceae
Family (APG): Verbenaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Compound containing root used for 'chills.'

RECRD: 97016 id: 42871