Vitaceae Vitis aestivalis Michx.

Summer Grape

Choctaw - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287

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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: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: 'Water of the grape vine' taken and used as a wash to induce lactation.

RECRD: 97322 id: 43352

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