Accession Data

Asarum virginicum

Common Name: Wild Ginger, Virginia Heartleaf

Family: Aristolochiaceae

Country of Origin: Va, SC, Tenn.

Description: An evergreen herb that does best in wild shaded gardens with rich, moist soil. It is found in Virginia south to Tenn. and S. Carolina.

Uses: Asarum Virginicum is also known as Wild Ginger. In Cherokee Nation traditions of plant usage, wild ginger is taken as an aid the digestive system with problems of an upset stomach, colic, gas and cleansing of intestines. The roots are traditionally used in a hot infusion to help eliminate mucous from the lungs.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 5a-9b

Accession #: 198501332

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2308

Quantity: 2

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: magnoliids

Order: Piperales

Family: Aristolochiaceae

SubFamily: Asaroideae

Tribe: Sarumeae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. USDA PLANTS database
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, April 16, 2018.
  3. Cherokee Medicinal Herbs Last accessed on Friday, April 06, 2018.

Images

Asarum virginicum