Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Common names: Sweetpotato
Species details (USDA):
USDA IPBA2
Documented uses
3 uses documented
Cherokee
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 51)
Hawaiian
Drug, Laxative
detail...
(Akana, Akaiko,
1922,
Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value,
Honolulu: Pacific Book House,
pages 73)
Seminole
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Sturtevant, William,
1954,
The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices,
Yale University, PhD Thesis,
pages 465)