Araceae Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.

Skunk Cabbage

Abnaki - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 153

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Scientific name: Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.
USDA symbol: SYFO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Skunk Cabbage
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Used for swellings.

RECRD: 50298 id: 39224

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