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USES OF PLANTS BY THE CHIPPEWA INDIANS 
[ETH. ANN, 44 
System or part affected Symptoms Botanical name Part of plant used 
Nervous system____---- Convulsions- --------- Lathyrus venosus Muhl. (Wild | Root !_______---_- 
pea.) 
DOls ss2e5-2c5oseses| anne Gla A ee Lathyrus venosus Muhl_-_----_---|__-_- dope a ses 3 
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.f |_--_- (6S ee 
(Dogbane.) 
1D) 0: a Soe | ee (6 Yay <p teh wie: Hepatica americana Ker. (He- |____- (Cee el 
| patica.) 
DOis..5--seneassssslbetes oss. sa teen eee Solidago juncea Ait. (Goldenrod) __|_____ do: = = 
DD fo ie a a Se be (6 (cySepene w Sak Polygala senega L. (Seneca snake- |_____ do. 2-4 -2— =" 4 
root.) 
Artemisia frigida Willd. (Prairie |_____ do 8213-2 
sage.) 
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. |___-. dose. ee 
(Ground plum.) 
Rosa arkansana Porter, (Wild rose) _|_____ dO. = --eessea25 
Doss sss ee leadache!=- ees Apocynum androsaemifolium L.f |____- do:32228- 222 
(Dogbane.) 
WOrsasecee sae esas [sees do £-2 == See Achillea millefolium L.t (Yar- | Leaves_-----.----- 
row.) 
Docs 25- sae ao tA. te (3 oF ee eee a ee Arctostaphylos  uva-ursi (L.) |_---- 0-22 -5225522e 
Spreng.t (Bearberry.) 
1 Do Sr a ore Ube 0S. een eee Polygonatum commutatum. (R. & | Root_-------------- 
8.) Dietr. (Solomonseal.) 
DO: 2- sa nsse ose See Gt See Ss Pulsatilla hirsutissima (Pursh) | Leaves__-..------- 
Britton.t (Pasque flower.) 
1 Unless otherwise stated, it is understood that roots, leaves, flowers, and stalks are dried and rubbed 
into powder or shreds before using. 
(See p. 326.) 
2 A decoction was boiled. Concerning the manner of making decoctions and the dosage see p.329. Certain 
remedies were steeped instead of boiled, a distinction being made between the two modes of preparation. 
