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Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Iroquois Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Plant used for sugar diabetes.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 394
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Iroquois Drug, Throat Aid
Compound applied as poultice for sore throat.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 394
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound infusion of roots taken as a consumption cough medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 393
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid
Compound infusion of roots applied as salve on venereal disease skin cracks.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 393
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Fruits used to make wine.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 96
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Kwakiutl Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Roasted, beaten, broken roots and grease taken for blood spitting.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 277
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Kwakiutl Drug, Cough Medicine
Roasted, beaten, broken roots and grease taken for coughing.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 277
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Kwakiutl, Southern Food, Unspecified
Roots roasted, broken into pieces, mixed with oulachen grease and used for food.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 277
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound decoction of root used for sores.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 130
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Menominee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Compound decoction of root taken for 'lung trouble.'
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 130
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Meskwaki Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of pounded root applied to burns.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 203
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pounded root applied to sores.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 203
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant
Compound decoction of root 'gives strength to one who is weak.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 203
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine
Root used as a cough medicine.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Micmac Food, Beverage
Used to make a beverage.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Mohegan Drug, Tonic
Complex compound infusion including sarsaparilla root taken as spring tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Mohegan Drug, Tonic
Compound decoction of root taken as a spring tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70, 128
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Montagnais Drug, Stimulant
Infusion of root taken for 'weakness.'
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Montagnais Drug, Tonic
Wine made from berries taken as a tonic.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Montagnais Food, Beverage
Dark berries fermented in cold water and used to make a wine.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Montagnais Food, Forage
Roots eaten by rabbits.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Montana Indian Drug, Cathartic
Root used as a cathartic.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Montana Indian Drug, Tonic
Root used as a tonic.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Ojibwa Drug, Anticonvulsive
Infusion of leaves taken for fits.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken as a blood medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of plants taken as a blood medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 237
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pounded root applied to boils and carbuncles.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 356
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine
Roots & sweet flag made into tea & used to soak gill nets before setting out to catch fish at night.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 428
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant
Infusion of leaves taken for fainting.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Okanagon Drug, Blood Medicine
Plant used as a blood purifier.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Okanagon Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for pimples.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Okanagon Drug, Tonic
Plant used as a tonic.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Penobscot Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound infusion of powdered root taken for coughs.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pounded root applied to swellings and infections.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 40, 41
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Potawatomi Drug, Disinfectant
Poultice of root applied to swellings and infections.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 40, 41
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Thompson Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of root taken 'for the blood and pimples.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Thompson Drug, Blood Medicine
Plant used as a blood purifier.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of root taken 'for the blood and pimples.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for pimples.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Thompson Drug, Stimulant
Decoction of root taken for lassitude and general debility.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Thompson Drug, Tonic
Decoction of root taken as a tonic.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471
Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild Sarsaparilla
USDA ARNU2
Thompson Drug, Tonic
Plant used as a tonic.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
USDA ARRAR
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of roots and spurge taken for sugar diabetes.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 204
Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
USDA ARRAR
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of roots taken for tuberculosis.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 204
Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
USDA ARRAR
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing
Ooze of beaten roots used as wash for burns.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57
Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
USDA ARRAR
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine
Taken for coughs.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57
Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
USDA ARRAR
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Astringent infusion taken for menstrual problems.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57
Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
USDA ARRAR
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of root ooze used on swellings, fresh wounds and cuts.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57
Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
USDA ARRAR
Cherokee Drug, Diaphoretic
Infusion of roots and berries taken as a diaphoretic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57
Aralia racemosa L.
American Spikenard
USDA ARRAR
Cherokee Drug, Disinfectant
Infusion of roots and berries taken as an antiseptic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57