Vitaceae Vitis vulpina L.
Frost Grape
Meskwaki - Drug, Antidote
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 252
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Vitis vulpina L.
Scientific name: Vitis vulpina L.
USDA symbol: VIVU (
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Common names: Frost Grape
Family: Vitaceae
Family (APG): Vitaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidote
Notes: Infusion of twigs held in mouth by children as antidote for poisoning.
RECRD: 97360 id: 43510