Fabaceae Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely

Largeleaf Wild Indigo

Koasati - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31

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Scientific name: Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely
USDA symbol: BAALM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Largeleaf Wild Indigo
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for rheumatism.

RECRD: 83001 id: 6967

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