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Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic
Infusion taken and used as a wash for children with hookworms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic
Cold infusion of leaf taken to stop vomiting.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Cherokee Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion taken for blood.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Cherokee Drug, Cancer Treatment
Used for cancer 'when it is first started.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Salve of infusion of leaf mixed with sheep grease used for sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid
Leaves chewed for 'disordered saliva' and sore mouth.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion taken and used as a wash for children with hookworms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid
Chewed for sore throat.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
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 56
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Eaten raw, sometimes with salt.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 118
Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
USDA OXCO
Menominee Dye, Yellow
Boiled whole plant used as a yellow dye.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 78