Araliaceae Panax quinquefolius L.

American Ginseng

Menominee - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

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 80

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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: Menominee
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Root chewed by hunters to impart a lure to the breath and to attract deer.

RECRD: 1208 id: 25385

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