Vitaceae Vitis rupestris Scheele
Sand Grape
Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Reproductive Aid
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 80
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Vitis rupestris Scheele
Scientific name: Vitis rupestris Scheele
USDA symbol: VIRU2 (
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Common names: Sand Grape
Family: Vitaceae
Family (APG): Vitaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Reproductive Aid
Notes: Compound containing vine used as a tonic by frail women and increases fertility.
RECRD: 97339 id: 43453