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bloodroot


Entry Type:  
Species
Scientific Name:  
Common Name:  
bloodroot
Myaamia Name:  
oonsaalamooni

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Myaamia Archival Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Archival Data Comments
Dunn, J.P. ca. 1900 Use - Technology 

Used to make yellow paint. "onzalamoni, bloodroot, i.e. yellow paint".

"So the name of the Salamonie river is an abbreviation of the Miami O-sah-la-mo-nee, which is their name for the bloodroot, but literally it means yellow paint, and the bloodroot is so called because the Indians used to make a yellow paint or dye from it".

Rafert, S. 1992 Use - Technology 

Collected and dried, then sold for pharmaceutical use.

Rafert, S. 1989 Use - Medicinal 

Used as a tonic.

Botanical Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991 Habitat 

Occurs on rich, moist soil throughout eastern and western Myaamia lands.

Related Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Peterson, L. A. 1977  

Used as an emetic, purgative and for yellow paint.