Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians

Part 11

Chapter 111,619 wordsPublic domain

Blueberry, Low 401

Blue Flag 430

BORAGE FAMILY 359

Box Elder 353, 394

Brake 382, 408

BUCKWHEAT FAMILY 381, 431

Bulrush, Great 418

Bunchberry 366

Burdock, Common 363

Bush, Steeple 386

Butter and Eggs 389

Butternut 405, 425

Campion, White 361

Canada Mayflower 373

Carrion-flower 374

Catnip 371, 405

Cat’s-Foot, Lesser 363

Cat-tail 390, 432

CAT-TAIL FAMILY 390, 432

Cedar, White 421

Celadine, Wild 358

Cherry, Choke 385, 409

Cherry, Pin 385, 409

Cherry, Sand 409

Cherry, Wild 385, 409

Cicely, Sweet 391

Cinquefoil, Rough 384

Clay, Red 352

Clay, White 352

Cleaver, Small 386

Clintonia, Northern 373, 430

Clover, White Sweet 373

CLUB MOSS FAMILY 375

Cocklebur 366

Cohosh, Black 382

Cohosh, Blue 358

Columbine, Wild 383

COMPOSITE FAMILY 362, 398, 417, 428

Corn 402

Cornel, Dwarf 366

Corydalis, Golden 370

Cow Parsnip 390, 432

Cow Wheat 389

Cramp Bark 353

Cranberry 369, 401

Cranberry, Highbush 361

Cress, Marsh 367

Crowfoot, Bristly 383, 426, 431

Crowfoot, Cursed 383

CROWFOOT FAMILY 382, 408, 426, 431

Cucumber 399

Cup, Indian 365

Currant, Wild Black 410

Currant, Wild Red 389, 410

Daisy, Ox-eye 363

Dandelion 366, 399

Dewberry 409

Dock, Curled 381, 431

DOGBANE FAMILY 354, 413, 428

Dogbane, Spreading 354, 374, 413, 428

DOGWOOD FAMILY 366, 399, 417, 429

Dogwood, Alternate-leaved 366, 417, 429

Dogwood, Panicled 367, 399, 418

Dyes 424

Elderberry, Red 360

Elder, Box 394

Elm, Slippery 392

EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY 376

Everlasting, Pearly 362

FERN FAMILY 381, 408

Fern, Female 381

Fern, Sensitive 382

Fern, Shield 381

Fern, Sweet 375, 420

Fern, Virginia Grape 377

Fibers 411

FIGWORT FAMILY 389, 432

Fir, Balsam 378, 420

Fish 352

Five-finger, Marsh 384

Flag, Blue 355, 371, 430

Flag, Sweet 355, 428

Fleabane, Daisy 364

Fleabane, Philadelphia 364, 398, 429

Food Plants 394

FOUR O’CLOCK FAMILY 375

FUMITORY FAMILY 370

FUNGI 402

Gale, Sweet 425

GERANIUM FAMILY 370

Geranium, Wild 370

Ginger, Wild 357, 397

Ginseng 356

GINSENG FAMILY 356, 428

Golden-rod, Fragrant 366, 429

Goldthread 383, 426

Gooseberry, Prickly 410

Gooseberry, Smooth 410

Goose Grass 386

GOURD FAMILY 367, 399

Gourds 400

Grape, River-bank 392, 411

GRASS FAMILY 371, 402, 419

Grass, Goose 386

Grass, Rattlesnake 371

Grass, Sweet 419

Grass, Wool 418

Ground Pine 375

Groundsel, Entire-leaved 365

Harebell 360

Hare’s Tail 368

Hawkweed, Canada 429

Hawthorn 384, 422, 431

Hazelnut 359, 397, 417, 425

Hazelnut, Beaked 359, 398

Heal-all 371, 430

HEATH FAMILY 368, 400, 430

Hemlock 380, 408, 422, 426

Hemlock, Poison 361

Hickory, Shell-bark 405, 419

HOLLY FAMILY 355

Honeysuckle, Bush 360, 375, 377

HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 360, 398, 417

Hop 391, 411

HORSETAIL FAMILY 368, 400, 418

Horsetail, Field 368, 400

Horsetail, Wood 368

Horse-weed 429

Hound’s Tongue 359

IRIS FAMILY 371, 430

Ivy, Poison 354

Joe Pye Weed 364

Juneberry, Smooth 384, 408

Labrador Tea 401

Ladies’ Slipper, Yellow 377

