Carolina vetch

Vicia caroliniana

''Vicia caroliniana'' , is a plant found in North America.
Carolina Vetch (Vicia caroliniana) On a sunny hillside on a woodland trail
 Carolina vetch,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Vicia caroliniana

Uses

The Cherokee use this plant for a variety of medicinal purposes. It is used for back pains, local pains, to toughen muscles, for muscular cramps, twitching and is rubbed on stomach cramps. They also use a compound for rheumatism, for an affliction called "blacks", and it is taken for wind before a ball game. An infusion is used for muscle pain, in that it is rubbed on scratches made over the location of the pain. An infusion is also taken as a emetic. It is also used internally with ''Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium'' ssp. ''obtusifolium'' for rheumatism.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusVicia
SpeciesV. caroliniana