🪶Indigenous / Native American
Carolina Horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
About Carolina Horsenettle
Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Fever, Asthma, Cough, and Epilepsy. The leaves and root are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Solanum carolinense, the Carolina horsenettle, is not a true nettle, but a member of the Solanaceae, or nightshade family. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, native to the southeastern United States that has spread widely throughout much of temperate North America. It has also been found in parts of Europe, Asia, and Australia. The stem and undersides of larger leaf veins are covered with spines.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Leaves · internalRoot · internal