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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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4849 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 246 | Drug 2 | Plant used for medicinal purposes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 246 | |
5407 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 363 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Plant used as a horse medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 363 |
6035 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 357 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 297 | Root chewed by sick person as an appetite stimulant. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 357 |
6036 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Ojibwa 173 | ahj81 135 | 2250 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Roots chewed or infusion of roots taken for stomach pain. | Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2250 |
6037 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 397 | Food 1 | Dietary Aid 19 | Roots render any meat dish digestible by anyone, even if they are sick. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397 |
6038 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 397 | Food 1 | Spice 86 | Roots processed in lye water and used to season food and take muddy taste away from fish. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397 |
6310 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 357 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Root used as a female remedy for unspecified ailment. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 357 |
6311 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Ojibwa 173 | ahj81 135 | 2205 | Food 1 | Young pods cooked with salt and vinegar. | Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2205 | |
6312 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 397 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Fresh flowers and shoot tips, mucilaginous like okra when cooked, used in meat soups. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397 |
6313 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Ojibwa 173 | ahj81 135 | 2205 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young shoots and flower buds cooked like spinach. | Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2205 |
6314 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 397 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Dried flowers, freshened in the winter time, made into soup. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397 |
6315 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 428 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Milk and Canada hawkweed milk used to put on a deer call to imitate the call of a hungry fawn. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 428 |
6579 | Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth 498 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 381 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Grated dried root used as healing powder for sores. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 381 |
6580 | Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth 498 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 381 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root induced milk flow in patients with caked breast. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 381 |
7007 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 235 | Drug 2 | Plant used for medicinal purposes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 | |
7008 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 235 | Dye 5 | Plant used in the native coloring. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 | |
7084 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Decoction of bark taken for internal blood diseases. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
7085 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Bark used to build dwellings and lodges. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7086 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Fiber 4 | Canoe Material 70 | Bark used to make birch bark canoes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7087 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 397 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Sap and maple sap used for a pleasant beverage drink. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397 |
7088 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Bark placed on the coffins when burying the dead. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7089 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Bark used to make storage containers, sap dishes, rice baskets, buckets, trays and winnowing dishes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7090 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark used to make dishes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7110 | Betula lenta L. 576 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Bark used to build dwellings and lodges. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7111 | Betula lenta L. 576 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Fiber 4 | Canoe Material 70 | Bark used to make birch bark canoes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7112 | Betula lenta L. 576 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Bark placed on the coffins when burying the dead. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7113 | Betula lenta L. 576 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Bark used to make storage containers, sap dishes, rice baskets, buckets, trays and winnowing dishes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7114 | Betula lenta L. 576 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark used to make dishes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7227 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 358 | Drug 2 | Adjuvant 149 | Root used as a seasoner for medicines. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 358 |
7228 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 358 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Root bark cooked with maple sugar as syrup for stomach cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 358 |
7229 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Decoction of bark taken for internal blood diseases. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
7230 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 358 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Compound decoction of root bark taken to alleviate stomach cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 358 |
7231 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Innermost bark boiled to extract a reddish dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
7232 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Bark stripped and used to make emergency trays or buckets in the woods. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7233 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 413 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Bark used for buckets and baskets. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 413 |
7234 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Baskets made for gathering and storing berries, maple sugar, dried fish, meat or any food. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7235 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 413 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Bark used for wigwam coverings. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 413 |
7236 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Bark used to build dwellings and lodges. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7237 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Sheets of bark sewn together, made into rolls and used as waterproof roofing for wigwams. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7238 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 413 | Fiber 4 | Canoe Material 70 | Bark used for canoes. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 413 |
7239 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Fiber 4 | Canoe Material 70 | Bark used to make birch bark canoes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7240 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Fiber 4 | Canoe Material 70 | Heavy pieces of bark used to make very durable canoes. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7241 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Food 1 | Preservative 83 | Birch bark keeps the food stored in it from spoiling. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7242 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Bark placed on the coffins when burying the dead. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7243 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Bark used to make small vessels, pails and trays. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7244 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Bark used to make storage containers, sap dishes, rice baskets, buckets, trays and winnowing dishes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7245 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark used to make all sorts of drying trays. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7246 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark used to make dishes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7247 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark used to make funnels for pouring hot lard. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7248 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark used to make shallow trays for winnowing wild rice. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7249 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Nearly any kitchen utensil common to the white man, could be duplicated in birch bark by the Ojibwe. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7250 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | After stripping a felled tree of its bark, it was salvaged for firewood. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7251 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Scraps of bark used by women to kindle or light fires. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7252 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 416 | Other 3 | Lighting 145 | Bark rolled into a handy, burn all night torch. The Ojibwe often used a torch of rolled birch bark in lieu of candles. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 416 |
7253 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 413 | Other 3 | Paper 143 | Patterns for decorative art made upon the bark. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 413 |
