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This is a list of plants used by the indigenous people of North America. For lists pertaining specifically to the Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, and Zuni, see Cherokee ethnobotany, Iroquois ethnobotany, Navajo ethnobotany, and Zuni ethnobotany.
Ethnobotany is an interdisciplinary field at the interface of natural and social sciences that studies the relationships between humans and plants. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It focuses on traditional knowledge of how plants are used, managed, and perceived in human societies .
This plant is not native to the Americas and was introduced by colonists. Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium (common names include old field balsam , rabbit tobacco and sweet everlasting ), used in a compound for muscle cramps, local pains, and twitching, [ 6 ] and apply an infusion of it over scratches made over muscle cramp pain ...
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.
A decoction is used for stomachaches, and an infusion is taken by women to help with childbirth. The plant is also taken before long hikes to rid the body of lingering, undesirable things. The Kayenta Navajo use it as a laxative, and an infusion of the plant is taken and used as a lotion for snakebites. The Ramah Navajo use a decoction of the ...
Medicinal plants by tradition (4 C, 1 P) N. Native American ethnobotany (2 C, 14 P) Non-timber forest products (8 C, 94 P) Pages in category "Ethnobotany"
Plants used in traditional Native American medicine — medicinal plants traditionally used by Native Americans in the United States The main article for this category is Native American ethnobotany .
Cardamine diphylla, infusion of the whole plant taken to strengthen the breasts. [8] The Iroquois also chew the raw root for stomach gas, apply a poultice of roots to swellings, take a cold infusion of the plant for fever and for "summer complaint, drink a cold infusion of the roots for "when love is too strong", and use an infusion of the roots when "heart jumps and the head goes wrong."