Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge

Traditional Herbal

&Plant Knowledge,

Identifications

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HERBS FOR TEAS, FLAVORINGS, FOODS

Herbs used mostly by Anishinaabeg people; Indian names may be individual to the

person describing and furnishing plant specimens. Different names were given to

different parts of the plant, and to its different uses in food or medicine sometimes.

Botannical names are current international standard.

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SWAMP TEA (Laborador Tea -- Ledum species

Muskeegobug); New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus ovatus,

Odigadimanido)

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NATIVE MINTS: Namewuskons -- mountain mint;

Bibigwunukuk -- flute mint; Wabinowusk -- dawn

(eastern) mint

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NATURALIZED IMMIGRANT MINTS

Peppermint, Spearmint, Pennyroyal

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l CLOVER Basibuguk, as a tea, as a veggie

WILD ROSES: Oginiminagawunj, hips, haws, leaves,

petals

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ELDER SHRUB (Sambucca Canadensis) flowers,

teas, berries

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WINTERGREEN (Winisibugons or Gaultheria

procumbens): tea from leaves, berries, finding in

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