Araliaceae Panax quinquefolius L.
American Ginseng
Potawatomi - Drug, Ear Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 41
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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: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Poultice of pounded root applied to earache.
RECRD: 90797 id: 25398