Araliaceae Aralia hispida Vent.
Bristly Sarsaparilla
Potawatomi - Drug, Alterative
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 40
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Aralia hispida Vent.
Scientific name: Aralia hispida Vent.
USDA symbol: ARHI2 (
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Common names: Bristly Sarsaparilla
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Alterative
Notes: Root used as an alterative.
RECRD: 81550 id: 4001