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Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.
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Apache Drug, Unspecified
Root used to make a medicine.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49
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Apache Food, Unspecified
Root used for food.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49
Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.
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Apache Food, Unspecified
Roots used for food.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 29
Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.
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Apache Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Large stems used to make an elk call.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49
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Arapaho Food, Sweetener
Nectar used for honey.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 17
Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.
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Cheyenne Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of dried, pulverized leaves or roots taken for diarrhea.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 184
Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.
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Havasupai Drug, Cold Remedy
Cooled decoction of roots taken for colds and similar troubles.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 236
Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.
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Havasupai Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Cooled decoction of roots taken for digestive upsets and similar troubles.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 236
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Havasupai Drug, Venereal Aid
Cooled decoction of roots used in conjunction with the sweat bath for gonorrhea.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 236
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Isleta Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of large, salted leaves applied to the head for headaches.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 29
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Isleta Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of large, fleshy root used as a lung medicine for asthma.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 29
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Isleta Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of large, fleshy root used as a throat medicine for asthma.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 29
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Navajo Drug, Sedative
Plant used for alarm and nervousness.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Panacea
Plant used as a life medicine.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 36
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Veterinary Aid
Ground plant sprinkled on incision when castrating livestock.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 36
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Psychological Aid
Dried leaves mixed with mountain tobacco and smoked to 'clear the mind if lost.'
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Strengthener
Cold, compound infusion rubbed on hunters to strengthen them.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid
Cold, compound infusion rubbed on hunters' horses to strengthen them.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39
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Shoshoni Drug, Panacea
Decoction of roots taken as a tonic for any general weakness or illness.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 76
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Shoshoni Drug, Tonic
Decoction of root taken as a tonic for any general weakness or illness.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 76