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100
a) Oenotherna biennis
b) Balsamorhiza sagittata
c) Populus balsamifera
d) Shepherdia argentea
ANSWER: C
Sci Name: Populus balsamifera
Common Name: Balsam poplar
Tribal Name: Šáka Čhán
Uses: Sticky buds are made into slaves to treat wounds. Can be boiled to treat nasal congestion and wash wounds.
100
a) Amelanchier alnifolia
b) Mentha arvensis
c) Erysimum asperum
d) Ratibida columnifera
ANSWER: A
Sci Name: Amelanchier alnifolia
Common Name: Juneberry
Tribal Name: Wípazutkhan
Uses: Stems used for arrow shafts. Leaves for tea, berries for food/wasna (spirit food)
100
a) Apios americana
b) Quercus macrocarpa
c) Amorpha canescens
d) Crataegus succulenta
ANSWER: D
Sci Name: Crataegus succulenta
Common Name: Hawthorn
Tribal Name: Mathó thaspan
Uses: Berries and flowers can treat heart and muscular issues, and high blood pressure. Thorns used for sewing.
200
a) Lithospermum caroliniense
b) Apios americana
c) Amorpha canescens
d) Lagenaria siceraria
ANSWER: B
Sci Name: Apios americana
Common Name: Indian potato
Tribal Name: Bló pahú
Uses: Can be eaten raw or cooked.
200
a) Ratibida columnifera
b) Smilax herbacea
c) Erysimum asperum
d) Linum rigidum
ANSWER: C
Sci Name: Erysimum asperum
Common Name: Western wallflower
Tribal Name: Wahčá zí šičámna
Uses: Infusion of entire plant can treat stomach and bowl troubles, including dysentery.
200
a) Shepherdia argentea
b) Quercus macrocarpa
c) Tyoha latifolia
d) Lagenaria siceraria
ANSWER: B
Sci Name: Quercus macrocarpa
Common Name: Burr Oak
Tribal Name: Uskúyeča hú
Uses: Boiled acorns are eatern whole or ground into flour. Bark infusion can treat diarrhea. Decoction of bark can treat poison ivy.
300
a) Tyoha latifolia
b) Taraxacum officinale
c) Lithospermum caroliniense
d) Verbesum thapsus
ANSWER: D
Sci Name: Verbesum thapsus
Common Name: Common mullien
Tribal Name: Apé hinšmá
Uses: Infusion of this plant acts as an expectorant to threat bronchitis or influenza. Poultice can be healing to diabetic ulcers.
300
a) Viburnum lentago
b) Tradescantia bracteata
c) Rumes venosus
d) Amorpha canescens
ANSWER: B
Sci Name: Tradescantia bracteata
Common Name: Bracted spiderwort
Tribal Name: Čhanhlóğan phánphanla
Uses: Flowers are used to make blue paint for shoes. Leaves and flowers are edible.
300
a) Smilax herbacea
b) Geum triflorum
c) Mentha arvensis
d) Asclepias stenophylla
ANSWER: D
Sci Name: Asclepias stenophylla
Common Name: Narrowleaf milkweed
Tribal Name: Thínsila phežúta
Uses: Root infusion can stimulate appetite.
400
a) Flowers are used to make blue paint for shoes. Leaves and flowers are edible.
b) Leaves and stems are boiled for tea, can treat headaches and fever. Plant is aromatic and used for perfume.
c) Powdered root is packed into wounds to stop bleeding. Roots can be dried and used for red dye.
d) Infusion of entire plant can treat stomach and bowl troubles, including dysentery
ANSWER: C
Sci Name: Lithospermum caroliniense
Common Name: Carolina puccoon
Tribal Name: Phažúta wahesa
Uses: Powdered root is packed into wounds to stop bleeding. Roots can be dried and used for red dye.
400
a) Tree trunks are used for sundance loadging. The bark when chewed or boiled can treat minor aches and pains.
b) Infusion tea can treat lung congestion caused by flu. Infusion bath can treat eczema.
c) Seeds boiled or ground into flour
d) Leaves and stems are boiled for tea, can treat headaches and fever. Plant is aromatic and used for perfume.
ANSWER: A
Sci Name: Populus deltoides
Common Name: Cottonwood
Tribal Name: Čhanyáh’u
Uses: Tree trunks are used for sundance loadging. The bark when chewed or boiled can treat minor aches and pains.
400
a) Young shoots can be boiled as emergency food, inner bark can be ground into flour. Infusion of needles can treat TB, Influenza and colds.
b) The soft down from cattail spikes is used in baby diapers, cradleboards, and as a poultice for burns and smallpox sores. Pollen and rhizomes are used in cooking.
c) Fruits are eaten as trail food when ripe, or to relieve hoarseness. Decoction used to treat back pain, stomachaches and kidney pain.
d) Treats stomachaches, arthritis, rheumatism, eczema to a healthy tea with vitamins and minerals that good for children health.
ANSWER: D
Sci Name: Urtica dioica
Common Name: Stinging Nettle
Tribal Name: Čhaníčhpehu
Uses:treats stomachaches, arthritis, rheumatism, eczema to a healthy tea with vitamins and minerals that good for children health.
500
a) Powdered root is packed into wounds to stop bleeding. Roots can be dried and used for red dye.
b) An infusion of dried leaves, stems, and flowers treat stomach problem and influenza. It’s also used to treat UTI’s, yeast infections and sore throats.
c) Flowers, buds, seed pods are edible. The roots are used for shampoo, to treat stoachaches, and to aid in childbirth.
d) The oil is used to moisturize hair and skin, boiled flowers are drunk for pulmonary problems. Seeds are edible.
ANSWER: D
Sci Name: Helianthus annuus
Common Name: Annual sunflower
Tribal Name: Wahčá zizí
Uses: The oil is used to moisturize hair and skin, boiled flowers are drunk for pulmonary problems. Seeds are edible.
500
a) A root decoction for mouthwash and wound cleaning. The dried root is made into a healing salve or added to smoking mixtures.
b) Poultice is made to treat skin infections. Nuts are eaten, root bark is used for black dye.
c) A poultice can treat bruises. Leaves can treat asthma. Oil can treat acne, fibrocystic breast tissue, rheumatoid arthritis, cirrhosis, and high cholesterol.
d) Antiseptic infusion is made to treat abdominal pains, fevers, sore throat, colds and other sicknesses, treats diabetic ulcers.
ANSWER: B
Sci Name: Juglans nigra
Common Name: Black Walnut
Tribal Name: Čhansápa
Uses: Poultice is made to treat skin infections. Nuts are eaten, root bark is used for black dye.
500
a) Leaves and stems are boiled for tea, can treat headaches and fever. Plant is aromatic and used for perfume.
b) Decoction of whole plants treats stomach pains, resin used as antiseptic.
c) Root decoction to treat internal pains, smoke of dried root treat aches and pains, inhaled for head colds.
d) Poultice of root is applied to wounds, sores, and burns; roots and seeds can be chewed to relieve all sorts of ailments.
ANSWER: B
Sci Name: Balsmorhiza sagittata
Common Name: Arrowleaf balsamroot
Tribal Name: Hutkán thánka
Uses: Decoction of whole plants treats stomach pains, resin used as antiseptic.