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Aralia nudicaulis

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Home Perennial Aralia nudicaulis

Moist, shady, rocky woods.

Family: Araliaceae
Height: 0.4 m / 2 ft
Shade, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 3 of 5
Other Uses: 3 of 5

Native Habitat

Wild Sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis native habitat is Moist, shady, rocky woods.

Edible Uses

The rootstock is used as a flavouring, it is a substitute for sarsaparilla and is also used for making 'root beer'. It is also used as an emergency food (usually mixed with oil), having a sweet spicy taste and a pleasant aromatic smell. A nutritious food, it was used by the Indians during wars or when they were hunting since it is very sustaining. Young shoots - cooked as a potherb. A refreshing herbal tea is made from the root. Pleasantly flavoured. The roots are boiled in water until the water is reddish-brown. A jelly is made from the fruit. The fruit is also used to make wine. The fruit is about 6mm in diameter. The fruit is a round, purplish-black berry.

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