Ranunculaceae Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh.

Yellowroot

Catawba - Drug, Liver Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22

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Scientific name: Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh.
USDA symbol: XASI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellowroot
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Liver Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for jaundice.

RECRD: 97447 id: 43684

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