Indigenous Medicinal Padlet by Emma Sneyd

Cranberry

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The Plant's Historical Use

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Cranberries were historically used for many things such as blood purifiers and laxatives to help with bladder and kidney disease and prevent Scurvy.

What Part of The Plant is Used?

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The berry itself is used.

How is it Prepared?

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The cranberry was traditionally made into tea, and whoever was not feeling well would drink it.

What Indigenous People's Used This?

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Several groups of Indigenous peoples such as the Algonquin, Anishinaabe, Cree, Haudenosaunee, Mi'kmaq, and Wolastoqiyik used cranberries as traditional medicine.

Where Does it Grow?

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Cranberries grow in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec.

They grow in swaps and bogs

When/How is it Harvested to be Used as Medicine?

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They are harvested once a year mid-September through early November

They are harvested by wooden or plastic booms are used to round up the cranberries which are then lifted by a conveyor or pumped into a truck to take them to cleaning and receiving stations.

What Are Cranberries Used For Today?

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Cranberries are used for juices, jellies, teas, jams, and many more.