NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINAL HERBS 

DISCLAIMER: I am not an certified herbalist. All herbs listed  are used at your discretion. Keep in mind that many of the early medicinal uses of plants have been disproved as to their effectiveness or, because of the inherent danger of the plant itself, are not recommended for use by those without extensive medical background. Plants listed here should not be harmful unless you are allergic.


Corylus cornuta - Beaked Hazelnut
Documented use by the following Native American groups: Abnaki, Algonquin, Cherokee, Chippewa/Ojibwe, Iroquois, Potawatomi


Hazelnut "milk" used for coughs and colds and to treat cuts

 


Mallows -Malva sylvestris or parviflora or neglecta 

Documented use by Shoshone and other Great Basin Native American groups


leaf is used as a tea in dry hacking coughs and for digestive upset; soothing and cooling. 


 


Melilotus spp - Sweet clover
Documented use by the following Native American groups: Shoshone/Bannock

flower, leaf used as a tonic

Plantago major or lanceolata- Plantain--broad leaf or narrow leaf
Documented use by the following Native American groups:
Chippewa/Ojibwe, Menominee, Shoshone/Bannock


entire plant; crushed leaf to relieve insect bites



Solidago sp - Goldenrod
Documented use by the following Native American groups: Algonquin, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Chippewa/Ojibwe, Iroquois, Shoshone/Bannock

root, plant, flower
infusion used to treat colds, nasal congestion



Typha latifolia L. - Cattail
Documented use by the following Native American groups: Chippewa/Ojibwe, Menominee, Shoshone/Bannock

Seed down used to dress wounds