Araliaceae Panax quinquefolius L.

American Ginseng

Mohegan - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266

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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: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Complex compound infusion including ginseng root taken as spring tonic.

RECRD: 90792 id: 25393

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