Araliaceae Panax quinquefolius L.

American Ginseng

Iroquois - Drug, Antiemetic

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 395

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antiemetic
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for vomiting from cholera morbus.

RECRD: 90769 id: 25362

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