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Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine
Roots used as a blood medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Chippewa Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken after a coughing spell for a hard, dry cough.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Chippewa Fiber, Clothing
Leaves used for head covering.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Hoh Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of leaves and roots used for medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 70
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Hoh Drug, Unspecified
Leaves used to make a rubbing salve.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 70
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of wetted leaves and salt applied to swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 62
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Roots and fruits used for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 100
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of roots with other roots used to purify the blood.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 62
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed leaves and other leaves applied to blue swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 62
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic
Compound containing root used by women in labor.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 211
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound containing root used by women in labor.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 211
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Mohegan Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of leaves used for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy
Compound infusion of plants taken for wintertime colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Ojibwa Drug, Analgesic
Compound containing root taken for stomach pain.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 363
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound containing root used for stomach pain.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 363
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Ojibwa Drug, Tonic
Root supposed to have tonic effect.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 363
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Potawatomi Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of root taken as a blood purifier and general tonic.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 49
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Potawatomi Drug, Tonic
Infusion of root taken as a general tonic and blood purifier.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 49
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Quileute Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of leaves and roots used for medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 70
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Quileute Drug, Unspecified
Leaves used to make a rubbing salve.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 70
Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng.
Alpine Bearberry
USDA ARAL2
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Fruit
Fruit used for food.
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715
Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng.
Alpine Bearberry
USDA ARAL2
Ojibwa Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of pounded plants used as wash for rheumatism.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng.
Alpine Bearberry
USDA ARAL2
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine
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
Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng.
Alpine Bearberry
USDA ARAL2
Ojibwa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Leaves used for medicine ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238
Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng.
Alpine Bearberry
USDA ARAL2
Ojibwa Drug, Narcotic
Leaves smoked to cause intoxication.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238
Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng.
Alpine Bearberry
USDA ARAL2
Ojibwa Drug, Panacea
Infusion of pounded plants used as wash for general illnesses.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng.
Alpine Bearberry
USDA ARAL2
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified
Leaves 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 238
Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw.
Hoary Manzanita
USDA ARCAC7
Karok Food, Beverage
Berries used to make a drink.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw.
Hoary Manzanita
USDA ARCAC7
Karok Food, Dried Food
Berries dried and stored in storage baskets for future use.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw.
Hoary Manzanita
USDA ARCAC7
Karok Food, Fruit
Dried berries pounded, mixed with salmon eggs, cooked in a basket with a hot rock and eaten.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw.
Hoary Manzanita
USDA ARCAC7
Karok Other, Containers
Wood used to make reels for string.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw.
Hoary Manzanita
USDA ARCAC7
Karok Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make spoons and scraping sticks for acorn soup.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw.
Hoary Manzanita
USDA ARCAC7
Karok Other, Walking Sticks
Wood used to make canes.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Concow Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sores.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Concow Drug, Veterinary Aid
Plant used for sore backs of horses.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Karok Food, Beverage
Berries used to make a drink.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Karok Food, Dried Food
Berries dried and stored in storage baskets for future use.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Karok Food, Fruit
Dried berries pounded, mixed with salmon eggs, cooked in a basket with a hot rock and eaten.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Karok Other, Containers
Wood used to make reels for string.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Karok Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make spoons and scraping sticks for acorn soup.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Karok Other, Walking Sticks
Wood used to make canes.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Poison
Fruit considered poisonous.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Mendocino Indian Food, Beverage
Ripe berries used to make cider.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Mendocino Indian Food, Forage
Fruits eaten by bears as forage.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Mendocino Indian Food, Fruit
Green fruits eaten in small quantities to quench thirst.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Mendocino Indian Food, Fruit
Ripe fruits eaten raw or cooked.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified
Globular, waxy flowers sucked or eaten by children.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Mendocino Indian Food, Winter Use Food
Ripe berries stored as a winter use food.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Mendocino Indian Other, Fuel
Wood used as an exceedingly fine fuel.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry
Whiteleaf Manzanita
USDA ARMAM2
Numlaki Food, Bread & Cake
Fruits made into bread and eaten.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375