Uses

ID 189
Crop ID Spiderwort
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Virginia spiderwort was one of the seven ingredients in a tea used to treat “female ailments or rupture.” It was also combined with several other ingredients in a medicine for kidney trouble. A tea made from the plant was used as a laxative and to treat stomachaches associated with overeating.
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