Caryophyllaceae Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet

Big Chickweed

Cherokee - Drug, Anthelmintic

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 29

View all documented uses for Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet

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Scientific name: Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet
USDA symbol: CEFOV2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Big Chickweed
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Family (APG): Caryophyllaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Compound infusion of stem and root given to children for worms.

RECRD: 83714 id: 8855

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