| Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Tamarack USDA LALA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Basketry Root fibers used to make durable bags. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421 |
| Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Tamarack USDA LALA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Canoe Material Roots used to sew canoes and used as the strong upper wrappings over the canoe edges. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |
| Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Tamarack USDA LALA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Canoe Material Roots used to sew canoes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421 |
| Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Tamarack USDA LALA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Sewing Material Roots used as a sewing material. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421 |
| Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Tamarack USDA LALA |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Boiled, crushed leaves and bark used as herbal steam for headache and backache. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Tamarack USDA LALA |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Poultice of crushed leaves and bark applied for headache. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Tamarack USDA LALA |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Herbal Steam Boiled, crushed leaves and bark used as herbal steam for headache and backache. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Cream Peavine USDA LAOC2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for stomach trouble. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 372373 |
| Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Cream Peavine USDA LAOC2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Veterinary Aid Foliage fed to a pony to make him lively for a race. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 372373 |
| Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Cream Peavine USDA LAOC2 |
Ojibwa Food, Fodder Leaves and roots used to put spirit into a pony just before they expected to race him. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 419 |
| Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Cream Peavine USDA LAOC2 |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Peas used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Cream Peavine USDA LAOC2 |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Roots used as a sort of Indian potato and stored in deep garden pits, like regular potatoes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 406 |
| Lathyrus palustris L. Slenderstem Peavine USDA LAPA4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant fed to a sick pony to make him fat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373 |
| Lathyrus palustris L. Slenderstem Peavine USDA LAPA4 |
Ojibwa Food, Fodder Foliage was specially fed to a pony to make it grow fat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 419 |
| Lathyrus palustris L. Slenderstem Peavine USDA LAPA4 |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Peas used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Bog Labradortea USDA LEGR |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Leaves used to make tea. Jenness, Diamond, 1935, The Ojibwa Indians of Parry Island, Their Social and Religious Life, National Museums of Canada Bulletin #78, Anthropological Series #17, page 17 |
| Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Bog Labradortea USDA LEGR |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Tender leaves used for beverage tea, a well known tea, and sometimes eaten with the tea. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 401 |
| Linaria vulgaris P. Mill. Butter And Eggs USDA LIVU2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Herbal Steam Compound containing plant used as a bronchial inhalant in the sweat lodge. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 389 |
| Linaria vulgaris P. Mill. Butter And Eggs USDA LIVU2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Respiratory Aid Compound containing dried plant used as a bronchial inhalant in the sweat lodge. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 389 |
| Lycopodium complanatum L. Groundcedar USDA LYCO3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant Dried leaves used as a reviver. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 375 |
| Lycopodium obscurum L. Rare Clubmoss USDA LYOB |
Ojibwa Drug, Diuretic Plant combined with Diervilla lonicera and taken as a diuretic. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 375 |
| Maianthemum canadense Desf. Canada Beadruby USDA MACA4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Analgesic Plant used for headache and sore throat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373374 |
| Maianthemum canadense Desf. Canada Beadruby USDA MACA4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant used 'to keep the kidneys open during pregnancy.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373374 |
| Maianthemum canadense Desf. Canada Beadruby USDA MACA4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Kidney Aid Plant used 'to keep the kidneys open during pregnancy.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373374 |
| Maianthemum canadense Desf. Canada Beadruby USDA MACA4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid Plant used for sore throat and headache. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373374 |
| Maianthemum canadense Desf. Canada Beadruby USDA MACA4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Smoke inhaled for unspecified purpose. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373374 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa Drug, Analgesic Compound containing root used for headache. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound containing root taken 'to keep kidneys open during pregnancy.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa Drug, Kidney Aid Compound containing root taken 'to keep kidneys open during pregnancy.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant Root used as a reviver. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid Compound containing root used for sore throat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa Food, Fodder Roots added to oats to make a pony grow fat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 407 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Roots soaked in lye water, parboiled to get rid of the lye and cooked like potatoes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 407 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Roots used as an inhalant for headache. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of leaves used by 'lying-in women.' Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feather Solomon's Seal USDA MARAR |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Hemostat Poultice of crushed, fresh leaves applied to bleeding cuts. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Malaxis unifolia Michx. Green Addersmouth Orchid USDA MAUN |
Ojibwa Drug, Diuretic Compound containing root used as a diuretic. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 377 |
| Malus coronaria var. coronaria Sweet Crabapple USDA MACO5 |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 236 |
| Melampyrum lineare Desr. Narrowleaf Cowwheat USDA MELIL3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of plant used as a 'little medicine for the eyes.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 389 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of entire plant taken as a blood remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 371372 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Diaphoretic Plant used in the sweatbath. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 371372 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of leaves taken for fevers. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 371372 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of plants taken for stomach troubles. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Foliage used to make a beverage tea. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 405 |
| Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. Heartleaf Four O'clock USDA MINY |
Ojibwa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Root used for sprains and swellings. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 375 |
| Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry USDA MIRE |
Ojibwa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Leaves smoked during ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 239 |
| Monarda fistulosa L. Wildbergamot Beebalm USDA MOBR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Anticonvulsive Infusion of plant taken or used as a bath for infant convulsions. 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 2274 |
| Monarda fistulosa L. Wildbergamot Beebalm USDA MOBR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of flowers taken for fevers. 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 2274 |
| Monarda fistulosa L. Wildbergamot Beebalm USDA MOBR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant taken or used as a bath for infant convulsions. 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 2274 |
| Monarda fistulosa L. Wildbergamot Beebalm USDA MOBR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Respiratory Aid Plant boiled and steam inhaled 'to cure catarrh and bronchial affections.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 372 |