Boraginaceae Echium vulgare L.
Common Vipersbugloss
Mohegan - Drug, Kidney Aid
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266
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Echium vulgare L.
Scientific name: Echium vulgare L.
USDA symbol: ECVU (
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Common names: Common Vipersbugloss
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Infusion of root taken for the kidneys.
RECRD: 85316 id: 12948