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Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Cold infusion used for 'flux.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Cherokee Drug, Heart Medicine
Infusion taken for heart trouble.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound infusion of plants taken and used as a wash for poison ivy and itch.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Iroquois Drug, Kidney Aid
Infusion of roots taken before meals for the kidneys.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Compound used to detect bewitchment.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Meskwaki Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of root and leaves taken for diarrhea.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Meskwaki Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Decoction of root and leaf used as a 'power of persuasion at trade or council.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Meskwaki Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Root chewed for stomach and bowel troubles.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Meskwaki Drug, Love Medicine
Seeds used with love medicine and for smoking.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid
Compound containing root taken 'when the contents of the bladder are thick.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Meskwaki Other, Incense & Fragrance
Ripe seeds used to perfume smoking tobacco.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 273
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Root considered a good medicine for stomach trouble.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 383
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Omaha Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of crushed seeds taken for headache.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Omaha Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of crushed seeds taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Omaha Drug, Love Medicine
Pulverized seeds used as a love charm.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Omaha Other, Incense & Fragrance
Chewed seed paste spread among clothing and used as perfume, especially by bachelors.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Omaha Other, Incense & Fragrance
Chewed seed paste used among blankets or other effects by young men as perfume.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Pawnee Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of crushed seeds taken for headache.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Pawnee Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of crushed seeds taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Pawnee Drug, Love Medicine
Seeds used as a love charm.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Pawnee Other, Incense & Fragrance
Seeds used as perfume.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Ponca Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of crushed seeds taken for headache.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Ponca Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of crushed seeds taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Ponca Drug, Love Medicine
Pulverized seeds used as a love charm.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
USDA AQCA
Ponca Other, Incense & Fragrance
Crushed seeds spread among clothing and used as perfume, especially by bachelors.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82