Araceae Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott

Jack In The Pulpit

Mohegan - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269

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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: Poison
Notes: Infusion of plant poisonous when taken internally.

RECRD: 81912 id: 4844