Araliaceae Aralia nudicaulis L.

Wild Sarsaparilla

Thompson - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471

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Scientific name: Aralia nudicaulis L.
USDA symbol: ARNU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Sarsaparilla
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Decoction of root taken for lassitude and general debility.

RECRD: 81601 id: 4079

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