Araceae Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.

Skunk Cabbage

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 80

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Scientific name: Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.
USDA symbol: SYFO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Skunk Cabbage
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of root taken for whooping cough.

RECRD: 95853 id: 39231

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