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26364 | Phaseolus vulgaris L. 2873 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 104 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | A great number of varieties of beans were used. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 104 |
112 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 68, 69 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Balsam gum used as a salve for sores. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 68, 69 |
7268 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Bark furnished a waterproof cover for the top of the wigwam. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112 |
7269 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Fiber 4 | Canoe Material 70 | Bark furnished the outside cover of the birch bark canoe. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112 |
40381 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 114 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Bark string used for fashioning bags. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 114 |
40382 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 114 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark string used for making cordage. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 114 |
40383 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 114 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Bark string used for sewing the edges of mats. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 114 |
18225 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 60, 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark used as a physic and infusion of inner bark taken as a tonic. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 60, 61 |
35785 | Salix discolor Muhl. 3525 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 81 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Bark used as a universal remedy. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 81 |
41484 | Ulmus americana L. 4051 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 86 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Bark used for cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 86 |
41485 | Ulmus americana L. 4051 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 86 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Bark used for diarrhea. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 86 |
38741 | Spiraea salicifolia L. 3794 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 79, 80 | Drug 2 | Bark used for unspecified ailments. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 79, 80 | |
30852 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 77, 78 | Drug 2 | Eye Medicine 25 | Bark used in an eyewash and berries used to make tonic drink. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 77, 78 |
41586 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 124 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Bark used to make baskets. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 124 |
41587 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 115 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Bark used to make boxes and baskets. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 115 |
7270 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark used to make many of the household utensils, storage vessels and containers. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112 |
41588 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 115 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Bark used to make wigwam sides. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 115 |
2378 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 116 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Bark used to obtain a brown dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
2379 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 116 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Bark used to obtain a red dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
14693 | Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. 1603 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 100 | Food 1 | Beechnuts used for food. The hidden stores of the small deer mouse was what the Indians relied upon. The deer mouse is outdone by no other animal in laying up winter stores. Its favorite food is the beechnut. It will lay up, in some safe log or hollow tree, from four to eight quarts, shelled in the most careful manner. The Indians easily find the stores, when the snow is on the ground, by the refuse on the snow. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 100 | |
42131 | Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. 4079 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 99 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Berries and low sweet blueberry were important items of food and used dried. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 99 |
42132 | Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. 4079 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 99 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries and low sweet blueberry were important items of food and used fresh or canned. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 99 |
3154 | Amelanchier stolonifera Wieg. 215 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Berries dried and canned for winter use. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
3152 | Amelanchier stolonifera Wieg. 215 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Berries dried for winter use. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
33306 | Rhus typhina L. 3355 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 95 | Food 1 | Sour 163 | Berries eaten to satisfy a natural craving for something acid or tart. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 95 |
22043 | Maianthemum canadense Desf. 2378 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 105 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries eaten, but the preparation as a food was not discovered. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 105 |
23630 | Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. 2571 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 95 | Food 1 | Sour 163 | Berries edible, but quite bitter and kept for a food. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 95 |
33464 | Ribes cynosbati L. 3367 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 109 | Food 1 | Preserves 1 | Berries made into jams and jellies. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 109 |
3153 | Amelanchier stolonifera Wieg. 215 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries relished as a fresh food. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
14903 | Fragaria vesca L. 1636 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Berries sometimes dried and at other times preserved for winter use. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
14902 | Fragaria vesca L. 1636 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Berries sometimes dried for winter use. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
42293 | Vaccinium oxycoccos L. 4084 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 99 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries sweetened with maple sugar and always used as an article of food. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 99 |
10855 | Cornus canadensis L. 1091 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 98 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries used for food. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 98 |
26565 | Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps 2900 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries used for food. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
33463 | Ribes cynosbati L. 3367 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 109 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries used for food. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 109 |
30853 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 77, 78 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Berries used to make tonic drink and bark used in an eyewash. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 77, 78 |
