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EBP/Cooperative/Allium stellatum

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Allium stellatum

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  • 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

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Root/bulb

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  • 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

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Root/bulb

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  • Edible: The entire plant is edible raw, boiled, etc. and has been used as a food source by many different peoples.

Other

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Whole plant

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  • As toy: The entire plant was used as a toy by Anishinabe children.[2]

References

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  1. Plants Used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa by the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Commission, ISBN 0-9665820-1-2
  2. Native American Ethnobotany