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

Skunk Cabbage

Menominee - Drug, Heart Medicine

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: Heart Medicine
Notes: Decoction of root used for 'weak heart.'

RECRD: 95872 id: 39249

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