Fabaceae Crotalaria sagittalis L.
Arrowhead Rattlebox
Mohegan - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 72, 128
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Crotalaria sagittalis L.
Scientific name: Crotalaria sagittalis L.
USDA symbol: CRSA4 (
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Common names: Arrowhead Rattlebox
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Root taken as a blood purifier.
RECRD: 84704 id: 11472