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Heracleum maximum, used by various Native American peoples. Perhaps the most common use was to make poultices to be applied to bruises or sores.an infusion of the flowers can be rubbed on the body to repel flies and mosquitoes. [75] Holodiscus discolor, used by Indian tribes, such as the Stl'atl'imx. They would steep the berries in boiling ...
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Senna hebecarpa (common names include American senna and wild senna) The Cherokee use infusion of the plant for various purposes, including taking it for cramps, heart trouble, giving it to children and adults as a purgative and for fever, and taking it for 'blacks' (hands and eye sockets turn black). They also give an infusion of the root ...
Sagittaria latifolia is a plant found in shallow wetlands and is sometimes known as broadleaf arrowhead, [5] duck-potato, [6] Indian potato, or wapato. This plant produces edible tubers that have traditionally been extensively used by Native Americans .
Native plants in the U.S. are under threat from habitat loss, construction, overgrazing, wildfires, invasive species, bioprospecting — the search for plant and animal species from which ...
Plants used in Native American cuisine.; Note: non-cultivated wild native plants belong in this category; and cultivated native plants belong in Category: Crops originating from Pre-Columbian North America or Category: Crops originating from the United States, depending on when it was first cultivated.
Using natural grasses and plants, along with llama and alpaca hair, Native Americans would weave “those grasses into these suspension bridges, that could span 100 ft across,” DeGannaro said.
Lobelia inflata has a long use as a medicinal plant as an entheogenic, emetic, and skin or respiratory aid. [6] [7] Native Americans used it for respiratory and muscle disorders, as a purgative, and as a ceremonial medicine. [6] [7] The leaves were chewed and smoked. [8]