Araliaceae Panax trifolius L.

Dwarf Ginseng

Cherokee - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44

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Scientific name: Panax trifolius L.
USDA symbol: PATR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Ginseng
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Decoction of roots rubbed into scratches made for apoplexy.

RECRD: 90817 id: 25431

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