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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.
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.
Plants used in traditional Native American medicine — medicinal plants traditionally used by Native Americans in the United States The main article for this category is Native American ethnobotany .
Historically the berries of R. leptanthum have been consumed in Native American cultures in a variety of ways: they are readily eaten fresh by Apache peoples, including the Chiricahua, Mescalero, and other peoples (specifically those in the vicinity of Isleta and Jemez in New Mexico); used as an ingredient in cakes made for overwintering by Chiricahua, and Mescalero peoples; and, in those ...
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Native American ethnobotany [ edit ] The Menominee take an infusion of root taken for pulmonary troubles, chew the steeped root for 'bronchial affections', [ 8 ] and use it as a seasoner for other remedies because of the good smell. [ 9 ]