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Native Plants on the
Monastery Property
Sage ן ן
Prairie Wild Rose ן
Yellow Sweet
Clover ן
Canada Thistle
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Buckbrush
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Prairie Crocus
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Chokecherry
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Purple Coneflower
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Wild Plum
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Prickly Pear
Cactus
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Sunflowers
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Cottonwood Tree |
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Artemisia ludoviciana |
Sage is abundant on this land
and was used by the Plains tribes for food, medicine, and as sacred smoke.
As
medicine, sage was used for:
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Colds, coughs, tonsillitis
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Lung disease
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Stomach ache, diarrhea
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Salve for sores, skin irritation, and eczema
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Deodorant
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Mosquito repellant
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As
food, sage was used for:
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Seasoning: Native Americans and later pioneers flavored meats, fowl, and
rice with sage
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Sage was a food source during the winter for animals such as buffalo,
deer, elk, and cattle
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Many rodents eat sage as a main food source
As
a sacred smoke, sage was used for:
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Protecting the teepee or lodge from evil spirits and forces
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Purifying the body and spirit for sweat baths and sacred rituals
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Wearing as a bracelet during the Sun Dance
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Prairie Wild Rose
Rosa arkansana
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Canada Thistle
Cirsium arvense
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Buckbrush
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
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Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana |
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Prairie Crocus
Anemone patens
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Yellow Sweet Clover
Melilotus officinalus
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Wild Plum
Prunus americana
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Purple
Coneflower
Echinacea
angustifolia |
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Sunflowers
Asteraceae - Sunflower Family
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Cottonwood Tree
Populus deltoides
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Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia humifosa
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