Humulus americana Nutt. Hops.
Chaⁿ iyuwe (Dakota), but this only means twining, iyuwe, on a tree, chaⁿ. Since its European use in connection with yeast has become known to them they call it waȟpe onapoȟye; waȟpe, “leaves”; onapoȟye, “to puff up.”
Makaⁿ skithe (Omaha-Ponca), “sweet medicine.” Since learning its leavening use it is called in that connection wiunabiȟu.
The Teton Dakota steeped the fruits to make a drink to allay fevers and intestinal pains. A part of the root down 3 or 4 feet in the ground was called makaⁿ skithe, “sweet medicine”; this was chewed and applied to wounds, either alone or in combination with the root of Physalis lanceolata, “the crooked medicine,” and that of Anemone canadensis, “the little buffalo medicine.”