Entry Detail

American ginseng

Entry Type:

Species

Scientific Name:

Common Name:

American ginseng

Myaamia Name:

piloohsa

Harvest Seasons:

Winter

Habitats:

Dry Prairie grasslands, Wet Prairie grasslands with flooding, Deciduous Swamp no coniferous domts.

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Media not available.

Myaamia Archival Sources ▼

Reference Source	Reference Type	Archival Data	Comments
Kellogg, L.P. 1923	Use - Medicinal	"abesoatchenza", ginseng root was used to make women fruitful.
Rafert, S. 1992	Use - Technology	Ginseng was collected and dried, then sold for pharmaceutical use.
Gonella, M.P 2003-2006	Use - Medicinal	Harvested just a little each year from large patches.
Dunn, J.P. ca. 1900	Use - Medicinal	Ginseng (pilo'sa) was used to produce fruitfulness in women, taken as a tea or decoction (pilosapo'I).

Botanical Sources ▼

Reference Source	Reference Type	Data	Comments
Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991	Habitat	Occurs in rich woods throughout eastern and western Myaamia lands.

Related Sources ▼

Reference Source	Reference Type	Data	Comments
Dunn, J.P. ca. 1900		"ginseng, pe-lo-sok"
Clark, J.E 1993		The Shawnee collected this plant.