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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 

 pea.) 



Root 1 









Do — 



do 



Lathyrus venosus Muhl _ _ 



do 







Apocynum androsaemifolium L.f 

 (Dogbane.) 



do 



Do... 



do 



Hepatica americana Ker. (He- 

 patica.) 



Solidago juncea Ait. (Goldenrod) 



do 



Do.__ 



do 



do - 



Do 



do 



Polygala senega L. (Seneca snake- 

 root.) 



Artemisia frigida Willd. (Prairie 



sage.) 



Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. 



(Ground plum.) 

 Rosa arkansana Porter, (Wild rose) 



do 







do 







do 







do... 



Do 



Headache.. 



Apocynum androsaemifolium L.f 

 (Dogbane.) 



do.' 







Do 



do 



Achillea millefolium L.t (Yar- 

 row.) 



Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) 

 Spreng.f (Bearberry.) 



Leaves 



Do 



do 



do 









Do 



do 



Polygonatumcommutatum. (R. & 

 S.) Dietr. (Solomonseal.) 



Pulsatilla hirsutissima (Pursh) 

 Britton.f (Pasqueflower.) 



Root 



Do 



do 



Leaves.. . 









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. Concerningthemannerofmakingdecoctionsandthedosageseep.329. Certain 

 remedies were steeped instead of boiled, a distinction being made between the two modes of preparation. 



