SAGE 

Medicine roots and plants.

 

Buffalo Berries – Lakota name:

 

Mastinca Puta Can, meaning" Rabbit lip tree".

 

The berries are used as Jellies, Jam or as natural dye.

 

Bergamont – Lakota name:

 

Hehaka Tape Juta, meaning :"Elk`s Medicine " or Wahpe Wastemna: meaning "sweet smelling Leaves". Tea is made of the Leaves and has an effext on coughing. The Leaves are mixed with fat and used as couting tool. Leaf are also used as bandage to stop bleeding and were also used as love Medicine.

 

Chokecherries – Lakota name:

 

Canpa Hu,

 

meaning: "bitter root stem". Was used as a food source when dried and lasted for a long time period. Was used as Tea, the inner bark and sooted coughs and sore throats due to colds.

 

Purple Coneflower – Lakota name:

 

Icaphe Hu

 

, meaning: "something used to knock something down". The roots and the green fruits are used to ease toothaches when chewed on. The leaves and roots are made into tea and used for cold.

 

Plums – Lakota name:

 

Kantahu Can

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meaning: "plum tree". They are dried and eaten and sometimes stewed and used as "wojapi", kind of sauce type dessert.

 

Sage – Lakota name:

 

Pejuta Hota

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meaning: "gray herb". Tea made of the leaves cures fever, cold and stomack problems as well as drying up sores and wounds. Sage is also burned as a protection against evil influences. Sage is used before starting any Ceremony eather by burning or as tea.

 

Sweet Flag Root – Lakota name:

 

Sinkpe Tawote,

 

meaning: "muskrats food". Small peaces are chewed for tootache or cough. Also used for cold or cramps. Is also chewed by singers to to keep their voice strong.

 

Turnip – Lakota name:

 

Timpsila,

 

are used for flavor in soup and can be found all over. The Timpsila is the root of the flower, eaten fresh, dried or braided for later use. Contains protein and lots of vitamin C.