Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.

American False Hellebore

Cherokee - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 8

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Scientific name: Veratrum viride Ait.
USDA symbol: VEVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Infusion of roots rubbed on 'leg scratches' for languor.

RECRD: 96889 id: 42660