| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of bruised root applied to 'draw blister quickly.' 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 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Used as a poultice for croup. 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 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion given to sick chickens and mixed with feed to make chickens lay. 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 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Species used for food. 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 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled, fried and eaten. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 252 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Houma Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction of plant with whiskey taken for tuberculosis. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant used as a wash or bruised plant used for poison ivy. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 33 |
| Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc. Menzies' Pepperweed USDA LEVIM2 |
Hoh Food, Unspecified Eaten raw. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62 |
| Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc. Menzies' Pepperweed USDA LEVIM2 |
Hoh Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten as greens. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62 |
| Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc. Menzies' Pepperweed USDA LEVIM2 |
Quileute Food, Unspecified Eaten raw. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62 |
| Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc. Menzies' Pepperweed USDA LEVIM2 |
Quileute Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten as greens. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62 |