Indigenous Uses of Plants
Corns, beans, and squash are indigenous food staples that are known as this
The Three Sisters
Who was tasked with the responsibility of maintaining household knowledge of plants?
Women
Name one mental health benefit of being around or interacting with plant life
Many answers
What plant is aspirin derived from?
Willow tree
What is the estimated percentage of adults living with chronic pain?
20%
What is the meaning of the name that the Potawatomi tribe refers to themselves as?
The Keepers of the Fire
This plant is associated with helping ease nausea
Ginger
How many small-to-medium indoor plants should a space have in order to make a mental health difference
3
Unintended impacts of medications
Side effects
What is TEK an acronym for?
Traditional ecological knowledge
The parts of this tree were used in multiple ways including decorative beadwork.
What is the Northern Red Oak
This red berry plant has been traditionally used in herbal practices related to women’s reproductive health
Raspberry leaf
Name one technique for interacting with plants that can improve mental health
many
When a medication or substance impacts the ability of another medication to function as advertised
What is a medicine interaction
This native flowering favorite has multiple medicinal uses including headache relief and a fumigating reviver
What is the Aster
The fuzzy seeds of this plant were utilized for infant bedding
What is the broadleaf cattail
This tree was the original source of paclitaxel (Taxol), an important chemotherapy drug used to treat several types of cancer
What is the Pacific yew tree
Is quality or quantity of green spaces more important in regards to mental health benefits
quality
This medication causes pain relief by reducing inflammation in the body
NSAID/Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
This part of the red oak is used by the Potawatomi People to treat flux
The inner bark.
This plant’s seeds are used by the Potawatomi people for visiting a “favorite lady friend"
What is purple meadowrue
This plant is historically used to treat menopause symptoms
Black cohosh
Human tendency to seek connections with nature
biophilia
This plant is what opiates are derived from
poppies
What are the three main categories of plants in relation to their geography?
Native, introduce, and invasive