Solanaceae Physalis virginiana P. Mill.

Virginia Groundcherry

Meskwaki - Drug, Stimulant

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 247248

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Scientific name: Physalis virginiana P. Mill.
USDA symbol: PHVIV3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Virginia Groundcherry
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Infusion of whole plant taken for dizziness.

RECRD: 91216 id: 26728

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