Fragaria virginiana Duchesne — (Strawberry) 
Plant: senceshe?shtis (PB) 
Fruit: qitgem (PB, AP, AV, 
CW) 
The fruits were eaten only when fresh (AP, RS, AV, CW). 
Geum triflorum Pursh — (Avens) 
An infusion of the fresh or dried roots was drunk for chills 
(RD). 
Prunus virginiana L.— (Chokecherry) 
Plant: Ishxlshxwalshkw (PB, AP, AV) 
Fruit: Ishxlsho (Ad, PB, LP, JP, AV, 
CW) 
Chokecherries were the last fruits to be collected in late 
summer; in fact, freezing in early fall was believed to improve 
their taste and make them sweeter (RS). 
Though sometimes eaten fresh (RS), chokecherries were usu- 
ally prepared for later use. The individual chokecherries were 
pounded and pulverized with a pestle. Round cakes were made 
from the mashed fruit and placed inthe sun to dry. These could be 
saved for winter use, in which case they would be soaked in water 
for eating (Ad, JP, RS). In recent times, meat grinders have been 
used to pulverize chokecherries (RS, AV). Chokecherries were 
often mixed with other fruits, such as those of Berberis repens and 
Crataegus spp. 
An infusion of the bark and branches was drunk for diarrhea 
(PB, AP, CW). For intestinal worms, a tea made from the bark 
which was peeled downward was drunk; it acted as a purgative (if 
the bark was peeled upward, the medicine acted as an emetic) 
(RS). 
A resin from the plant was warmed, strained, and when cool, 
used as eyedrops for sore eyes (PB, RS). 
Rosa woodsii Lind!. — (Wild rose) 
Plant: xweye (PB): pertains to ‘sharp’ 
Leaves: xweyelshp (PB) 
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