Scientific Name: Asarum canadense
Wild ginger unrelated to true ginger; safety concerns.
Carminative (trad.)
Warm
Topical/very limited internal (trad.)
Not recommended internally (aristolochic acids risk)
Potential nephrotoxicity—avoid internal use
Zingiber officinale
VASCAN; Native American Ethnobotany
Erect, rhizomatous perennial with fernlike, bipinnate leaves and flat-topped clusters of small white to pink
