Valerianaceae Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb.
Mountain Valerian
Menominee - Drug, Throat 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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Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb.
Scientific name: Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb.
USDA symbol: VAUL2 (
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Common names: Mountain Valerian
Family: Valerianaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Infusion of root taken for 'disorders of the throat and lungs.'
RECRD: 96832 id: 42569