Scrophulariaceae Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
Meskwaki - Drug, Kidney Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247
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Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Scientific name: Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
USDA symbol: VEVI4 (
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Common names: Culver's Root
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Root used to dissolve gravel in the kidneys and for fits.
RECRD: 97105 id: 43003