Araliaceae Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
Mohegan - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266
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Aralia nudicaulis L.
Scientific name: Aralia nudicaulis L.
USDA symbol: ARNU2 (
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Common names: Wild Sarsaparilla
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Complex compound infusion including sarsaparilla root taken as spring tonic.
RECRD: 81584 id: 4055