Ericaceae Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.

Lowbush Blueberry

Chippewa - Drug, Psychological Aid

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338

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Scientific name: Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
USDA symbol: VAAN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lowbush Blueberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Dried flowers placed on hot stones as inhalant for 'craziness.'

RECRD: 96765 id: 41961

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