Frasera caroliniensis American columbo (Gentianaceae)

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Frasera caroliniensis
American columbo
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The Frasera caroliniensis plant species is found in Eastern N. America - New York to Ontario and Wisconsin, south to Georgia and Tennessee. It is a member of the Gentianaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as American columbo. Some home gardeners know the variety as Swertia caroliniensis

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Latin Name:  Frasera caroliniensis
Common Name:  American columbo
Family:  Gentianaceae
Author:  Walter.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  2.5   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Dry soils[235].

Medicinal Information: The powdered plant is applied externally to ulcers as a poultice[207]. The plant is a feeble simple bitter[207]. The root is cathartic, emetic, stimulant and tonic[4, 207, 212]. When dried it is a simple bitter that can be used as a digestive tonic in a similar way to gentian root (Gentiana spp), but the fresh root is cathartic and emetic[4]. The root is used in the treatment of dysentery, stomach complaints and a lack of appetite[257]. It should be harvested in the autumn of its second year, or the spring of its third year[4].

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