NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINAL HERBSĀ
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
Documented use by the following Native American groups: Abnaki, Algonquin, Cherokee, Chippewa/Ojibwe, Iroquois, Potawatomi
nut "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
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
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
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
Documented use by the following Native American groups: Chippewa/Ojibwe, Menominee, Shoshone/Bannock
Seed down used to dress wounds
