Valerianaceae Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Edible Valerian

Menominee - Drug, Hemostat

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: Hemostat
Notes: Pulverized root placed on painful and bleeding cuts.

RECRD: 96794 id: 42528

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