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Polygonum amphibium L.
Water Knotweed
USDA POAMS
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Oral Aid
Poultice of fresh roots applied directly to blisters in the mouth.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51
Polygonum amphibium L.
Water Knotweed
USDA POAMS
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Panacea
Powdered roots added to a many herb remedy and used for various ailments.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51
Polygonum amphibium L.
Water Knotweed
USDA POAMS
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of dried, pounded roots taken or raw root eaten for chest colds.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 113
Polygonum amphibium L.
Water Knotweed
USDA POAMS
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Flowers used as bait for trout.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 515
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Lakota Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
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 54
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Meskwaki Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of leaves and stems used for children with flux.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 236
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound decoction of root taken for injured womb.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 236
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Meskwaki Drug, Oral Aid
Root used for mouth sores.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 236
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Meskwaki Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of leaves and stems used for children with flux.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 236
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Ojibwa Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of plant taken for stomach pain.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 381
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of plant used for stomach pain.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 381
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine
Dried flowers included in the hunting medicine and smoked to attract deer to the hunter.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 431
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine
Plant used as hunting medicine.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 381
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
USDA POAME
Sioux Food, Sauce & Relish
Young shoots eaten in the spring as a relish.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18
Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum Coleman
Water Smartweed
USDA POAMS
Potawatomi Drug, Unspecified
Root used for unspecified ailments.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 72