ABSTRACT
Oddly, Moerman (1998) does not mention V. arboreum or V. stamineum. At least among the Seminoles of Florida and Oklahoma, the value of the former is well documented. In Oklahoma, the roots of owisa are boiled and the infusion is used on someone who is “out of his head” and talking and behaving erratically. Deer are fond of berries and hunters often look for animals near stands of them (Howard 1984). From New England west to Minnesota and Wisconsin, indigenous tribes ate fruits of both V. stamineum and V. corymbosum.
