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100
a) Wahčá zí sičámna
b) Waȟčá zí
c) Pšín šičámna
d) Zuzéča thawóte
ANSWER B
Sci NAME: Taraxacum officinale
Common NAME: Dandelion
Tribal NAME: Waȟčá zí
USE(S): All plant parts are edible (leaves, roots, and flowers). This plant is a diuretic and is used to help regulate blood sugar. Leaves are added to salads.
DEFINITION: Dieretic - any drug that increases the flow of urine. Diuretics promote the removal from the body of excess water, salts, poisons, and accumulated metabolic products, such as urea.
100
a) Wagmú há
b) Pinkpá hinsmá
c) Zintká wóte
d) Pšín šičámna
- ANSWER: A
Sci Name: Lagenaria siceraria
Common Name: Dipping gourd
Tribal Name: Wagmú há
Uses: Used to make rattle for ceremony
200
a) Wagmú há
b) Pinkpá hinsmá
c) Asánpi iyátke
d) Wihúta hú
Answer: D
Sci Name: Tyoha latifolia
Common Name: Cattail
Tribal Name: Wihúta hú
Uses: 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.
200
a) Pšin šičámna
b)Uskúyeča hú
c) Wahčá zizí
d) Mathó thaspan
Answer: A
Sci Name: Allium Spp.
Common Name: Wild Onion
Tribal Name: Pšín šičámna
Uses: Can be cooked in stews or eaten raw. Good for heart and blood detox.
300
a) Hutkán thánka
b) Wahčá zí sićámna
c) Wahčá zizí
d) Phežúta wahesa
Answer: B
Sci Name: Erysimum asperum
Common Name: Western wallflower
Tribal Name: Wahčá zí sičámna
Uses: Infusion of the entire plant can treat stomach and bowel troubles, including dysentery
Definition: dysentery - infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.
300
a) Čhanhlóğan phánphanla
b) Mnahú
c) Zuzéča thawóte
d) Thinpsila
Answer: C
Sci Name: Smilax herbacea
Common Name: Smooth carrionflower
Tribal Name: Zuzéča thawóte
Uses: Fruits are eaten as trail food when ripe, or to relieve hoarseness. Decoction used to treat back pain, stomachaches and kidney pain.
400
a) Wahpé skúya
b) Maštínčaphuté
c) Huphéstola
d) Cheyáka
Answer: D
Sci Name: Mentha arvensis
Common Name: Field Mint
Tribal Name: Cheyáka
Uses: Leaves and stems are boiled for tea, can treat headaches and fever. Plant is aromatic and used for perfume.
400
a) Pinkpá hinsmá
b) Áta sosapina
c) Mathó thaspan
d) Bló pahú
Answer: A
Sci Name: Geum triflorum
Common Name: Prairie smoke
Tribal Name: Pinkpá hinsmá
Uses: A root decoction for mouthwash and wound cleaning. The dried root is made into a healing salve or added to smoking mixtures.
500
a) Wahčá zí iyawičaskapo
b) Psín
c) Phezí hóta wápe blaskáska
d) Pheží wačhánğa
Answer: B
Sci Name: Achnatherum hymenoides
Common Name: Indian Ricegrass
Tribal Name: Psín
Uses: Seeds boiled or ground into flour
500
a) Hutkán thánka
b) Wahčá zí sićámna
c) Zintká wóte
d) Wahčá zizí
Answer: C
Sci Name: Amorpha canescens
Common Name: Lead plant
Tribal Name: Zintká wóte
Uses: Infusion tea can treat lung congestion caused by flu. Infusion bath can treat eczema.