Solanaceae Capsicum annuum var. annuum
Cayenne Pepper
Cherokee - Drug, Poultice
Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48
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Capsicum annuum var. annuum
Scientific name: Capsicum annuum var. annuum
USDA symbol: CAANA4 (
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Common names: Cayenne Pepper
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poultice
Notes: Poultice used for gangrene and poultice applied to feet for fevers.
RECRD: 83364 id: 7987