Cyperaceae Carex vulpinoidea Michx.
Fox Sedge
Iroquois - Drug, Other
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 275
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Carex vulpinoidea Michx.
Scientific name: Carex vulpinoidea Michx.
USDA symbol: CAVUV (
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Common names: Fox Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Compound decoction of roots used as a 'rooster fighting medicine.'
RECRD: 83414 id: 8132