Ranunculaceae Actaea pachypoda Ell.
White Baneberry
Meskwaki - Drug, Urinary Aid
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 237238
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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: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Used as a genito-urinary remedy for men and women.
RECRD: 80587 id: 1417