34565 | Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (Michx.) Focke 3454 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 109 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries, a favorite article of food, eaten fresh. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 109 |
34566 | Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (Michx.) Focke 3454 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 109 | Food 1 | Preserves 1 | Berries, a favorite article of food, made into jams and jellies. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 109 |
1595 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 122 | Other 3 | Good Luck Charm 147 | Black stems used as hunting charms to bring good luck. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 122 |
34327 | Rubus allegheniensis Porter 3438 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 108 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Blackberries only used for food. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 108 |
35601 | Sagittaria latifolia Willd. 3510 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 95 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Boiled, sliced potatoes strung on a string and hung for storage and winter use. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 95 |
7092 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Branches used as poles for the wigwam or medicine lodge. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112 |
29227 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 80, 81 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Buds melted with tallow and used as ointment for sores or eczema. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 80, 81 |
11314 | Corylus cornuta var. cornuta 1113 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Bunch of twigs bound together and used as a broom. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112 |
29655 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 81 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Burned bark ashes mixed with lard and used as a salve for sores on horses. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 81 |
18227 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 103 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Butternuts gathered for their edible quality and furnished a winter supply of food. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 103 |
41362 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 114 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Catkins used to make an infant's quilt. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 114 |
30513 | Prunus pensylvanica L. f. 3172 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 108 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Cherries eaten as the women worked making baskets. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 108 |
30662 | Prunus serotina Ehrh. 3177 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 108 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Cherries mostly used in wine or whisky. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 108 |
30663 | Prunus serotina Ehrh. 3177 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 108 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Cherries used for food. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 108 |
30563 | Prunus pumila var. susquehanae (hort. ex Willd.) Jaeger 3176 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Cherries used to improve the flavor of whisky. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107 |
30854 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 108 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Cherry used for food and for seasoning or flavoring wine. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 108 |
709 | Acer saccharum Marsh. 35 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 92 | Food 1 | Candy 85 | Children made taffy by cooling the maple sap in the snow. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 92 |
24985 | Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. 2696 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 124 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Chopped roots added to oats or other seeds to fatten the ponies. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 124 |
18506 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 69 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Compound containing berries used for urinary tract diseases. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 69 |
33302 | Rhus typhina L. 3355 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Anthelmintic 16 | Compound containing berries used to expel worms. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
724 | Acer spicatum Lam. 37 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 37 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | Compound containing inner bark used as cough syrup. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 37 |
39702 | Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch. & Av‚-Lall. 3921 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 75 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Compound containing leaves and seeds used for cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 75 |
39600 | Taxus canadensis Marsh. 3903 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 84, 85 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Compound containing leaves used for gonorrhea. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 84, 85 |
19841 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 57 | Drug 2 | Compound containing leaves used to correct unspecified ailment. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 57 | |
7418 | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. 605 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 67 | Drug 2 | Compound containing root used medicinally. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 67 | |
23628 | Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. 2571 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 39 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound decoction boiled down to syrup and used for many kinds of diseases. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 39 |
25131 | Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch 2705 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 44 | Drug 2 | Antihemorrhagic 111 | Compound decoction of heart wood chips taken for hemorrhages. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 44 |
1379 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 39, 40 | Drug 2 | Antihemorrhagic 111 | Compound decoction of small amount of root taken for hemorrhage. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 39, 40 |
21093 | Lonicera canadensis Bartr. ex Marsh. 2258 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 46 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Compound infusion of bark used as a diuretic. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 46 |
12511 | Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. 1298 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 45 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of twigs used for vertigo. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 45 |
40917 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 71 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Compound of inner bark used for flux. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 71 |
3768 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Decoction of green berries used as a heart medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
3769 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Decoction of green berries used as a kidney medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
626 | Acer rubrum L. 32 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 37 | Drug 2 | Eye Medicine 25 | Decoction of inner bark used as an eyewash. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 37 |
