Araliaceae Aralia racemosa L.

American Spikenard

Meskwaki - Drug, Gynecological Aid

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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Scientific name: Aralia racemosa L.
USDA symbol: ARRAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Spikenard
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Sprayed from the mouth upon women's heads, when they are giving birth.

RECRD: 81630 id: 4142

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