| Asclepias syriaca L. Common Milkweed USDA ASSY |
Potawatomi Fiber, Sewing Material This and other species of the milkweed used for thread materials. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 111 |
| Asclepias syriaca L. Common Milkweed USDA ASSY |
Potawatomi Food, Soup Flowers and buds used to thicken meat soups and to impart a very pleasing flavor to the dish. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 96 |
| Asclepias syriaca L. Common Milkweed USDA ASSY |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Milk of fresh plant applied to warts and ringworm. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32 |
| Asclepias syriaca L. Common Milkweed USDA ASSY |
Winnebago Food, Vegetable Boiled young sprouts, floral bud clusters and young, firm green fruits used for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
| Asclepias syriaca L. Common Milkweed USDA ASSY |
Winnebago Other, Toys & Games Mature stalk fiber chewed and used for popgun wadding by little boys. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |