Fabaceae Desmodium sandwicense E. Mey.

Hawaii Ticktrefoil

Hawaiian - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

Use documented by:
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 51

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Scientific name: Desmodium sandwicense E. Mey.
USDA symbol: DESA81 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hawaii Ticktrefoil
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of whole plant and other plants used as a wash for scrofulous sores.

RECRD: 8225 id: 12435

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