Brassicaceae Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

Creeping Yellowcress

Iroquois - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 342

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Scientific name: Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.
USDA symbol: ROSY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Creeping Yellowcress
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of plant taken by mother for fever in baby.

RECRD: 93748 id: 33859

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