Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis virginiana L.
American Witchhazel
Menominee - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 37
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Hamamelis virginiana L.
Scientific name: Hamamelis virginiana L.
USDA symbol: HAVI4 (
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Common names: American Witchhazel
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Family (APG): Hamamelidaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Seeds used as the sacred bead in the medicine ceremony.
RECRD: 87094 id: 16439