Difference between revisions of "American Adder’s tongue"
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[[File:Erythronium americanum.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Erythronium americanum]] | [[File:Erythronium americanum.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Erythronium americanum]] | ||
| − | Other Names : Erythronium americanum, american trout lily | + | Other Names : Erythronium americanum, american trout lily, yellow adder's tongue, yellow trout lily, yellow fawn lily, yellow dog-tooth violet |
==Special Precautions of American Adder’s tongue== | ==Special Precautions of American Adder’s tongue== | ||
==health Benefits and Uses of American Adder’s tongue== | ==health Benefits and Uses of American Adder’s tongue== | ||
| − | The Cherokee crushed the warmed leaves and poured the juice over wounds that would not heal. | + | * The Cherokee crushed the warmed leaves and poured the juice over wounds that would not heal. |
| + | * All parts of the plant can be used for tea. This has been used for fevers and stomach ulcers. | ||
| + | * It was used as a contraceptive for women, although it is unknown how this works. | ||
| + | * A constituent : alpha-methylene-butyrolactone binds to cancerous cells to inhibit reproduction and therefore could possibly be a cancer remedy. | ||
[[Category:Treatments]] | [[Category:Treatments]] | ||
[[Category:Herbal medicine]] | [[Category:Herbal medicine]] | ||
Revision as of 07:39, 25 February 2018
Other Names : Erythronium americanum, american trout lily, yellow adder's tongue, yellow trout lily, yellow fawn lily, yellow dog-tooth violet
Special Precautions of American Adder’s tongue
health Benefits and Uses of American Adder’s tongue
- The Cherokee crushed the warmed leaves and poured the juice over wounds that would not heal.
- All parts of the plant can be used for tea. This has been used for fevers and stomach ulcers.
- It was used as a contraceptive for women, although it is unknown how this works.
- A constituent : alpha-methylene-butyrolactone binds to cancerous cells to inhibit reproduction and therefore could possibly be a cancer remedy.
