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Asclepias subverticillata (Gray) Vail
Whorled Milkweed
USDA ASSU2
Zuni Food, Unspecified
Buds eaten by little boys.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 65
Asclepias subverticillata (Gray) Vail
Whorled Milkweed
USDA ASSU2
Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items
Coma made into cords and used for fastening plumes to the prayer sticks. The sticks were used as offerings and were planted in the fields and in sacred springs. An excavation was made in the bed of the spring in which the offerings were deposited with a stone attached and covered with soil from the bottom.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of root taken with root of 'virgin's bower' for backache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Rubbed on warts to remove them.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Plant taken for 'dropsy.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Cherokee Drug, Laxative
Plant taken as a laxative.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid
Plant taken for 'gravel.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion of root taken for venereal diseases.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Cherokee Drug, Veterinary Aid
Infusion given for 'milksick (mastitis).'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Cherokee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Plant fibers used to make bowstrings.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid
Cold decoction of root added to food to produce postpartum milk flow.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Chippewa Food, Appetizer
Plant eaten before a feast to increase the appetite.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 320
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Chippewa Food, Preserves
Flowers cut up, stewed and eaten like preserves.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 320
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Chippewa Food, Vegetable
Tender leaves, young green seed pods, sprouts and tops cooked as greens.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 140
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Chippewa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Roots applied to whistles used for calling deer.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Dakota Food, Unspecified
Sprouts used in early spring for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 363
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Stalks cooked as greens and used for rheumatism.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Drug, Contraceptive
Infusion of dried, pulverized roots and rhizomes taken by women for temporary sterility.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 59
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Milk used for warts, bee stings and cuts.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 417
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of leaves taken as a stomach medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 417
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound decoction of plants taken to prevent hemorrhage after childbirth.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 417
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Drug, Kidney Aid
Compound used for dropsy.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 417
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Drug, Other
Compound decoction of roots taken for stricture.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 416
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Drug, Unspecified
Poultice of cotton applied to sick parts.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 59
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Stalks eaten as greens in spring.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Tender stems, leaves and immature flower clusters cooked and seasoned with salt, pepper or butter.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 117
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Mahuna Other, Fasteners
Milky juice used to mount precious stones into necklaces, earrings, collars, and bracelets.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 51
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Menominee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Buds eaten or decoction of root used for chest discomfort.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 130
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Menominee Fiber, Cordage
Outer bark used for making cords.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 74
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Menominee Fiber, Sewing Material
Outer bark used for sewing thread.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 74
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Menominee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Outer bark used for making cords for fishlines.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 74
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Meskwaki Fiber, Cordage
Outer rind or bark used for thread.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 267
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Meskwaki Food, Soup
Buds used in soups.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 256
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Meskwaki Food, Vegetable
Buds cooked with meat or added to cornmeal mush, tastes like okra.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 256
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Meskwaki Food, Winter Use Food
Dried buds stored away in paper bags for winter use.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 256
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Mohegan Food, Unspecified
Cooked and used for food.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 83
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid
Root used as a female remedy for unspecified ailment.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 357
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified
Young pods cooked with salt and vinegar.
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 2205
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable
Fresh flowers and shoot tips, mucilaginous like okra when cooked, used in meat soups.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable
Young shoots and flower buds cooked like spinach.
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 2205
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Ojibwa Food, Winter Use Food
Dried flowers, freshened in the winter time, made into soup.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Ojibwa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Milk and Canada hawkweed milk used to put on a deer call to imitate the call of a hungry fawn.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 428
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Omaha 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
Omaha Food, Vegetable
Inflorescence, before the flower buds opened, and young fruits used as greens.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Omaha Food, Vegetable
Tender shoots boiled and eaten as a vegetable.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Omaha Food, Vegetable
Young shoots used for food like asparagus.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Omaha 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
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Pawnee 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
Pawnee 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
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
USDA ASSY
Ponca 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