Rubiaceae Galium circaezans Michx.
Licorice Bedstraw
Cherokee - Drug, Expectorant
Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
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Galium circaezans Michx.
Scientific name: Galium circaezans Michx.
USDA symbol: GACIC (
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Common names: Licorice Bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Expectorant
Notes: Used as an expectorant.
RECRD: 86402 id: 15494