CONTENTS 



Page 



Foreword 281 



Informants 282 



Phonetics 284 



Introduction 285 



List of plants arranged according to botanical name 286 



List of plants arranged according to common name 295 



List of plants arranged according to native name 297 



Medicinal properties of plants used by the Chippewa 299 



Principal active medicinal constituents of phints used by the Chippewa— 303 



Plants as food 306 



List of plants used as food 307 



Making maple sugar 308 



Gathering wild rice 313 



Beverages 317 



Seasonings 318 



Cereals 318 



Vegetables 319 



Fruits and berries 321 



Plants as medicine 322 



Treatment by means of plants 322 



Substances otber than vegetable used as remedies 330 



Medical appliances 331 



Surgical treatment and appliances 332 



Dental surgery . 335 



Classification of diseases and injuries 335 



List of medical plants and their uses 336 



Works containing lists of plants used medicinally 368 



Plants used in dyes 369 



Process of dyeing 369 



List of plants used in dyes 369 



Mineral substances used in dyes 370 



Formulae for dyes 370 



Plants used as charms 375 



List of plants used in charms 376 



Plants used in useful and decorative arts 377 



List of plants 377 



Manner of use 378 



Legend of Winabojo and the birch tree 3S1 



Legend of Winabojo and the cedar tree 384 



Gathering birch bark and cedar bark 386 



Articles made of birch bark 387 



Index 541 



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