Valerianaceae Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Edible Valerian

Meskwaki - Drug, Hemostat

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 251

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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: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Root used for hemorrhages.

RECRD: 96789 id: 42529

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