Araliaceae Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 204
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Aralia racemosa L.
Scientific name: Aralia racemosa L.
USDA symbol: ARRAR (
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Common names: American Spikenard
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of roots and spurge taken for sugar diabetes.
RECRD: 11119 id: 4082