Ranunculaceae Actaea pachypoda Ell.
White Baneberry
Chippewa - Drug, Anticonvulsive
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 130
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Actaea pachypoda Ell.
Scientific name: Actaea pachypoda Ell.
USDA symbol: ACPA (
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Common names: White Baneberry
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anticonvulsive
Notes: Decoction of roots taken by children and adults for convulsions.
RECRD: 80582 id: 1411