Violaceae Viola sp.

Blue Violet

Costanoan - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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 9

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Scientific name: Viola sp.
Common names: Blue Violet
Family: Violaceae
Family (APG): Violaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant juice used as a salve and poultice of boiled plants applied to sores.

RECRD: 97300 id: 43315