Liliaceae Allium vineale L.
Wild Garlic
Cherokee - Drug, Diuretic
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 35
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Allium vineale L.
Scientific name: Allium vineale L.
USDA symbol: ALVIV (
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Common names: Wild Garlic
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Used as a diuretic.
RECRD: 80869 id: 2309