Scrophulariaceae Collinsia violacea Nutt.
Violet Blue Eyed Mary
Natchez - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 56
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Collinsia violacea Nutt.
Scientific name: Collinsia violacea Nutt.
USDA symbol: COVI2 (
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Common names: Violet Blue Eyed Mary
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Natchez
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for coughs.
RECRD: 84284 id: 10449