| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Bella Coola Drug, Cathartic Infusion of ground root pieces taken as a purgative. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Bella Coola Drug, Emetic Infusion of ground root pieces taken as an emetic. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Hot drink containing root taken for colds. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 276 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Blackfoot Drug, Throat Aid Hot drink containing root taken for tickling in throat. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 276 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant given to mares to put them in good foaling condition. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 276 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Roots placed in mares' mouth and chewed to put them in good condition for foaling. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 49 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Whole plant fed to mares in the winter to put them into condition for foaling. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 49 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Cheyenne Drug, Adjuvant Plant used as an ingredient in all medicines. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 40 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Cheyenne Drug, Cold Remedy Root chewed or infusion of leaves taken for colds. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 40 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Cheyenne Drug, Stimulant Root chewed to 'bring one around.' Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 40 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Karok Drug, Analgesic Root chewed for headaches. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Karok Drug, Panacea Roots used for any illness. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Karok Drug, Preventive Medicine Roots placed under pillow to prevent sickness. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Karok Drug, Psychological Aid Infusion of roots used as a bath for grieving person. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Karok Food, Vegetable Young tops eaten raw as greens. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Karok Other, Good Luck Charm Plant growing in a place where it had never been seen before was very good luck. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Kwakiutl Drug, Emetic Seeds and roots used as an emetic. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 277 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Kwakiutl Drug, Poison Plant 'sure to kill' if eaten. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 277 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Miwok Food, Vegetable Boiled leaves used for food. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 160 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Okanagon Food, Unspecified Thick, aromatic roots used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 36 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Swinomish Drug, Love Medicine Roots chewed and used as powerful love charms. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Thick, aromatic roots eaten. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 480 |
| Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Sweetcicely USDA OSBE |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Thick, aromatic roots used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 36 |
| Osmorhiza brachypoda Torr. California Sweetcicely USDA OSBR |
Kawaiisu Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of roots taken for colds. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47 |
| Osmorhiza brachypoda Torr. California Sweetcicely USDA OSBR |
Kawaiisu Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of roots taken for coughs. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47 |
| Osmorhiza brachypoda Torr. California Sweetcicely USDA OSBR |
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of mashed plant used as a hair wash to kill fleas. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47 |
| Osmorhiza brachypoda Torr. California Sweetcicely USDA OSBR |
Kawaiisu Other, Insecticide Infusion of mashed plant used as a hair wash to kill fleas. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of moistened, pulverized root used for ulcers, especially running sores. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Chippewa Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of root gargled or root chewed for sore throat. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Menominee Drug, Dietary Aid Branch or piece of root eaten cautiously for losing flesh, a fattener. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 72 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Menominee Drug, Dietary Aid Root eaten 'to enable one to put on flesh.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 55 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Menominee Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of root used as an eyewash for sore eyes. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root used to ease parturition. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of root taken for sore throat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Clayton's Sweetroot USDA OSCL |
Tlingit Drug, Cough Medicine Warm infusion of whole plant taken for coughs. Krause, Aurel, 1956, The Tlingit Indians. Translated by Erna Gunther, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 283 |
| Osmorhiza depauperata Phil. Bluntseed Sweetroot USDA OSDE |
Isleta Food, Beverage Roots and stems boiled to make a beverage. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Cheyenne Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of pulverized leaves, stems and roots taken for bloated stomachs or disordered stomachs. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 181 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Cheyenne Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of leaves, stems and roots taken by men for dysfunctioning kidneys. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 181 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Cheyenne Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of pulverized leaves, stems and roots taken for kidney troubles. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 181 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots taken for amenorrhea. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 137 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Chippewa Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of roots used as nostril wash to increase dog's sense of scent. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 137 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Meskwaki Drug, Dietary Aid Compound infusion of leaves taken 'to regain flesh and strength.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 249 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Meskwaki Drug, Eye Medicine Used chiefly as an eye remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 249 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Meskwaki Drug, Panacea Used as a 'good medicine for everything.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 249 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Meskwaki Drug, Veterinary Aid Grated root mixed with salt for distemper in horses. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 249 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root used to ease parturition. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of root taken for sore throat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pounded root applied to boils. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Omaha Food, Fodder Root used to attract horses and catch them. The horses were very fond of the root and would come running if people whistled for them holding the roots in their hands and then could easily be caught. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Longstyle Sweetroot USDA OSLO |
Pawnee Drug, Stimulant Decoction of root taken for weakness and general debility. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |