Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca americana L.

American Pokeweed

Mohegan - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130

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Scientific name: Phytolacca americana L.
USDA symbol: PHAMA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Pokeweed
Family: Phytolaccaceae
Family (APG): Phytolaccaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Poultice of mashed berries applied to sore breasts.

RECRD: 91270 id: 26842

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