Araliaceae Panax quinquefolius L.
American Ginseng
Menominee - Drug, Tonic
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 24
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Panax quinquefolius L.
Scientific name: Panax quinquefolius L.
USDA symbol: PAQU (
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Common names: American Ginseng
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Plant acted as a tonic and strengthened mental powers.
RECRD: 90789 id: 25384