Araliaceae Panax quinquefolius L.

American Ginseng

Houma - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61

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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: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Decoction of root with whiskey taken for rheumatism.

RECRD: 90767 id: 25360

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