Spigelia anthelmia L.
Common names: West Indian Pinkroot
Species details (USDA):
USDA SPAN4
Documented uses
3 uses documented
Creek
Drug, Anthelmintic
detail...
(Swanton, John R,
1928,
Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672,
pages 669)
Creek
Drug, Anthelmintic
detail...
(Taylor, Linda Averill,
1940,
Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes,
Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University,
pages 51)
Creek
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Swanton, John R,
1928,
Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672,
pages 669)