Araliaceae Panax quinquefolius L.

American Ginseng

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Panacea

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 27, 76

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Scientific name: Panax quinquefolius L.
USDA symbol: PAQU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Ginseng
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Infusion of root used in any severe illness as a cure when others have failed.

RECRD: 90760 id: 25357

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