Page 3 - Natural Healing Secrets of Native Americans

Natural Healing Secrets of Native Americans

Table of Contents

1 Disclaimer Page ............................................................................................................................................. 5

2 History .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
3 Common North American Plants and Their Surprising Indigenous Uses .............................. 7

Pussytoes ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Ragwort ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Bee Balm (Wild Bergamot) ........................................................................................................................... 8
Slender Mountain Mint ................................................................................................................................... 8

Figwort.................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Joe Pye Weed ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

Spiderwort........................................................................................................................................................ 10
Bellflower.......................................................................................................................................................... 10

Blue Vervain .................................................................................................................................................... 10
Bloodroot .......................................................................................................................................................... 11

Great Blue Lobelia ......................................................................................................................................... 11
Indian Tobacco ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Purple Prairie Clover .................................................................................................................................... 12
Hog Peanut ....................................................................................................................................................... 12

Ironweed ........................................................................................................................................................... 13

New England Aster ........................................................................................................................................ 13
Echinacea .......................................................................................................................................................... 13

Wild Yam ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Wood and Stinging Nettles ......................................................................................................................... 14

Juniper ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Yucca ................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Blackberry ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
Elderberry ........................................................................................................................................................ 16

Spicebush .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Sumac ................................................................................................................................................................. 17

Wild Rose .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Ginseng .............................................................................................................................................................. 17

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