Latin name:
Vitis sp.
Botanical family:
Vitaceae
Growth habit:
Vine
Vernacular name(s):
wild grape (Eng.)
vigne sauvage (Fr.)
šiwi-min (Ojibwa)
Uses:
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Roots and branches :
Steeped with roots of Ceanothus and Hepatica, bark of beech, and inner bark of sugar maple, black birch, and red-osier dogwood to make a remedy for pulmonary trouble [Ojibwa 85].
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Sap :
Used as a tonic to wash hair [Ojibwa 85].