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Cut leaf toothwort, Dentaria laciniata family Brassicaceae A favoriete cooked green of the Cherokee it has an edible flower and edible root. I have not used this plant much. I like to munch on the flowers in the spring while fly casting for trout on Volinia creek. (More) |
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leaf. Toothache root or also called pepper root,
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Dentaria diphylla Michx.
Toothwort, also called Pepper Root.
Edible root. Medicinally used to treat toothache. Chew the root. The species, the root, was chewed for colds, flu. A decoction or tea of the root was used to clear the throat of phlegm, for sore throats. Also, used as a gargle to treat hoarseness. The root was poulticed over the head and temples to treat headache |