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 |