Aristolochiaceae Asarum canadense L.

Canadian Wildginger

Menominee - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 24, 25

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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: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Root eaten to protect 'weak stomach' so that desired food may be eaten.

RECRD: 82543 id: 6020

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