Araceae Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott

Jack In The Pulpit

Penobscot - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310

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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: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant used as a liniment 'for general external use.'

RECRD: 81920 id: 4853