Aristolochia serpentaria L.
Common names: Virginia Snakeroot
Species details (USDA):
USDA ARSE3
Documented uses
36 uses documented
Cherokee
Drug, Abortifacient
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Taylor, Linda Averill,
1940,
Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes,
Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University,
pages 20)
Cherokee
Drug, Analgesic
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Analgesic
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Cold Remedy
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Cough Medicine
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Disinfectant
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Diuretic
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Febrifuge
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Nose Medicine
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Pulmonary Aid
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Stimulant
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Throat Aid
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Tonic
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 55)
Cherokee
Drug, Toothache Remedy
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 55)
Choctaw
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Taylor, Linda Averill,
1940,
Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes,
Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University,
pages 20)
Choctaw
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Bushnell, Jr., David I.,
1909,
The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana,
SI-BAE Bulletin #48,
pages 24)
Choctaw
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Taylor, Linda Averill,
1940,
Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes,
Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University,
pages 20)
Choctaw
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Bushnell, Jr., David I.,
1909,
The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana,
SI-BAE Bulletin #48,
pages 24)
Delaware
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1972,
Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3,
pages 39)
Delaware, Oklahoma
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1942,
A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
pages 32, 74)
Micmac
Drug, Anticonvulsive
detail...
(Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper,
1979,
Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians,
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68,
pages 55)
Mohegan
Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1928,
Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions,
SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270,
pages 266)
Mohegan
Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1972,
Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3,
pages 70, 128)
Nanticoke
Drug, Anthelmintic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1942,
A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
pages 57, 84)
Natchez
Drug, Febrifuge
detail...
(Taylor, Linda Averill,
1940,
Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes,
Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University,
pages 20)
Natchez
Drug, Febrifuge
detail...
(Swanton, John R,
1928,
Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672,
pages 667)
Penobscot
Drug, Anticonvulsive
detail...
(Speck, Frank G.,
1917,
Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians,
Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321,
pages 310)
Rappahannock
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter,
1942,
Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures,
Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55.,
pages 27)
Rappahannock
Drug, Febrifuge
detail...
(Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter,
1942,
Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures,
Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55.,
pages 27)
Rappahannock
Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
detail...
(Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter,
1942,
Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures,
Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55.,
pages 27)