Aristolochiaceae Asarum canadense L.

Canadian Wildginger

Abnaki - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154

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Scientific name: Asarum canadense L.
USDA symbol: ASCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Wildginger
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Family (APG): Aristolochiaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Used for coughs.

RECRD: 50304 id: 5948

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