Araliaceae Aralia hispida Vent.

Bristly Sarsaparilla

Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Heart Medicine

Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 205

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Scientific name: Aralia hispida Vent.
USDA symbol: ARHI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bristly Sarsaparilla
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for heart disease.

RECRD: 11121 id: 3999

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