Ranunculaceae Actaea racemosa var. racemosa

Black Bugbane

Delaware - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 39

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Scientific name: Actaea racemosa var. racemosa
Common names: Black Bugbane
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Combined with elecampane and stone roots to make a tonic.

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