Fabaceae Vicia caroliniana Walt.
Carolina Vetch
Cherokee - Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 34
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Vicia caroliniana Walt.
Scientific name: Vicia caroliniana Walt.
USDA symbol: VICA2 (
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Common names: Carolina Vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant rubbed into scratches made over location of muscle pain.
RECRD: 97221 id: 43206