Latin name:
Celastrus scandens
L.
Botanical family:
Celastraceae
Growth habit:
Vine
Vernacular name(s):
bitter-sweet (Eng.)
célastre grimpant, bourreau des arbres (Fr.)
bima'kwûd, manîdobima'kwit (Ojibwa)
Uses:
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Medicinal plant [Ojibwa: 86].
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Roots :
Cooked in animal fat, strained, and used as an ointment for cancer or obstinate sore [Chippewa 85; Ojibwa 87]. Decoction used to treat stoppage of urine [Chippewa 47].
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Fruits :
Used for sotmach troubles [Ojibwa 87].
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Stalk :
Decoction used in skin eruptions [Ojibwa 87].