Orchidaceae Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.

Adam And Eve

Catawba - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 188

View all documented uses for Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.

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Scientific name: Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.
USDA symbol: APHY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Adam And Eve
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Pounded, powdered, boiled roots used for head pains.

RECRD: 81397 id: 3716

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