| Asclepias perennis Walt. Aquatic Milkweed USDA ASPE |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of root taken with root of 'virgin's bower' for backache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Asclepias perennis Walt. Aquatic Milkweed USDA ASPE |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Rubbed on warts to remove them. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Asclepias perennis Walt. Aquatic Milkweed USDA ASPE |
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Plant taken for 'dropsy.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Asclepias perennis Walt. Aquatic Milkweed USDA ASPE |
Cherokee Drug, Laxative Plant taken as a laxative. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Asclepias perennis Walt. Aquatic Milkweed USDA ASPE |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Plant taken for 'gravel.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Asclepias perennis Walt. Aquatic Milkweed USDA ASPE |
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of root taken for venereal diseases. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Asclepias perennis Walt. Aquatic Milkweed USDA ASPE |
Cherokee Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion given for 'milksick (mastitis).' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Asclepias perennis Walt. Aquatic Milkweed USDA ASPE |
Cherokee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant fibers used to make bowstrings. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |