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USES OF PLANTS BY THE CHIPPEWA INDIANS [eth. ann. 44 



Wild pea was used as a charm to insure success, especially when the 

 person was in extreme anxiety concerning the outcome of circum- 

 stances. It was also used as a remedy for convulsions. 



Seneca snakeroot was used as a charm for safety on a journey, 

 which in the minds of the old Indians was attended with some 

 anxiety. It was also used as a stimulating tonic. 



List of Plants Used in Charms 



Botanical name 



Part of plant used 



Manner of use 



Acorus calamus L. 



Agastache anethiodora ( N utt . ) 



Britton. 

 Apocynum androsaemifo- 



lium L. 



Aralia nudicaulis L 



Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) 

 Spreng. 



Artemisia gnaphalodes Nutt_ 



Asclepias syriaca L 



Aster novae-angliae L 



Aster puniceus L 



Cornus alternifolia L. f 



Eupatorium perforatum L_ 



Hepatica triloba L 



Lathyrus venosus Muhl 



Onosmodium hispidissimum 



Mackenzie. 

 Plantago major L 



Polygala senega L 



Root combined with 

 Aralia nudicaulis L. 



Whole plant 



Root 



Root combined with 



Acorus calamus. 

 Root 



Flowers dried 



Root combined with 

 root fibers of Eupa- 

 torium perfoli- 

 atum L. 



Root 



Fine tendrils of root- 

 Root 



Root fibers combined 

 with Asclepias syri- 

 aca L. 

 Root 



Root dried 



Seeds 



Root powdered 



Root 



(1) Decoction made from 

 roots put on fish nets. 



(2) Decoction used "to 

 rattle snakes away." 



Protection. 



Chewed to counteract 

 evil charms. 



Smoked in pipe to attract 

 game. 



Placed on coals; fumes as 

 antidote to bad medi- 

 cine. 



Applied to whistle for call- 

 ing deer. 



Smoked in pipe to attract 

 game. 



Smoked with tobacco to 

 attract game. 



Put on muskrat trap. 



Applied to whistle for call- 

 ing deer. 



Put on traps for fur- 

 bearing animals. 



Carried on the person to 

 insure successful out- 

 come of difficulties. 



Love charm ; also to attract 

 money or worldly goods. 



Carried on the person as 

 protection against snake 

 bites. 



Carried on person for gen- 

 eral health and for safety 

 on a journey. 