Ladies’ Tresses, Slender 431

Leaf, Leather 400

Leather Leaf 400

Leek, Wild 406

Lettuce, Tall Blue 364, 429

Lettuce, White 365

Lichens 373, 406

Lichen, Tree 406

LILY FAMILY 373, 406, 430

Loosestrife, Tufted 382

Lotus, Yellow 407

MADDER FAMILY 386

Mammals 352

MAPLE FAMILY 353, 394, 412

Maple, Mountain 353, 413

Maple, Red 353, 412

Maple, Sugar 394, 413

Marigold, Marsh 408

Mayflower, Canada 373

Meadow Sweet 386

Medicinal Plants 353

MEZEREUM FAMILY 390

Milkweed, Common 357, 397, 428

MILKWEED FAMILY 357, 397, 428

Minerals 352

MINT FAMILY 371, 405, 430

Mint, Wild 371, 405

Miscellaneous uses 426

Moonseed, Canada 375

MOONSEED FAMILY 375

Moosewood 390

Moss, Reindeer 373

Mullein 390

Musquash Root 390, 432

MUSTARD FAMILY 367, 399

Mustard, Tansy 367

Mustard, Tower 367

Nannyberry 361, 398

NETTLE FAMILY 391, 411

Nettle, Lyall’s 392

Nettle, Wood 391

NIGHTSHADE FAMILY 410

Oak, Black 402, 424, 425

Oak, Bur 369, 402, 425, 426

Oak, Red 369, 402

Oak, White 401, 418

OLIVE FAMILY 376, 407, 420

Onion, Wild 406

ORCHIS FAMILY 377, 431

Orchis, Rein 377, 431

PARSLEY FAMILY 390, 432

Parsnip, Cow 390, 432

Parsnip, Water 432

Parsnip, Wild 391

Peanut, Hog 405

Persicaria, Carey’s 381

Persicaria, Swamp 381, 431

Pimpernel, Yellow 432

PINE FAMILY 378, 407, 420, 426

Pine, Ground 375

Pine, Jack 379, 421

Pine, Norway 379, 421

Pine, Prince’s 368

Pine, White 379, 407, 421

PINK FAMILY 361

Pitcher-plant 389

PITCHER-PLANT FAMILY 389

Plantain, Common 380, 431

PLANTAIN FAMILY 380, 431

Plum, Wild 409, 426

Poplar, Balsam 352, 387

Poplar, Large Toothed 352

POPPY FAMILY 377, 426

Potato, Ojibwe 410

Primrose, Evening 376

PRIMROSE FAMILY 382, 431

Prince’s Pine 368

Puffball, Giant 370

Pulsatilla 382

PULSE FAMILY 371, 405, 419

Pumpkin, Large Pie 400

Ragwort, Golden 365

Raspberry, Red 386, 410

Rattlesnake 352

Reindeer Moss 373

Reptiles 352

Rice, Wild 403

ROSE FAMILY 383, 408, 422, 426, 431

Rosemary, Bog 368, 400

Rose, Smooth 385

RUE FAMILY 387

Rue, Purple Meadow 383

Rush, Dudley’s 419

RUSH FAMILY 419

Rush, Scouring 418

Sage, White 363, 417

Sarsaparilla, Wild 356, 428

SAXIFRAGE FAMILY 389, 410

SEDGE FAMILY 368, 418

Sensitive Fern 382

Shin Leaf 430

Skullcap, Marsh 371

Slippery Elm 392

Snakeroot, Black 391

Snakeroot, Canada 357

Snowberry 361

Solomon’s Seal, Small 374

Solomon’s Seal, Star-flowered 374

SPHAGNUM MOSS FAMILY 422

Spikenard, False 374, 407

Spikenard, Indian 356

Spruce, Black 379, 421

Spruce, White 379

SPURGE FAMILY 369

Spurge, Flowering 369

Squash 367

Squash, Ojibwe 399

STAFF TREE FAMILY 362, 398

Stalk, Twisted 374

Starflower 431

Steeple Bush 386

Strawberry, Wild 384, 409

Sturgeon 352

Sugar Maple 394

SUMAC FAMILY 354, 397, 424

Sumac, Smooth 354, 397, 424

Sumac, Staghorn 354, 397, 424

Susan, Black-eyed 365

Sweet Cicely 391

Sweet Fern 375

Sweet Flag 428

Tamarack 378, 421

Tansy 366, 429

Tattooing 352

Tea, Labrador 401

Thimble-weed 383

Thistle, Canada 364

Thistle, Common 364

Toothwort, Large 399

TOUCH-ME-NOT FAMILY 357, 425

Touch-me-not, Spotted 357, 425

Turnip, Indian 356