7254 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Paper 143 | Records of medicine lodge rituals kept on its virgin surface. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7255 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Paper 143 | There were many layers of bark ranging from the thinnest paper to quite heavy pieces. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7256 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Preservative 328 | Wood had the property of protecting articles stored in it from decay. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7257 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Ojibwe claim that birch was never struck by lightning, hence offered a safe harbor in thunderstorms. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7258 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | No birch was gathered by the Ojibwe without due offering of tobacco to Winabojo & Grandmother Earth. Families made a pilgrimage to birch groves during the latter part of June and in July to gather their supply of birch bark, because it peels most easily at that time. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7259 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Paper birch and cedar form the two most sacred trees of the Ojibwe, both of which were very useful. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7260 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | The Ojibwe regard the bark as a distinct 'contribution from Winabojo.' | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7323 | Betula pumila var. glandulifera Regel 584 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 358 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of cones taken during menses and for strength after childbirth. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 358 |
7324 | Betula pumila var. glandulifera Regel 584 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 358 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | Smoke of cones inhaled for catarrh. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 358 |
7325 | Betula pumila var. glandulifera Regel 584 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 417 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Twigs of this dwarf birch used for the ribs of baskets. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 417 |
7415 | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. 605 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 377 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Plant said to be good for lung trouble. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 377 |
7416 | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. 605 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 377 | Drug 2 | Tuberculosis Remedy 49 | Plant said to be good for consumption. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 377 |
7526 | Brassica rapa var. rapa 621 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 232 | Drug 2 | Plant used for medicinal purposes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 232 | |
7805 | Caltha palustris L. 685 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 408 | Food 1 | Leaves cooked with pork in the spring time. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 408 | |
7938 | Campanula rotundifolia L. 713 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 360 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Compound containing root used for lung troubles. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 360 |
8044 | Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood 730 | Ojibwa 173 | ahj81 135 | 2207 | Food 1 | Sauce & Relish 7 | Ground roots mixed with salt, sugar or vinegar and used as a condiment or relish. | Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2207 |
8049 | Cardamine maxima (Nutt.) Wood 732 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 399 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Roots used as a good medicine for the stomach. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 399 |
8050 | Cardamine maxima (Nutt.) Wood 732 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 399 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Favored wild potatoes cooked with corn and deer meat or beans and deer meat. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 399 |
8354 | Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch 767 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 405 | Food 1 | Edible nuts were appreciated. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 405 | |
8355 | Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch 767 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 419 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Wood used for making bows. Some are quite particular about the piece of wood they select, choosing a billet from the tree that includes heart wood on one side and sap wood on the other. The heart wood is the front of the bow in use, while the sap wood is nearest the user. It is a wood of general utility. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 419 |
8578 | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. 806 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 358 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Root used for stomach cramps accompanying painful menstruation. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 358 |
8579 | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. 806 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 358 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Decoction of root taken as an emetic. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 358 |
8580 | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. 806 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 358 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Root used for stomach cramps accompanying painful menstruation. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 358 |
8765 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 362 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Berries used for stomach trouble. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 362 |
8766 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 233 | Drug 2 | Plant used for medicinal purposes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 233 | |
8767 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 398 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Inner bark used to make a thick soup when other food unobtainable in the winter. The Ojibwe name of the bitter-sweet is 'manidobima' kwit' which means 'spirit twisted' and 'refers to the twisted intestines of the their culture hero, Winabojo. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 398 |
9137 | Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench 862 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 400 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Fresh or dried leaves used as a beverage tea. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 400 |
9301 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 376 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of pounded root applied to boils and carbuncles. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 376 |
9416 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 240 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Leaves eaten as greens. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 240 |
9417 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Ojibwa 173 | ahj81 135 | 2209 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young plant cooked as greens. | Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2209 |
9643 | Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. 915 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 368 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Infusion of plant used for stomach troubles. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 368 |
9878 | Cicuta maculata L. 942 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 432 | Drug 2 | Hunting Medicine 61 | Root used in hunting medicine smoked to attract the buck deer near enough to shoot with bow & arrow. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 432 |
9879 | Cicuta maculata L. 942 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 390 | Drug 2 | Root used medicinally. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 390 | |
9918 | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. 951 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 364 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Plant used as a 'bowel tonic.' | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364 |
10046 | Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. 975 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 364 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Root used by men and women for stomach cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364 |
10047 | Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. 975 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 364 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Root used by men and women for stomach cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364 |
10403 | Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. 1031 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 373 | Drug 2 | Antidote 122 | Root applied to draw poison from bite made by dog which has eaten the plant. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373 |
10404 | Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. 1031 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 430 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of roots used on wound caused by dog's northern clintonia poisoned teeth. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 430 |
10405 | Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. 1031 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 373 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root used to aid parturition. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373 |
10406 | Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. 1031 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 430 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Roots chewed by dogs to poison their teeth and kills animals they bite. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 430 |
10435 | Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Luer 1041 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 431 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Plant used as a sort of love charm and often put to bad use. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 431 |
10436 | Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Luer 1041 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 377 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Root smuggled into another's food as an aphrodisiac. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 377 |
10500 | Comarum palustre L. 1052 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 384385 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Plant used alone for stomach cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384385 |
10501 | Comarum palustre L. 1052 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 384385 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Plant used for stomach cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384385 |
10539 | Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. 1055 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 375 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Infusion of leaves taken for flux and stomach cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 375 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );