Ebook: How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine & Crafts

Title Page; NOTE ON THE PAGINATION; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; FOREWORD; INFORMANTS; PHONETICS; INTRODUCTION; LIST OF PLANTS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO BOTANICAL NAME; LIST OF PLANTS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO COMMON NAME; LIST OF PLANTS1 ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NATIVE NAME; MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF PLANTS USED BY THE CHIPPEWA; PRINCIPAL ACTIVE MEDICINAL CONSTITUENTS OF PLANTS USED BY THE CHIPPEWA; PLANTS AS FOOD; LIST OF PLANTS USED AS FOOD; MAKING MAPLE SUGAR; GATHERING WILD RICE; BEVERAGES; SEASONINGS; CEREALS; VEGETABLES; FRUITS AND BERRIES; PLANTS AS MEDICINE; TREATMENT BY MEANS OF PLANTS.;A renowned ethnologist with the Smithsonian Institution offers a fascinating wealth of material on nearly 200 plants that were used by the Chippewas of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The volume provides an emphasis on wild plants and their lesser-known uses. "A fascinating, well-illustrated study."? Grand Rapids Gazette . 33 plates.