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Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of root taken for diarrhea.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Cherokee Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Infusion of root blown on snakebite wound.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Cherokee Food, Bread & Cake
Underground fruit used to make bean bread.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 45
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
Roots used for food.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Underground fruit cooked like pinto beans or added to cornmeal and hot water.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 45
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Chippewa Drug, Cathartic
Compound decoction of root taken as a physic.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Chippewa Food, Fruit
Fruit used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 134
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Chippewa Food, Unspecified
Roots boiled and used for food.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 320
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Dakota Food, Unspecified
Beans used for the agreeable taste and nutritive value.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 95
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound decoction of plants taken for a bad stomach caused by consumption.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 365
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound decoction of plants taken for a bad stomach caused by consumption.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 365
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Lakota Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of pulverized leaves applied with any salve to swellings.
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 45
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Meskwaki Food, Unspecified
Nuts gathered and stored in heaps by the mice, taken by the Meskwaki and used.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 259
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified
Roots cooked, although really too small to be considered of much importance.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 405
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable
Beans cooked, unusual flavor imparted and eaten.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 405
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Omaha Food, Unspecified
Beans used for the agreeable taste and nutritive value.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 95
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Omaha Food, Unspecified
Roots peeled, boiled and eaten.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Omaha Food, Winter Use Food
Roots gathered from the storehouses of field mice and stored in skin bags during the winter.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Pawnee Food, Unspecified
Beans used for the agreeable taste and nutritive value.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 95
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Ponca Food, Unspecified
Beans used for the agreeable taste and nutritive value.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 95
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
American Hogpeanut
USDA AMBRB
Winnebago Food, Unspecified
Beans used for the agreeable taste and nutritive value.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 95
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Cherokee Food, Substitution Food
Uncooked seeds substituted for pinto beans in bean bread.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 46
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Beans used for food.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Roots cooked like potatoes.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 46
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Chippewa Food, Vegetable
Tubers eaten.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 133
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Dakota Food, Unspecified
Roasted or boiled tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Delaware Food, Bread & Cake
Roots dried, ground into flour and made into bread.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 59
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Delaware Food, Unspecified
Roots boiled and eaten as the cultivated potato.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 59
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Delaware Food, Winter Use Food
Tuberous roots used as winter food.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 59
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Huron Food, Starvation Food
Roots used with acorns during famine.
Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Iroquois Food, Unspecified
Tubers eaten.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 120
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Menominee Food, Vegetable
Roots cooked with maple sugar and superior to candied yams.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 68
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food
Peeled, parboiled, sliced roots dried for winter use.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 68
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Meskwaki Food, Vegetable
Root stocks eaten raw.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 259
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Meskwaki Food, Winter Use Food
Root stocks peeled, parboiled, sliced and dried 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 259
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Mohegan Food, Cooking Agent
Dried roots ground into a flour and used for thickening stews.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 83
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Mohegan Food, Unspecified
Fresh or dried roots 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
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Omaha Food, Unspecified
Roasted or boiled tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Omaha Food, Unspecified
Thickened root boiled until the skin came off and used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Omaha Food, Vegetable
Nuts boiled, peeled and eaten as a vegetable.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Pawnee Food, Unspecified
Roasted or boiled tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Ponca Food, Unspecified
Roasted or boiled tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Potawatomi Food, Vegetable
Wild potato was appreciated.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 103
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Seminole Food, Unspecified
Plant used for food.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 492
Apios americana Medik.
Groundnut
USDA APAM
Winnebago Food, Unspecified
Roasted or boiled tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94
Apios tuberosum
Potato Bean
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 45
Apios tuberosum
Potato Bean
Cheyenne Food, Vegetable
Roots used for food.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 179
Arachis hypogaea L.
Peanut
USDA ARHY
Huron Food, Starvation Food
Roots used with acorns during famine.
Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63
Arachis hypogaea L.
Peanut
USDA ARHY
Seminole Food, Unspecified
Plant used for food.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 483
Astragalus allochrous Gray
Halfmoon Milkvetch
USDA ASALA10
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Used in the Night Chant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 55