EBP/Cooperative/Allium stellatum
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Allium stellatum edit
- Common names: Wild onion, Autumn onion, Prairie onion, Glade onion,
- Names used by indigenous peoples: mashkode-zhi, agaagawanzh, agaagawanzhiig, bagwaji-zhi (Anishinabe)
- Wikipedia: Allium
- Wikispecies: Allium stellatum
Medicinal uses edit
Root/bulb edit
- For the treatment of colds: A syrup or decoction, usually sweetened, was used by the Anishinabe to treat the common cold, especially in children. [1]
Food uses edit
Root/bulb edit
- Edible: The entire plant is edible raw, boiled, etc. and has been used as a food source by many different peoples.
Other edit
Whole plant edit
- As toy: The entire plant was used as a toy by Anishinabe children.[2]
References edit
- ↑ Plants Used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa by the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Commission, ISBN 0-9665820-1-2
- ↑ Native American Ethnobotany