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There is no exact terminology of Chippewa plants, although there are some generally accepted designations of common plants and trees. In obtaining the names of plants it was found that the same name is often given to several plants, and that one plant may have several names. Individuals often had their own names for the plants which they used as remedies. It was also customary for a medicine man, when teaching the use of a plant, to show a specimen of the plant without giving it any name. Thus the identity of the plant was transmitted with more secrecy than would have been possible if a name had been assigned to it. The names by which plants are designated by the Chippewa are usually compound nouns indicating the appearance of the plant, the place where it grows, a characteristic property of the plant, or its principal use. To this is often added a termination indicating the part of the plant which is utilized, as root or leaf.
Examples of these classes of plant names are as follows:
Name indicating appearance of the plant: Becigodjibiguk (blue cohosh), becig, one ; djibiguk, root; the plant having a tap root.
Name indicating place where the plant grows: Mckigwat 
g (tamarack), muckig, swamp; atig, termination indicating wood.
Name indicating a characteristic property of the plant: Dadocabodjibik (dandelion), dadoaabo, liquid, or milk; odjibik, root.
Name indicating characteristic use of plant: Agimak (ash), agim , snowshoe ; ak, termination signifying wood.
An investigation was made to determine whether the plants used medicinally by the Chippewa have a recognized use by the white race. Two reports on this subject were courteously prepared by Dr. W. W. Stockberger, physiologist in charge of drug, poisonous and oil plant investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. The first report shows the medicinal properties of such plants and the second report shows the principal active medicinal constituents of these plants.
The following 69 plants used by the Chippewa are regarded as medicinal by white people, although opinion as to their therapeutic value varies greatly. The few species now officially recognized in the latest editions of the United States Pharmacopoeia and the National Formulary are designated in the text by the abbreviations U. S. P. IX and N. F. 4, respectively. Species recognized in the eighth revision of the United States Pharmacopoeia but no longer official are indicated by U. S. P. VIII.
The remaining species, some of which were recognized in the earlier Pharmacopoeias, have long been used either in medicine as practiced by certain physicians or as domestic remedies.
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. Balsam. PINACEAE. Pine family.
Canada balsam, a liquid oleoresin obtained from this tree, is stimulant, diuretic, occasionally diaphoretic and externally rubefacient. U. S. P. VIII. Achillea millefolium L. Yarrow. Milfoil. COMPOSITAE. Composite family.
The plant is slightly astringent and has been used as an alterative, diuretic, and as a stimulant tonic.
Acorus calamus L. Sweetflag, calamus. ARACEAE. Arum family.
The rhizome has been employed as an aromatic stimulant and tonic. U. S. P. VIII.
Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red baneberry. RANUNCULACEAE. Crowfoot family.
The rhizome is said to be emeto-purgative and parasiticide.
Alnus tncana (L.) Moench. Speckled alder. FAGACEAE. Beech family.
The bark is alterative, astringent, and emetic.
Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Spreading dogbane. APOCYNACEAE. Dogbane family.
The root is diuretic, sudorific, emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic. U. S. P. VIII.
Armlia nudicaulis L. Wild sarsaparilla. ABAMACEAE. Ginseng family.
The roots have been used for their gently stimulant, diaphoretic, and alterative action.
Aralia racemosa L. Spikenard. ARALIACEAE. Ginseng family.
The root is alterative, stimulant, and diaphoretic.
Arctium minus Bernh. Burdock. COMPOSITAE. Composite family.
The root is diuretic, diaphoretic, and alterative. U. S. P. VIII. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Bearberry. ERICACEAE. Heath family.
The leaves have mild and slightly antiseptic diuretic properties. U. S. P. IX. Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Torr. Jack-in-the-pulpit. ARACEAE. Arum family.
Mentioned in unofficial part of United States and Kings Dispensatories. Artemisia absinthium L. Wormwood. Composite. Composite family.
The leaves and flowering tops are tonic, stomachic, stimulant, febrifuge, and anthelmintic.
Artemisia draeunculoides Pursh. Fuzzy-weed. COMPOSITAE. Composite family.
The plant acts as a topical irritant and diaphoretic.
Asarum can.adense L. Wild ginger. ARTSTOLOCHIACEAE. Birthwort family.
The rhizome and roots are used as a carminative agent and flavor. N. F. 4. Asclepias incarnata L. Swamp milkweed. ASCLEPIADACEAE. Milkweed family.
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