| Monarda fistulosa L. Wildbergamot Beebalm USDA MOBR2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for 'pain in the stomach and intestines.' Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201 |
| Monarda fistulosa L. Wildbergamot Beebalm USDA MOBR2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root taken for 'pain in the stomach and intestines.' Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201 |
| Monarda punctata L. Spotted Beebalm USDA MOPUP2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of plants taken for stomach or bowel troubles. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
| Monarda punctata L. Spotted Beebalm USDA MOPUP2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Laxative Decoction of plants taken for sick stomach, bowels or for constipation. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
| Monarda punctata L. Spotted Beebalm USDA MOPUP2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Plant used as a rubbing medicine. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 240 |
| Myrica gale L. Sweetgale USDA MYGA |
Ojibwa Dye, Brown In the fall, the branch tips grow into an abortive scale and boiled to yield a brown dye stuff. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
| Myrica gale L. Sweetgale USDA MYGA |
Ojibwa Dye, Yellow Seeds boiled to obtain a yellow dye. Jenness, Diamond, 1935, The Ojibwa Indians of Parry Island, Their Social and Religious Life, National Museums of Canada Bulletin #78, Anthropological Series #17, page 114 |
| Nelumbo lutea Willd. American Lotus USDA NELU |
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified Hard chestnut-like seeds roasted and made into a sweet meal. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 407 |
| Nelumbo lutea Willd. American Lotus USDA NELU |
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified Shoots cooked with venison, corn or beans. The terminal shoots are cut off at either end of the underground creeping rootstock and the remainder is their potato. These shoots are similar in shape and size to a banana, and form the starchy storage reservoirs for future growth. They have pores inside, but have more substance to them than the stems. They are cut crosswise and strung upon basswood strings, to hang from the rafters for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 407 |
| Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. Catberry USDA NEMU2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Berries used medicinally for unspecified purpose. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 355 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of leaves taken as a blood purifier. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 372 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Other Infusion of leaves used to bathe a patient to raise the body temperature. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 372 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Leaves used to make a beverage tea. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 405 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of grated root applied to sores and powdered root used for cuts and swellings. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 376 |
| Nymphaea odorata Ait. American White Waterlily USDA NYODO |
Ojibwa Drug, Cough Medicine Root used as a cough medicine for tuberculosis. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 376 |
| Nymphaea odorata Ait. American White Waterlily USDA NYODO |
Ojibwa Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Root used as a cough medicine for tuberculosis. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 376 |
| Nymphaea odorata Ait. American White Waterlily USDA NYODO |
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified Buds eaten before opening. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 407 |
| Oenothera biennis L. Common Eveningprimrose USDA OEBI |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of soaked, whole plant applied to bruises. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 376 |
| Onoclea sensibilis L. Sensitive Fern USDA ONSE |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of powdered, dried root used by patients with caked breast for milk flow. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 382 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root used to ease parturition. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of root taken for sore throat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root used to ease parturition. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of root taken for sore throat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Hemostat Poultice of chewed root applied to cuts as a coagulant. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201 |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Virginia Creeper USDA PAQU2 |
Ojibwa Food, Special Food Root cooked and given as a special food by Winabojo. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 411 |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Virginia Creeper USDA PAQU2 |
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified Root cooked and eaten. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 411 |
| Pastinaca sativa L. Wild Parsnip USDA PASA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound infusion of minute quantity of root taken for female troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Pastinaca sativa L. Wild Parsnip USDA PASA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Poison Root powerful in small amounts and poisonous in large amounts. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Pedicularis canadensis L. Canadian Lousewort USDA PECAC3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of roots taken for stomach ulcers. 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 2304 |
| Pedicularis canadensis L. Canadian Lousewort USDA PECAC3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Love Medicine Chopped root added to food as a love charm. The root was added to some dish of food that was cooking, without the knowledge of the people who were going to eat it, and if they had been quarrelsome, then they became lovers again. However, the informant said that it was too often put to bad uses. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 432 |
| Pedicularis canadensis L. Canadian Lousewort USDA PECAC3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Love Medicine Finely cut root secretly added to 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 389390 |
| Pedicularis canadensis L. Canadian Lousewort USDA PECAC3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of fresh or dried leaves taken for sore throats. 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 2304 |
| Phaseolus lunatus L. Sieva Bean USDA PHLU2 |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable The Ojibwe claim to have originally had the lima bean, but that is doubtful. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 406 |
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. Kidney Bean USDA PHVU |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Original source of all best commercial pole beans, used alone or in many peculiar combinations. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 406 |
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. Kidney Bean USDA PHVU |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Similar to the white man's Navy bean. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 406 |
| Phryma leptostachya L. American Lopseed USDA PHLE5 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of root taken for rheumatic leg pains. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201 |
| Picea glauca (Moench) Voss White Spruce USDA PIGL |
Ojibwa Drug, Disinfectant Dried leaves used as an inhalant and fumigator. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 379 |
| Picea glauca (Moench) Voss White Spruce USDA PIGL |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound containing outer bark taken for diarrhea. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Black Spruce USDA PIMA |
Ojibwa Drug, Analgesic Infusion of roots and bark used for stomach pain. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |
| Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Black Spruce USDA PIMA |
Ojibwa Drug, Anticonvulsive Infusion of roots and bark used for trembling and fits. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |
| Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Black Spruce USDA PIMA |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of roots and bark used for stomach pain. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |
| Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Black Spruce USDA PIMA |
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant Leaves used as a reviver and bark used as a medicinal salt. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 379 |
| Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Black Spruce USDA PIMA |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Bark used as a medicinal salt. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 379 |
| Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Black Spruce USDA PIMA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Canoe Material Roots used to sew canoes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421 |
| Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Black Spruce USDA PIMA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Caulking Material Boiled resin and tallow used to make pitch for caulking canoes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421 |
| Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Black Spruce USDA PIMA |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Unspecified Decoction of leaves and crushed bark taken for unspecified ailments. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Pinus banksiana Lamb. Jack Pine USDA PIBA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Anticonvulsive Plant used for fits. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |
| Pinus banksiana Lamb. Jack Pine USDA PIBA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant Leaves used as a reviver. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 379 |
| Pinus banksiana Lamb. Jack Pine USDA PIBA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant Plant used for fainting. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |
| Pinus banksiana Lamb. Jack Pine USDA PIBA2 |
Ojibwa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Boughs used on the ground or floor, covered with blankets and other bedding and used as a bed. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |