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Juniperus communis – Western American tribes combined the berries of Juniperus communis with Berberis root bark in a herbal tea. Native Americans also used juniper berries as a female contraceptive. [83] Juniperus scopulorum, the leaves and inner bark of which were boiled by some Plateau tribes to create an infusion to treat coughs and fevers.
Ethnobotany is an interdisciplinary field at the interface of natural and social sciences that studies the relationships between humans and plants. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It focuses on traditional knowledge of how plants are used, managed, and perceived in human societies .
Plants used in Native American cuisine (5 C, 236 P) Pages in category "Native American ethnobotany" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
See also Zuni ethnobotany, and Native American ethnobotany. This is a list of plants utilized in Navajo culture. This list is incomplete; ...
Draba reptans, common names Carolina draba, Carolina whitlow-grass, Creeping whitlow-grass, and Whitlow-grass, is an annual plant in the family Brassicaceae that is native to North America. [ 1 ] Conservation status in the United States
Plants used in Native American cuisine. Note: non-cultivated wild native plants belong in this category; and cultivated native plants belong in Category: Crops originating from Pre-Columbian North America or Category: Crops originating from the United States , depending on when it was first cultivated.
Antennaria howellii, the everlasting or Howell's pussytoes, [2] [3] is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Alaska , much of Canada including the Arctic territories, and the northern United States as far south as northern California , Colorado and North Carolina .
Oclemena nemoralis, common names bog aster or bog nodding aster, is a plant native to the northeastern United States. ... Native American ethnobotany