Araceae Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott

Jack In The Pulpit

Cherokee - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41

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Scientific name: Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
USDA symbol: ARTRT3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Jack In The Pulpit
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Given for 'consumptions' and ointment used on 'scrofulous sores.'

RECRD: 81878 id: 4810

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