Three photographs of Wild Cucumber, Balsam Apple, Echinocystis lobata, Cucurbitaceae, cucumber family an annual vine native to and widely distributed in Eastern North America. Historically the extremely bitter root tea was used to stimulate digestion also for kidney ailments, rheumatism, chills, and fevers, and as a general tonic.
Created by Steven Foster Group—Specializing in Photos of Herbs, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants