Gentianaceae Obolaria virginica L.

Virginia Pennywort

Choctaw - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 51

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Scientific name: Obolaria virginica L.
USDA symbol: OBVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Virginia Pennywort
Family: Gentianaceae
Family (APG): Gentianaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of root used as bath or poultice of root applied to cuts and bruises.

RECRD: 90341 id: 24200

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