Araliaceae Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
Thompson - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471
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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Decoction of root taken 'for the blood and pimples.'
RECRD: 81597 id: 4075