How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine & Crafts

Ethnologist with the Smithsonian Institution offers a wealth of material on nearly 200 plants used by Chippewas of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Emphasis on wild plants and lesser-known uses. "A fascinating, well-illustrated study."-Grand Rapids Gazette. 33 plates plus

Foreword
Informants
Phonetics
Introduction
List of plants arranged according to botanical name
List of plants arranged according to common name
List of plants arranged according to native name
Medicinal properties of plants used by the Chippewa
Principal active medincinal 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
  Substances other than vegetable used as remedies
  Medical appliances
  Surgical treatment and appliances
  Dental surgery
  Classification of diseases and injuries
  List of medical plants used medicinally
Plants used in dyes
  Process of dyeing
  List of plants used in dyes
  Mineral substances used in dyes
  Formulae for dyes
Plants used as charms
  List of plants used in charms
Plants used in useful and decorative arts
  List of plants
  Manner of use
Legend of Winabojo and the birch tree
Legend of Winabojo and the cedar tree
Gathering birch bark and cedar bark
Atricles made of birch bark