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Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Meskwaki Drug, Adjuvant
Added to other medicines to strengthen their effect.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic
Root chewed and spittle applied to burn pains.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Meskwaki Drug, Burn Dressing
Infusion of root used as a wash for burns and chewed root spittle applied to burn pain.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Meskwaki Dye, Red
Root cooked to make a red face paint and to dye baskets and mats red.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Micmac Drug, Abortifacient
Used as an abortifacient.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of roots used for colds.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Roots used for infected cuts.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Micmac Drug, Hemostat
Roots used for hemorrhages and to prevent bleeding.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Micmac Drug, Love Medicine
Used as an aphrodisiac.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Micmac Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of roots used for sore throats.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Micmac Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Roots used for consumption with hemorrhage.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Mohegan Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of inner bark of dried root taken as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Mohegan Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of plant used as a blood medicine.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Mohegan Drug, Emetic
Infusion of plant used as an emetic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Mohegan Drug, Tonic
Leaves used to make a tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 132
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Analgesic
Plant used for stomach pain, fainting and trembling in fits.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Anticonvulsive
Plant used for trembling in fits or infusion of leaves taken for fits.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of pounded plants used as wash for general illnesses and rheumatism.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine
Leaf infusion taken as blood medicine and bark decoction used for blood disease.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Juice used as face paint for the medicine lodge ceremony or when on warpath.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 377
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of plant applied or root infusion taken and used as a wash for sores and cuts.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction or infusion 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
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Hemostat
Infusion of roots taken and used as a wash for bleeding foot cuts.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
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
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Panacea
Infusion of pounded plants used as a 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
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant
Infusion of leaves taken for fainting, fits and 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 231
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid
Root juice on maple sugar used for sore throat.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 377378
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion of root bark taken for gonorrhea.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Dye, Orange
Fresh or dried roots used as an orange dye to paint faces with clan marks. The roots were used in four or five combinations in dyeing various materials.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Dye, Red
Roots boiled to obtain a red 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
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ojibwa Dye, Yellow
Fresh or dried roots used as a dark yellow dye to paint faces with clan marks. The roots were used in four or five combinations in dyeing various materials.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Omaha Dye, Red
Root boiled with objects as a red dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Omaha Dye, Unspecified
Root used as a decorative skin stain.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Omaha Other, Paint
Plant used as a red skin stain.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 324
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Penobscot Drug, Preventive Medicine
Bits of dried root worn as a necklace to prevent bleeding.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ponca Drug, Love Medicine
Root rubbed on palm of bachelor 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 83
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ponca Dye, Red
Root boiled with objects as a red dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Ponca Dye, Unspecified
Root used as a decorative skin stain.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Potawatomi Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of root used for diphtheria, considered a throat disease.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 68
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Potawatomi Drug, Throat Aid
Root juice squeezed on maple sugar as throat lozenge for mild sore throat.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 68
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Potawatomi Dye, Unspecified
Root used as facial paint to put on clan and identification marks.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Winnebago Dye, Red
Root boiled with objects as a red dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Winnebago Dye, Unspecified
Root used as a decorative skin stain.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83