(database accessed August 2005)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Dried stem base eaten or grated and taken in water for heart
"troubles," including heart burn.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 26)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Stem base taken for stomachaches, cramps and stomach flu.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 26)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Heart Medicine)
Dried stem base eaten or grated and taken in water for heart "troubles," including heart burn.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 26)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Laxative)
Stem base taken for constipation.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 26)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Stem base taken for stomach flu.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 26)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Panacea)
Powdered stem base and many other herbs used for various ailments.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 26)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Stimulant)
Stem base given to prevent fainting during childbirth.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 26)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Infusion of plant used for "womb troubles."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 272)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Kidney Aid)
Split roots used for lame back or kidneys.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 272)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Split root used for lame back or kidneys and leaf infusion used as a runner's liniment.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 272)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Other)
Raw root chewed to strengthen veins.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 272)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Decoction of plant or roots or infusion of roots taken for consumption.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 272)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.
American Waterplantain; Alismataceae
Iroquois Food (Beverage)
Plant made into a tea and used by forest runners.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 65)
Alisma subcordatum Raf.
American Water Plantain; Alismataceae
Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Used as a poultice on old sores, wounds, bruises, swellings and ulcers.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Alisma subcordatum Raf.
American Water Plantain; Alismataceae
Cherokee Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Root used for bowel complaints, sores, wounds and bruises.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Cheyenne Drug (Unspecified)
Leaves used as an ingredient in a medicinal mixture.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 6)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Cheyenne Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Dried leaves given to horses for urinary troubles or put into sore mouth.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 6)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Chippewa Drug (Unspecified)
Plant characterized as having some medicinal uses.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 124)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Navajo Drug (Analgesic)
Plant used for headaches.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 24)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Ojibwa Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Corms eaten for indigestion.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 353)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Ojibwa Drug (Unspecified)
Used as a medicine for man.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 396)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Ojibwa Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Used as a medicine for horses.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 396)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Klamath Food (Unspecified)
Rootstocks used for food.
Coville, Frederick V. 1897 Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110 (p. 90)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Menominee Food (Winter Use Food)
Boiled, sliced potatoes strung on a string for winter use.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 61)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Montana Indian Food (Unspecified)
Tubers eaten raw or boiled.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 22)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Ojibwa Food (Forage)
Recognized as a favorite food of ducks and geese.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 396)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Ojibwa Food (Staple)
Corms, a most valued food, boiled fresh, dried or candied with maple sugar.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 396)
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
Arumleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Paiute, Northern Food (Unspecified)
Roots used for food.
Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 44)
Sagittaria lancifolia L.
Bulltongue Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Seminole Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Plant used for alligator bites.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Cherokee Drug (Febrifuge)
Infusion of leaves given, one sip, and used to bathe feverish baby.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 23)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Cherokee Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of leaves given, one sip, and used to bathe feverish baby.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 23)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Chippewa Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of root taken for indigestion.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 342)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Chippewa Drug (Unspecified)
Plant characterized as having some medicinal uses.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 124)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Infusion of plant taken for rheumatism.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 273)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Compound decoction taken for "boils around the abdomen of children."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 273)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Compound decoction used as a wash on parts affected by "Italian itch."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 273)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Laxative)
Compound decoction taken for constipation.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 273)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of whole plant & rhizomes from another plant given to children who scream during the night.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 65)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Compound decoction taken for "boils around the abdomen of children."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 273)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Lakota Drug (Unspecified)
Roots used for food and eaten as medicine.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 26)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Potawatomi Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of pounded corms applied to wounds and sores.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 37)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Thompson Drug (Love Medicine)
Plant used as a love charm and for "witchcraft."
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al. 1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum (p. 112)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Chippewa Food (Dried Food)
"Potatoes" at the end of the roots dried, boiled and used for food.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 319)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Cocopa Food (Unspecified)
Tubers baked, peeled, and eaten whole or mashed.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell 1951 Yuman Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press (p. 207)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Dakota Food (Unspecified)
Roasted or boiled tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 65)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Klamath Food (Unspecified)
Species used for food.
Coville, Frederick V. 1897 Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110 (p. 90)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Lakota Food (Unspecified)
Roots used for food and eaten as medicine.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 26)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Meskwaki Food (Forage)
Muskrats gathered these corms for winter store of food and found to save the trouble of digging.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 254)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Meskwaki Food (Winter Use Food)
Boiled, sliced potatoes strung on a piece of basswood string and hung for winter supply.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 254)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Omaha Food (Unspecified)
Tubers cooked as a farinaceous food.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians. Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57. (p. 325)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Omaha Food (Unspecified)
Roasted or boiled tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 65)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Pawnee Food (Unspecified)
Roasted or boiled tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 65)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Pomo Food (Unspecified)
Potato-like tubers eaten.
Barrett, S. A. 1952 Material Aspects of Pomo Culture. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20 (p. 89)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Potawatomi Food (Unspecified)
Plant, growing along the streams and lakes, used as food by many tribes.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 94)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Potawatomi Food (Vegetable)
Potatoes, deer meat and maple sugar made a very tasty dish.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 95)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Potawatomi Food (Winter Use Food)
Boiled, sliced potatoes strung on a string and hung for storage and winter use.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 95)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Thompson Food (Dried Food)
Cooked root, dried, soaked and used with fish for food.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al. 1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum (p. 112)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Thompson Food (Unspecified)
Cooked roots used for food.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al. 1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum (p. 112)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Winnebago Food (Unspecified)
Roasted or boiled tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 65)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Cocopa Other (Toys & Games)
Tubers used in gambling games.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell 1951 Yuman Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press (p. 207)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Iroquois Other (Fertilizer)
Decoction of root used as a corn medicine, when starting to plant corn.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 273)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Potawatomi Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Favorite food with ducks and geese and planted by hunting clubs to attract these birds.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 94)
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Omaha Food (Vegetable)
Bulbs boiled and eaten as vegetables.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche 1911 The Omaha Tribe. SI-BAE Annual Report #27 (p. 341)
Sagittaria sp.
Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Root used for tuberculosis.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 133)
Sagittaria sp.
Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Algonquin, Quebec Food (Unspecified)
Species used for food.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 73)
Sagittaria sp.
; Alismataceae
Cheyenne Food (Unspecified)
Stalk, below the blossom, peeled and eaten raw.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 170)
Sagittaria sp.
; Alismataceae
Dakota Food (Unspecified)
Boiled tubers peeled and used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota. Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70 (p. 358)
Sagittaria sp.
Arrowhead; Alismataceae
Great Basin Indian Food (Unspecified)
Tubers ground and eaten.
Nickerson, Gifford S. 1966 Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants. Tebiwa 9(1):45-51 (p. 46)
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