Asteraceae Verbesina virginica L.

White Crownbeard

Choctaw - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 23

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Scientific name: Verbesina virginica L.
USDA symbol: VEVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Crownbeard
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of root taken 'during attacks of fever.'

RECRD: 97054 id: 42917

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