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Herbs native to Pre-Columbian North America?

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found this http://faculty.fortlewis.edu/korb_j/global%20fire/fire%20and%20culure%20and%20appalachia.pdf

Quote Herbs represented in the pollen record in pre-Columbian times included goosefoot (Chenopodium), plantain (Plantago), sumpweed (Iva), purslane (Portulaca), and maize (Zea mays).


seems to be an analysis of a bog site in the appalachian / blue mountain / western North Carolina region.

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Tas and Pitrow,
 
Tas: Very fascinating thread idea.
 
Pitrow: A fine job on research and thanks so much.
 
Have lovely wkend,
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Good Afternoon Tas and Pitrow,
 
 
Incan Violet Corn.  
 
 
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Yerba Mate - Paraguay and Argentina.  
 
 
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Firstly, I too have come across a couple of very interesting tidibts of information and a few websites on the subject of Pre-Columbian Herbs and Gastronomy which perhaps shall prove interesting as well as a good source to obtain seeds too.
 
1) www.enotes.com ( Mayan Vanilla which was combined with Chocolate, Uncountable Chili Pepper Varieties, Marigold used in skincare and Achiote amongst numerous other foods and herbs. )  
 
 
 
 
 
6) www.nativeseeds.org ( Anishinaabeg Ojibwe )
 
7) www.arcticharvest.com ( Native Arctic Inuit Foods )
 
8) www.prophecyyandsurvival.com ( white corn )
 
9) www.cookingpost.com ( New Mexico´s Pueblo Santa Ana Tribe: blue corn )
 
There is also a Bibliography on each and thus, further research can be accomplished.
 
Have a lovely wkend.
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Tas,
 
There is also a very interesting website called the Cherokee Messenger:
 
 
 
They employed uncountable herbs and barks for medicinal purposes too.
 
 
Hope this assists.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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great information so far - thanks!
 
i've got some winter squash, and want to try making the 3 sisters soup - looking for some thigns to go with it that will be native to the contient.
 
we'll see how it goes - with luck, i'll be making it this weekend ~
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Tas,
 
Good Afternoon Tas,
 
Here are some recipes I thought you would like to see, on 3 SISTERS´s  SOUP:
 
 
Interesting & healthy soup.
 
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