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

Skunk Cabbage

Menominee - Drug, Anticonvulsive

Use documented by:
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 128129

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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: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anticonvulsive
Notes: Compound infusion of dried, powdered root used by children and adults for convulsions.

RECRD: 95870 id: 39247

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