Araceae Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott

Jack In The Pulpit

Menominee - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine

Use documented by:
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 129

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Scientific name: Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
USDA symbol: ARTRT3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Jack In The Pulpit
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Compounded pulverized root used in lip incision to counteract 'witchery' to face.

RECRD: 81906 id: 4833