Details

Latin name:

Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. Syn.: Leptandra virginica (L.) Nutt. V. virginica L.

Botanical family:

Scrophulariaceae

Growth habit:

Herb

Vernacular name(s):

culver's root (Eng.)
véronique de Virginie (Fr.)
wi'sogedzhi'wik, wi'sûgidji'bik (Ojibwa)

Uses:

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Roots :

Decoction taken as a purgative [Ojibwa 44, 84]. and a physic [Ojibwa 47]. Decoction with bark of Prunus virginiana taken before breakfast to treat scrofula [Ojibwa 47].