Liliaceae Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
Cherokee - Drug, Urinary Aid
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 47
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Allium cernuum Roth
Scientific name: Allium cernuum Roth
USDA symbol: ALCEC2 (
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Common names: Nodding Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Juice taken after 'horsemint tea' for 'gravel and dropsy.'
RECRD: 80836 id: 2116