| Amorpha fruticosa L. Desert Indigobush USDA AMFR |
Kiowa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Long stems used as a foundation for bedding material. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Amorpha fruticosa L. Desert Indigobush USDA AMFR |
Kiowa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Long stems used as a foundation for bedding material. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Amorpha fruticosa L. Desert Indigobush USDA AMFR |
Kiowa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Long stems used as a foundation for bedding material. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Amorpha fruticosa L. Desert Indigobush USDA AMFR |
Lakota Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Stems used to make arrows. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 45 |
| Amorpha fruticosa L. Desert Indigobush USDA AMFR |
Pawnee Other, Cooking Tools Shrub used on the ground to receive meat while butchering, to keep the meat clean. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 93 |
| Amorpha nana Nutt. Dwarf Indigobush USDA AMNA |
Navajo Drug, Respiratory Aid Plant used as a snuff for catarrh. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 55 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roots and leaves applied to swellings. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Koasati Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of roots taken for rheumatism. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used for old sores and compound used on knife or axe wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Compound containing root used for piles. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Kidney Aid Compound infusion taken for dropsy. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Respiratory Aid Decoction of root used for catarrh. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Compound containing root used for rattlesnake bite. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic Cold infusion used for vomiting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Used as a purgative. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Used as an emetic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice used 'to allay inflammation and stop mortification.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Hot infusion of root or beaten root held against tooth for toothache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Dye, Blue Used to make a blue dye. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. Longbract Wild Indigo USDA BABRB |
Pawnee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Pulverized seeds mixed with buffalo fat and applied to abdomen for colic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 90 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Cree Drug, Venereal Aid Plant and catbriar used for syphilis. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 495 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Cree Drug, Venereal Aid Poultice of powdered rhizomes applied to syphilitic sores. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 495 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used as a wash and given to drowsy and lifeless children. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to drowsy and listless children. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Stimulant Decoction of root used as a wash and given to drowsy and lifeless children. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Stimulant Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to drowsy and listless children. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
| Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. Canaigre Dock USDA RUHY |
Navajo Dye, Brown Dried, ground roots used as a brown dye. The roots were sometimes dried and stored indefinitely. When ready for use, the dried roots were ground. By this aging process, various shades were obtained, from a greyed yellow to a dull red. Several handfuls of the fresh roots boiled in water yield a lemon yellow, and when more of the root was used and boiled longer, a soft orange or orange brown was obtained. If the mixture was boiled in an iron vessel, the reaction formed a red brown or mahogany dye. When mixed with indigo, a green dye was produced. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. Canaigre Dock USDA RUHY |
Navajo Dye, Green Dried, ground roots used as a green dye. The roots were sometimes dried and stored indefinitely. When ready for use, the dried roots were ground. By this aging process, various shades were obtained, from a greyed yellow to a dull red. Several handfuls of the fresh roots boiled in water yield a lemon yellow, and when more of the root was used and boiled longer, a soft orange or orange brown was obtained. If the mixture was boiled in an iron vessel, the reaction formed a red brown or mahogany dye. When mixed with indigo, a green dye was produced. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. Canaigre Dock USDA RUHY |
Navajo Dye, Orange Dried, ground roots used as a orange dye. The roots were sometimes dried and stored indefinitely. When ready for use, the dried roots were ground. By this aging process, various shades were obtained, from a greyed yellow to a dull red. Several handfuls of the fresh roots boiled in water yield a lemon yellow, and when more of the root was used and boiled longer, a soft orange or orange brown was obtained. If the mixture was boiled in an iron vessel, the reaction formed a red brown or mahogany dye. When mixed with indigo, a green dye was produced. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. Canaigre Dock USDA RUHY |
Navajo Dye, Red Dried, ground roots used as a red dye. The roots were sometimes dried and stored indefinitely. When ready for use, the dried roots were ground. By this aging process, various shades were obtained, from a greyed yellow to a dull red. Several handfuls of the fresh roots boiled in water yield a lemon yellow, and when more of the root was used and boiled longer, a soft orange or orange brown was obtained. If the mixture was boiled in an iron vessel, the reaction formed a red brown or mahogany dye. When mixed with indigo, a green dye was produced. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. Canaigre Dock USDA RUHY |
Navajo Dye, Yellow Dried, ground roots used as a yellow dye. The roots were sometimes dried and stored indefinitely. When ready for use, the dried roots were ground. By this aging process, various shades were obtained, from a greyed yellow to a dull red. Several handfuls of the fresh roots boiled in water yield a lemon yellow, and when more of the root was used and boiled longer, a soft orange or orange brown was obtained. If the mixture was boiled in an iron vessel, the reaction formed a red brown or mahogany dye. When mixed with indigo, a green dye was produced. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Smilax sp. Catbriar |
Cree Drug, Venereal Aid Rhizomes, rootlets and false indigo used for syphilis. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 495 |