Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey.
Man Of The Earth
Cherokee - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
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 51
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Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey.
Scientific name: Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey.
USDA symbol: IPPA (
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Common names: Man Of The Earth
Family: Convolvulaceae
Family (APG): Convolvulaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of root taken for cholera morbis.
RECRD: 87814 id: 17879