Fabaceae Vicia caroliniana Walt.
Carolina Vetch
Cherokee - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60
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Vicia caroliniana Walt.
Scientific name: Vicia caroliniana Walt.
USDA symbol: VICA2 (
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Common names: Carolina Vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Used for 'blacks' and compound used for rheumatism.
RECRD: 97220 id: 43205