Fabaceae Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea (Hook.) Lassetter & Gunn.

Giant Vetch

Costanoan - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 19

View all documented uses for Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea (Hook.) Lassetter & Gunn.

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Scientific name: Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea (Hook.) Lassetter & Gunn.
USDA symbol: VINIG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Giant Vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Decoction of roots used as a laxative.

RECRD: 97225 id: 43215

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