Araliaceae Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
Meskwaki - Drug, Adjuvant
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 203
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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: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Split root used as a seasoner for other medicines.
RECRD: 81629 id: 4141