Araceae Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott

Jack In The Pulpit

Mohegan - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70, 128

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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: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Infusion of dried root used as a liniment for pain.

RECRD: 81910 id: 4842

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