Araliaceae Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
Montagnais - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
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Aralia nudicaulis L.
Scientific name: Aralia nudicaulis L.
USDA symbol: ARNU2 (
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Common names: Wild Sarsaparilla
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Wine made from berries taken as a tonic.
RECRD: 81674 id: 4058