Araliaceae Aralia spinosa L.

Devil's Walkingstick

Cherokee - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74

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Scientific name: Aralia spinosa L.
USDA symbol: ARSP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Devil's Walkingstick
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of roasted and pounded roots given as a very strong emetic.

RECRD: 81679 id: 4170

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