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708 | Acer saccharum Marsh. 35 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 92 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Maple sap, as it came from the tree, drunk by children. | 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 |
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 |
710 | Acer saccharum Marsh. 35 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 92 | Food 1 | Sour 163 | Maple sap not only furnished the sugar for seasoning material but also furnished the vinegar. Sap that was allowed to become sour made a vinegar to be used in cooking venison which was afterwards sweetened with maple sugar. This corresponds somewhat to the German 'sweet and sour' style of cooking. | 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 |
711 | Acer saccharum Marsh. 35 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 92 | Food 1 | Sweetener 135 | Maple sugar used, instead of salt, to season all cooking. The sugar maple and the black sugar maple are found all over Wisconsin and were considered to be the most valuable trees in the forest because they furnished them their seasoning material. While they do use salt today, it is an acquired ingredient and most of the old people would prefer to have sugar for their seasoning. | 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 |
2068 | Allium canadense L. 138 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 104 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Very strong flavor of this plant, a valuable wild food, used in soup. | 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 |
2297 | Allium tricoccum Ait. 163 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 104 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Large, wild onion 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 104 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
3706 | Apios americana Medik. 289 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 103 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Wild potato was appreciated. | 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 |
4164 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 96 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Young tips were relished in soups. Soup was a favorite aboriginal dish and still is among the Indians. Being expandable, it fits in well with the well-known Indian hospitality. After a meal is started, several more guests may arrive and they are always welcome. | 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 |
4855 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 95 | Food 1 | Thinly sliced roots cooked in a pit oven for three days to eliminate the poison. | 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 | |
6040 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 96 | Food 1 | Spice 86 | Root flavored meat or fish and rendered otherwise inedible food, palatable. | 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 |
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 |
8369 | Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch 767 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 103 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Hickory nuts gathered 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 103 |
8768 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 97 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Inner bark cooked in times of food scarcity, not highly commended as a food but valued. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 97 |
9428 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 98 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Leaves used as a relish food for salads and spring greens. | 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 |
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 |
11315 | Corylus cornuta var. cornuta 1113 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 97 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Mature or 'in the milk' nut gathered and used as a favorite food during 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 97 |
11347 | Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe 1122 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruit eaten by deer, bears and sometimes the Indians. | 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 |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
16709 | Helianthus tuberosus L. 1835 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 98 | Food 1 | Roots gathered for foodstuffs. | 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 | |
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 |
19534 | Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch 2099 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 122 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Shredded inner bark mixed with oats and fed to horses to make the hide of the animal loose. | 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 |
19843 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 120 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Leaves used to make a beverage and also used as a brown dye material. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
19844 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 99 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Leaves used to make a beverage. | 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 |
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 |
23569 | Myrica gale L. 2557 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 121 | Food 1 | Preservative 83 | Plant used to line the blueberry pail to keep the berries from spoiling. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121 |
23618 | Nelumbo lutea Willd. 2570 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 105 | Food 1 | Seeds gathered and roasted like chestnuts. | 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 | |
23619 | Nelumbo lutea Willd. 2570 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 105 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Roots gathered, cut and strung 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 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 |
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 |
25146 | Oxalis montana Raf. 2708 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 106 | Food 1 | Dessert 41 | Plant gathered, cooked and sugar added to make a dessert. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 106 |
25507 | Parmelia physodes (L.) Ack. 2748 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Vegetable soup material cooked into a soup, swelled and afforded a pleasant flavor. | 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 |
25508 | Parmelia physodes (L.) Ack. 2748 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 107 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Vegetable soup material cooked into a soup, swelled and afforded a pleasant flavor. | 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 |
25663 | Pedicularis canadensis L. 2770 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 123 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Roots mixed with oats 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 123 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
35599 | Sagittaria latifolia Willd. 3510 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 94 | Food 1 | Plant, growing along the streams and lakes, used as food by many tribes. Several days were required to cook the potatoes properly. The potatoes were cooked in a hole six feet deep. Thus, an article, unfit to eat raw, was made very nutritious and very palatable. | 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 | |
35600 | Sagittaria latifolia Willd. 3510 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 95 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Potatoes, deer meat and maple sugar made a very tasty 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 95 |
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 |
39389 | Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers 3894 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 98 | Food 1 | Leaves cooked with maple sap vinegar and often combined with pork or deer meat. | 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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
44653 | Zizania palustris L. 4255 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 101 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Rice gathered and dried for 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 101 |
44654 | Zizania palustris L. 4255 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 101 | Food 1 | Pie & Pudding 88 | Wild rice sweetened with maple sugar and used to make pudding. | 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 |
44655 | Zizania palustris L. 4255 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 101 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Rice valuable for cooking with wild fowl or game and maple sugar used to season the mixture. | 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 |
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 |
111 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 121 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Needles used to make pillows, believing that the aroma kept one from having a cold. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121 |
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 |
113 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 68, 69 | Drug 2 | Tuberculosis Remedy 49 | Infusion of bark taken for 'consumption and other internal affections.' | 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 |
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 |
707 | Acer saccharum Marsh. 35 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 37 | Drug 2 | Expectorant 139 | Inner bark used as an expectorant. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1380 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 39, 40 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | Powdered root snuffed up nose 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 39, 40 |
1462 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 74 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root given 'to purge the patient of afterbirth.' | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74 |
1594 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 73 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root taken by nursing mothers for caked breast. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 73 |
1932 | Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. 109 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 76 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Plant used as styptic and infusion snuffed for nosebleed by Prairie Potawatomi. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 76 |
2372 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 43 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Infusion of bark taken 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 43 |
2373 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 43 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Juice of inner bark used as a wash for the itch. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
2374 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 43 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of bark used for 'flushing the vagina.' | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
2375 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 43 | Drug 2 | Hemorrhoid Remedy 74 | Infusion of bark injected rectally for piles. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
2376 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 116 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Powdered bark used as an astringent for horse galls. | 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 |
2377 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 43 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Powdered inner bark sprinkled on galled spots on 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 43 |
3151 | Amelanchier stolonifera Wieg. 215 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 76 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Root bark used to make 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 76 |
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 |
3767 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Root 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 38 |
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 |
3770 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Root used as a diuretic and urinary 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 |
4001 | Aralia hispida Vent. 317 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 40 | Drug 2 | Alterative 190 | Root used as an alterative. | 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 |
4002 | Aralia hispida Vent. 317 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 40 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Root used 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 40 |
4073 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 40, 41 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | 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 |
4074 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 40, 41 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | 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 |
4163 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 41 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Hot poultice of pounded root applied to inflammations. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 41 |
4305 | Arctium minus Bernh. 328 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 49 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Infusion of root taken as a blood purifier and general 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 49 |
4306 | Arctium minus Bernh. 328 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 49 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Infusion of root taken as a general tonic and blood purifier. | 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 |
5293 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 49 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Leaves and flowers fumed 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 49 |
6039 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 96 | Drug 2 | Antiemetic 103 | Root used to help the appetite of persons who could not keep anything in their stomachs. | 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 |
6325 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 42 | Drug 2 | Root 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 42 | |
6582 | Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth 498 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 73 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root taken for caked breasts and other female disorders. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 73 |
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