Cucurbitaceae Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray
Wild Cucumber
Ojibwa - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 367368
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Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray
Scientific name: Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: ECLO (
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Common names: Wild Cucumber
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Infusion of root used as a tonic.
RECRD: 85312 id: 12943