Araliaceae Panax quinquefolius L.
American Ginseng
Meskwaki - Drug, Pediatric Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 204
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Panax quinquefolius L.
Scientific name: Panax quinquefolius L.
USDA symbol: PAQU (
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Common names: American Ginseng
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Used as a 'universal remedy for children and adults.'
RECRD: 90765 id: 25390