Fabaceae Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
Virginia Tephrosia
Natchez - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33
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Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
Scientific name: Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
USDA symbol: TEVI (
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Common names: Virginia Tephrosia
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Natchez
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Plant used as a cough medicine.
RECRD: 96055 id: 39635