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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Leptandra virginica

Common Name
Culverwortel, Culvers Root, Culver, Culver'S Physic, Culverwurzel, Physic Root, Blackroot

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Antiseptic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cholagogue US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Laxative US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.