tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25825996.post572546069923076836..comments2023-09-17T03:39:36.356-04:00Comments on Betsy's Herb Garden: Photos - What Is It?Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25825996.post-17443137938635863712008-05-12T10:59:00.000-04:002008-05-12T10:59:00.000-04:00Today I looked it up in my Peterson Field Guide - ...Today I looked it up in my Peterson Field Guide - Eastern Central / Medicinal Plants - the're Wild Oats, a native Bellwort of the Lily Family. The forked stem is the key to identification from other Bellworts. Latin name: Uvularia sessifolia.<BR/>American Indians used root tea of this perennial to treat diahrhea and as "blood purifier", a poltice for boils and broken bones. Folk medicine for sore throats and mouth sores.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com