Fabaceae Trifolium pratense L.

Red Clover

Shinnecock - Drug, Cancer Treatment

Use documented by:
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 119

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Scientific name: Trifolium pratense L.
USDA symbol: TRPR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Clover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Shinnecock
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cancer Treatment
Notes: Teaspoonful of powder mixed in boiling water and taken for cancer.

RECRD: 96342 id: 40623

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