Fabaceae Vicia villosa Roth
Winter Vetch
Rappahannock - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 35
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Vicia villosa Roth
Scientific name: Vicia villosa Roth
USDA symbol: VIVIV (
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Common names: Winter Vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Rappahannock
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Compound infusion with dried leaves taken for sores.
RECRD: 97228 id: 43229