Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Navaho-Ramah

Other

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Ojibwa

Antirheumatic - Ext.

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Ojibwa Blood

medicine

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Ojibwa

Ceremonial medicine

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Ojibwa Narcotic

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Ojibwa Panacea

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Ojibwa

Unspecified

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Okanagan

Antihemorrhagic

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Okanagan Eye

medicine

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Okanagan Kidney

aid

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Okanagan Tonic

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Okanagan

Urinary aid

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Pawnee Other

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Sanpoil

Dermatological aid

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Sanpoil

Pediatric aid

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Thompson Ind

Antihemorrhagic

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Thompson Ind

Diuretic

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Thompson Ind

Eye medicine

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Thompson Ind

Kidney aid

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Thompson Ind

Other

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Thompson Ind

Tonic

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: Thompson Ind

Urinary aid

Cultural Note: You'll probably find it as annoying as I did that some of these anthros consider

kinikinnik (a sacred herb) to have been used as "a narcotic" by some tribes. This is noted by the

same guy, working as far apart as Minnesota-Wisconsin and the southwest, in the 1930's.

Apparently this was because he noticed the leaves were being smokeed (or something). I can

Bearberry Phytochemicals

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