Fabaceae Vicia caroliniana Walt.

Carolina Vetch

Cherokee - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 34

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Scientific name: Vicia caroliniana Walt.
USDA symbol: VICA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Carolina Vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant rubbed into scratches made over location of muscle pain.

RECRD: 97221 id: 43206

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