| Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder Plains Cottonwood USDA PODEM |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Dermatological Aid Cotton down used as an absorbent on open sores. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Populus grandidentata Michx. Bigtooth Aspen USDA POGR4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Hemostat Infusion of young root used as a 'hemostatic.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 387388 |
| Populus grandidentata Michx. Bigtooth Aspen USDA POGR4 |
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified Cambium layer scraped, boiled and eaten, something like eggs. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 410 |
| Populus grandidentata Michx. Bigtooth Aspen USDA POGR4 |
Ojibwa Other, Paper Wood used for pulpwood. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of bark applied to cuts and wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 388 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Ojibwa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of inner bark applied to sore arm or leg and used as a splint for broken limb. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 388 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Ojibwa Other, Paper Wood used for pulpwood. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243 |
| Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn. Norwegian Cinquefoil USDA PONOM |
Ojibwa Drug, Cathartic Plant known to be a physic, even by the very young. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384 |
| Prenanthes alba L. White Rattlesnakeroot USDA PRAL2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Diuretic Milk of lettuce used, especially in female diseases, as a diuretic. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 365 |
| Prenanthes alba L. White Rattlesnakeroot USDA PRAL2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Milk of plant used as a diuretic for female diseases and root used as a female remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 365 |
| Prunella vulgaris L. Common Selfheal USDA PRVUV |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound containing root used as a female remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 372 |
| Prunella vulgaris L. Common Selfheal USDA PRVUV |
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine Root, sharpened the powers of observation, used to make a tea to drink before going hunting. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 430 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for winter use. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ojibwa Food, Soup Dried fruit ground into a flour and used to make soup. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound decoction of small rootlets taken for diarrhea. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200 |
| Prunus nigra Ait. Canadian Plum USDA PRNI |
Ojibwa Dye, Mordant Inner bark used as an astringent color fixative in dyeing with other plant dyes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426 |
| Prunus nigra Ait. Canadian Plum USDA PRNI |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Large quantities of plums found in thickets and gathered for food. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409 |
| Prunus nigra Ait. Canadian Plum USDA PRNI |
Ojibwa Food, Preserves Large quantities of plums found in thickets and gathered for preserves. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Ojibwa Drug, Cough Medicine Inner bark used as a cough remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 385 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for winter use. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Berries used for food. The pin cherry was abundant around the Flambeau Reservation and the Ojibwe were fond of it. It was an education in itself to see a group of Ojibwe women working on mats with a supply of fruit laden branches beside them. With one hand they would start a stream of berries into the mouth and the stream of cherry stones ejected from the other corner of the mouth seemed ceaseless. The Pillager Ojibwe also had the tree and used it is the same manner. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Ojibwa Food, Soup Dried fruit ground into a flour and used to make soup. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Decoction of crushed root taken for stomach pains. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of crushed root taken for stomach disorders. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Prunus pumila L. Sand Cherry USDA PRPUP |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Fruit used dried. 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 2221 |
| Prunus pumila L. Sand Cherry USDA PRPUP |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit used fresh. 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 2221 |
| Prunus pumila L. Sand Cherry USDA PRPUP |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit This species was plentiful on sandy openings in the forest and the fruit gathered for food. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark used for colds. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 385 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark used for coughs. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 385 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Ripe cherries used to make whiskey. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for winter use. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food This cherry was preferred to all other wild cherries and dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Soup Dried fruit ground into a flour and used to make soup. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Infusion of inner bark taken for chest pain and soreness. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled, bruised or chewed inner bark applied to sores. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of inner bark taken for chest pain and soreness. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Ojibwa Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of inner bark taken for lung trouble. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 385 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Berries used dried. 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 2222 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for winter use. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Berries used fresh. 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 2222 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit of this cherry was liked, especially after the fruit had been frosted. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Ojibwa Food, Soup Dried berry powder mixed with dried meat flour for soup. 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 2222 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Ojibwa Food, Soup Dried fruit ground into a flour and used to make soup. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Gynecological Aid 'Branchlets' used in unspecified manner during gestation. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. Western Chokecherry USDA PRVID |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for winter use. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. Western Chokecherry USDA PRVID |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |