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Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Infusion used 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 31
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic
Used as a purgative.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Cherokee Drug, Diaphoretic
Root used as a diaphoretic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Cherokee Drug, Disinfectant
Used as an antiseptic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
'Good for typhus and bilious fevers.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Chewed for colic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid
Compound taken for 'inactive liver.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
'Good for typhus and bilious fevers.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Cherokee Drug, Tonic
Used as a tonic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Chippewa Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound decoction of root used as cathartic to cleanse blood in scrofula cases.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Chippewa Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of root taken 'to cleanse the blood.'
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Chippewa Drug, Cathartic
Compound decoction of root used as a blood-cleansing cathartic for scrofula sores.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Chippewa Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of root taken as a physic.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Chippewa Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound decoction of root used as a blood-cleansing cathartic for scrofula sores.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Chippewa Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound decoction of root used as cathartic to cleanse blood in scrofula cases.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of roots taken for chills or diarrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Plant used for rheumatism.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Cathartic
Decoction or infusion of roots taken as a physic.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of roots taken for coughs and as a physic.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Emetic
Infusion of roots taken as an emetic.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of roots taken for chills and fevers.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of smashed roots taken for biliousness and gall stones.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Heart Medicine
Decoction of roots taken as a physic or for a bad heart.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 436
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Panacea
Infusion of roots taken for all ailments and fevers.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 436
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Infusion of smashed roots taken for chest lumps caused by a cold drink.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Infusion of roots taken as a witch medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Menominee Drug, Cathartic
Root used as a strong physic.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 53, 54
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Menominee Drug, Cathartic
Strong decoction of root taken as powerful cathartic.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 131
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Menominee Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Used as a 'reviver' to purify whoever had been defiled by touch of bereaved.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 53, 54
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Menominee Drug, Emetic
Strong decoction of root taken as powerful emetic.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 131
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Menominee Drug, Laxative
Infusion of root taken as a mild laxative.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 131
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Meskwaki Drug, Anticonvulsive
Root used for fits and constipation.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid
Root used by women in labor.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Meskwaki Drug, Kidney Aid
Root used to dissolve gravel in the kidneys and for fits.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Meskwaki Drug, Laxative
Root used for constipation and fits.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Meskwaki Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of root taken for 'ague of long standing.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant
Root used by women for weakness.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Culver's Root
USDA VEVI4
Ojibwa, South Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of crushed root taken as a cathartic.
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200