EBP/Cooperative/Allium stellatum
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Allium stellatum
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]Root/bulb
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]Root/bulb
[edit | edit source]- Edible: The entire plant is edible raw, boiled, etc. and has been used as a food source by many different peoples.
Other
[edit | edit source]Whole plant
[edit | edit source]- As toy: The entire plant was used as a toy by Anishinabe children.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Plants Used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa by the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Commission, ISBN 0-9665820-1-2
- ↑ Native American Ethnobotany