Valerianaceae Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Edible Valerian

Menominee - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57

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Scientific name: Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: VAEDE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Edible Valerian
Family: Valerianaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of pulverized root applied to painful, bleeding cuts and wounds.

RECRD: 96793 id: 42527

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