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Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Cheyenne Drug, Unspecified
Leaves used as an ingredient in a medicinal mixture.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 6
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Cheyenne Drug, Veterinary Aid
Dried leaves given to horses for urinary troubles or put into sore mouth.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 6
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Chippewa Drug, Unspecified
Plant characterized as having some medicinal uses.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 124
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Klamath Food, Unspecified
Rootstocks used for food.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 90
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food
Boiled, sliced potatoes strung on a string 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 61
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified
Tubers eaten raw or boiled.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 22
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Navajo Drug, Analgesic
Plant used for headaches.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Corms eaten for indigestion.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 353
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified
Used as a medicine for man.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 396
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Ojibwa Drug, Veterinary Aid
Used as a medicine for horses.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 396
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Ojibwa Food, Forage
Recognized as a favorite food of ducks and geese.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 396
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Ojibwa Food, Staple
Corms, a most valued food, boiled fresh, dried or candied with maple sugar. Muskrat and beavers store them in large caches, which the Indians have learned to recognize and appropriate.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 396
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead
USDA SACU
Paiute, Northern Food, Unspecified
Roots used for food.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 44
Sagittaria lancifolia L.
Bulltongue Arrowhead
USDA SALAL7
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for alligator bites.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 298
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of leaves given, one sip, and used to bathe feverish baby.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of leaves given, one sip, and used to bathe feverish baby.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Chippewa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of root taken for indigestion.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Chippewa Drug, Unspecified
Plant characterized as having some medicinal uses.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 124
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Chippewa Food, Dried Food
'Potatoes' at the end of the roots dried, boiled and used for food.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 319
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Cocopa Food, Unspecified
Tubers baked, peeled, and eaten whole or mashed.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 207
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Cocopa Other, Toys & Games
Tubers used in gambling games.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 207
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
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 65
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Infusion of plant taken for rheumatism.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound decoction taken for 'boils around the abdomen of children.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound decoction used as a wash on parts affected by 'Italian itch.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Iroquois Drug, Laxative
Compound decoction taken for constipation.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Compound decoction taken for 'boils around the abdomen of children.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of whole plant & rhizomes from another plant given to children who scream during the night.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 65
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Iroquois Other, Fertilizer
Decoction of root used as a corn medicine, when starting to plant corn.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Klamath Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 90
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Lakota Drug, Unspecified
Roots used for food and eaten as medicine.
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 26
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Lakota Food, Unspecified
Roots used for food and eaten as medicine.
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 26
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Meskwaki Food, Forage
Muskrats gathered these corms for winter store of food and found to save the trouble of digging.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 254
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Meskwaki Food, Winter Use Food
Boiled, sliced potatoes strung on a piece of basswood string and hung for winter supply.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 254
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
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 65
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Omaha Food, Unspecified
Tubers cooked as a farinaceous food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Omaha Food, Vegetable
Bulbs boiled and eaten as vegetables.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
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 65
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Pomo Food, Unspecified
Potato-like tubers eaten.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 89
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pounded corms applied to wounds and sores.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 37
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Potawatomi Food, Unspecified
Plant, growing along the streams and lakes, used as food by many tribes. Several days were required to cook the potatoes properly. The potatoes were cooked in a hole six feet deep. Thus, an article, unfit to eat raw, was made very nutritious and very palatable.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 94
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Potawatomi Food, Vegetable
Potatoes, deer meat and maple sugar made a very tasty dish.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 95
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Potawatomi Food, Winter Use Food
Boiled, sliced potatoes strung on a string and hung for storage and winter use.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 95
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Potawatomi Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Favorite food with ducks and geese and planted by hunting clubs to attract these birds.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 94
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Thompson Drug, Love Medicine
Plant used as a love charm and for 'witchcraft.'
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 112
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Thompson Food, Dried Food
Cooked root, dried, soaked and used with fish for food.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 112
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Cooked roots used for food.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 112
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
USDA SALA2
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 65
Sagittaria sp.
Arrowhead
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Root used for tuberculosis.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 133
Sagittaria sp.
Arrowhead
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 73