Rosaceae Rosa arkansana Porter
Prairie Rose
Chippewa - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364
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Rosa arkansana Porter
Scientific name: Rosa arkansana Porter
USDA symbol: ROARA (
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Common names: Prairie Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Compound decoction of root taken as a tonic.
RECRD: 93759 id: 33940