Araliaceae Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
Potawatomi - Drug, Disinfectant
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, 41
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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: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Poultice of root applied to swellings and infections.
RECRD: 81596 id: 4074