Vitaceae Vitis aestivalis Michx.

Summer Grape

Cherokee - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37

View all documented uses for Vitis aestivalis Michx.

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Scientific name: Vitis aestivalis Michx.
USDA symbol: VIAEA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Summer Grape
Family: Vitaceae
Family (APG): Vitaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Taken as a 'fall tonic' and infusion taken 'for stomach.'

RECRD: 97312 id: 43338

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