Twisted Stalk 374

Umbrella-wort, Heart-leaved 375

Vetchling, Creamy 371, 406, 419

Vetchling, Marsh 373, 419

Violet, American Dog 392

Violet, Canada 392

VIOLET FAMILY 392

VINE FAMILY 392, 411

Virginia Creeper 411

WALNUT FAMILY 405, 419, 425

WATERLEAF FAMILY 371, 405, 419

Waterleaf, Virginia 371, 405, 419

WATER LILY FAMILY 375, 407

Water Lily, Sweet White 376, 407

Water Lily, Yellow 355

WATER PLANTAIN FAMILY 353, 396

Wheat, Cow 389

Willow, Bog 388

Willow, Crack 388

WILLOW FAMILY 387, 410, 422

Willow-herb, Great 376

Willow, Shining 388, 422

Winterberry 355

Wintergreen 369, 400

Wolfberry 361

Wood Betony 389, 432

Yarrow 362

Yarrow, Woolly 362, 417

By OJIBWE NAMES

Ojibwe Latin Use Page

abaˈbûsûn Smilacina racemosa Kidneys 374 abagwasîˈgans Cicuta maculata Hunting 432 abakwanûgiˈmûg Pinus resinosa Pitch 421 abakwanûgiˈmûg Pinus resinosa Sudatory 379 abûkweˈskwe Typha latifolia Fiber 423 acaweˈskûk Heracleum lanatum Hunting 432 adjagobiˈmîn Acer saccharum Sugar 394 adjagobiˈmûk Acer negundo Emetic 353 adjagobiˈmûk Acer negundo Sugar 394 adjidamoˈanûk Achillea millefolium Fever 362 adotaˈgons Campanula rotundifolia Lungs 360 adotaˈgons Clintonia borealis Parturient 373 adotaˈgons Clintonia borealis Poison 373, 430 aˈgîmak Fraxinus pennsylvanica Tonic 376 aˈgîmak Fraxinus pennsylvanica Food 407 aˈgîmak Fraxinus pennsylvanica Crafts 420 agoñgasiˈmînûk Melampyrum lineare Eyes 389 agoñgosiˈmînûn Maianthemum canadense Kidneys 373 agoñgoˈsîmînûn Polygonum muhlenbergii Stomach 381 agoñgosiˈmînûn Polygonum muhlenbergii Hunting 431 agoñgoˈsîmînûn Smilacina racemosa Kidneys 374 agoñgosiˈwîdjiˈbîk Smilacina racemosa Food 407 aîaˈnîkotciˈmîn Microstylis unifolia Diuretic 377 amîˈkomîn Ribes americanum Food 410 anaˈganûck Asplenium filix-femina Sores 381 anaˈganûck Aspidium cristatum Stomach 381 anaˈganûck Pteris aquilina Cramps 382 anaˈganûck Pteris aquilina Food 408 anaˈganûck Scirpus validus Textiles 418 anagoneˈwûck Glyceria canadensis Female remedy 371 aˈnanaganaˈwûck Pteris aquilina Cramps 382 aˈnanaˈganûck Onoclea sensibilis Caked breast 382 andegoˈbîgons Mentha arvensis canadensis Beverage 405 andegoˈbîgons Mentha arvensis canadensis Blood remedy 372 anib Ulmus fulva Expectorant 392 anib Ulmus fulva Fiber 423 aˈnibîmînîˈnûgaˈwûck Viburnum opulus americanum Cramps 361 anîgomijiˈ mînagaˈwûnj Symphoricarpos racemosus Afterbirth 361 anîmîkiˈbûg Rhus toxicodendron Poison 354 anîmûcîdeˈbîgons Hydrophyllum virginianum Flux 371 anîmûˈcîmînûn Ilex verticillata Diarrhoea 355 apagwasîˈgons Cicuta maculata Hunting 390 asadi Populus grandidentata Hemostatic 387 asadi Populus grandidentata Food 410 asadi Populus tremuloides Wounds 388 asadins Populus tremuloides Poultices 388 asaˈgûmîg Sphagnum dusenii Fiber 422 asaˈgûniñk Cladonia rangiferina Cleanser 373 aˈsasaweˈmînagaˈwûnj Prunus virginiana Lungs 385 asasaˈweskûk Silphium perfoliatum Lumbago 365 atîteˈtamîn Viburnum lentago Food 398 atîteˈtamînagaˈwûnj Viburnum lentago Diuretic 361 atîteˈtamînûn Viburnum lentago Diuretic 361 aweˈnîsiˈbûg Ilex verticillata Diarrhoea 355 azisiˈgobimîc Salix lucida Smoking 422