14691 | Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. 1603 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 58 | Drug 2 | Burn Dressing 82 | Decoction of leaves used for burned or scalded wounds. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 58 |
22745 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 61 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Decoction of leaves used for pleurisy. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 61 |
14692 | Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. 1603 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 58 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of leaves used to restore frostbitten extremities. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 58 |
17779 | Impatiens capensis Meerb. 1981 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 42 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a liniment for sprains, bruises and soreness. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 42 |
35784 | Salix discolor Muhl. 3525 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 81, 82 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Decoction of root bark used for hemorrhages. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 81, 82 |
28464 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 71, 72 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Decoction of root taken to lubricate throat for removal of lodged bone. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 71, 72 |
23629 | Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. 2571 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 39 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Decoction of small branches reduced to syrup and taken as a tonic. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 39 |
35143 | Rudbeckia hirta L. 3476 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 117 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Disk florets boiled with rushes to dye them yellow. Rushes used to make woven mats. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |
42837 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 83, 84 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | Dried leaves smoked in a pipe for asthma and smudged leaves inhaled for catarrh. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 83, 84 |
38702 | Sphagnum sp. 3783 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 124 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Dried moss used for making pillows and mattresses. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 124 |
39703 | Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch. & Av‚-Lall. 3921 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 123 | Drug 2 | Hunting Medicine 61 | Dried seeds smoked while hunting to bring good luck. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 123 |
3276 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 117 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Dried tops placed on a pan of live coals to hurt the eyes of the evil spirits and keep them away. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |
32394 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 100 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Dried, ground acorns used as a flour to make gruel. Hardwood ashes and water furnished the lye for soaking the acorns, to swell them and remove the tannic acid. A bark bag or reticule served to hold the acorns while they were washed through a series of hot and cold water to remove the lye. Then they were dried in the sun and became perfectly sweet and palatable. They were ground on depressions of rocks which served as a mortar with a stone pestle, to a flour, which was cooked as a gruel, sometimes called samp. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 100 |
44506 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 101 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Elm bark bags, filled with corn or beans and peas, buried in the ground to keep for the winter. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 101 |
32704 | Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f. 3314 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 123 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Entire plant boiled with rushes or flags to dye them yellow; used to make mats or baskets. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 123 |
20390 | Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n 2202 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 45, 46 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Entire plant used for unspecified female troubles. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 45, 46 |
37509 | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla 3609 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Entire, dyed stem used to make baskets. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112 |
37510 | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla 3609 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Entire, dyed stem used to make mats. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112 |
35602 | Sagittaria latifolia Willd. 3510 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 94 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Favorite food with ducks and geese and planted by hunting clubs to attract these birds. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 94 |
3771 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 111 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Fine divisions of bark were very strong and used as a thread for sewing on the fine beadwork. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 111 |
14569 | Eupatorium purpureum L. 1582 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 117 | Other 3 | Good Luck Charm 147 | Flowering tops used as a good luck talisman for gambling. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |
6327 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 96 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Flowers and buds used to thicken meat soups and to impart a very pleasing flavor to the dish. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 96 |
3275 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 49 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | Flowers smoked in a pipe or smudged on coals to repel evil spirits. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 49 |
938 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 47, 48 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | Flowers smudged on live coals to repel evil spirits. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 47, 48 |
937 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 47, 48 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Flowers smudged on live coals to revive comatose patient. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 47, 48 |
12653 | Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata 1325 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 50 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | Flowers smudged to repel evil spirits from sickroom. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 50 |
37508 | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla 3609 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 118 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Flowers used by women as a love medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 118 |
37209 | Sarracenia purpurea L. 3588 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 82 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Foliage used to make a 'squaw remedy.' | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 82 |
110 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 68, 69 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Fresh balsam gum swallowed for colds. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 68, 69 |
10048 | Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. 975 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 51 | Drug 2 | Adjuvant 149 | Fresh flower centers chewed to mask unpleasant flavors in medicines. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 51 |
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