baeˈwîmînûn Prunus pennsylvanica Coughs 385 baeˈwîmînûn Prunus pennsylvanica Food 409 bagaˈn Corylus rostrata Poultices 359 bagaˈnag Juglans cinerea Food 405 bagaˈnag Juglans cinerea Dye 405, 425 bagaˈnak Corylus rostrata Poultices 359 bagaˈnak Corylus americana Food 398 bagaˈnak Corylus rostrata Food 398 bagaˈnakoˈbagan Carya ovata Food 405 baganaˈmîc Corylus rostrata Food 398 bagaˈnamijîc Corylus rostrata Anthelmintic 359 bakwaˈnak Rhus glabra Astringent 354 bakwaˈnak Rhus glabra Beverage 397 bakwaˈnak Rhus glabra Dye 424 bakwanaˈtîg Rhus typhina Hemorrhage 354 bakwaˈnatîg Rhus typhina Beverage 397 bakwanaˈtîg Rhus typhina Dye 424 basiˈbagûk Anaphalis margaritacea Paralysis 362 basiˈbûgûk Prunella vulgaris Female remedy 372 basiˈbûgûk Lathyrus ochroleucus Stomach 373 basiˈbûgûk Prunella vulgaris Hunting 430 basiˈbûkûk Lychnis alba Physic 361 bebaˈakwûndek Potentilla palustris Cramps 384 bebamabiˈk Aralia nudicaulis Boils 356 bebamabiˈk Aralia nudicaulis Fish lure 428 bebamasûˈn Typha latifolia War medicine 390, 432 bebamasûˈn Typha latifolia Fiber 423 bebaˈmasûn Typha latifolia Weapon 423 bebejiˈgogaˈnji Artemisia ludoviciana Veterinary use 363 bebejigogaˈnji mackiˈki Lathyrus palustris Veterinary use 373 bebejiˈgoganjiˈmackiˈki Lathyrus palustris Horse medicine 419 bebejiˈgoganjî wîˈngûsk Artemisia ludoviciana Horse medicine 417 bîmaˈkwîtwaˈbîgons Menispermum canadense ? 375 bîneˈbûg Spiranthes gracilis Hunting 431 bîneˈbûg Pyrola americana Hunting 430 bîneˈmîc Betula pumila glandulifera Fiber 417 bîneˈmîc Betula pumila glandulifera Catarrh 359 bîneˈmîcins Betula pumila glandulifera Menstruant 359 bîneˈmîcki Andromeda glaucophylla ? 368, 400 bîsegaˈgomînagaˈwûnj Amelanchier laevis ? 384 bîsegaˈgwomîn Amelanchier laevis Food 408 bîweeˈckînûk Eriophorum callitrix Hemostatic 368 bûgesanaˈtîg Prunus nigra Dye 426 bûgeˈsanatîg Prunus nigra Food 409 bûˈgîsowe Eupatorium purpureum Sudatory 364 bûgwaˈdjijîcaˈgowûnj Allium tricoccum Food 406 bûgwaˈdjiûkˈ pîniˈk Lathyrus ochroleucus Veterinary use 372 mîneˈbûg bûgwaˈdjmîskodiˈsîmîn Amphicarpa pitcheri Food 405 bûgwaˈdjpînik Lathyrus ochroleucus Food 406 bûgwaˈdjûk pîniˈk Lathyrus ochroleucus Horse 372, 419 mîneˈbûg medicine