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Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Silverleaf Scurfpea
USDA PEAR6
Cheyenne Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of plant taken for fever and salve of plant used for high fever.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 40
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Silverleaf Scurfpea
USDA PEAR6
Cheyenne Drug, Febrifuge
Ground leaf and stem powder mixed with grease and rubbed over the body for high fevers.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 178
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Silverleaf Scurfpea
USDA PEAR6
Cheyenne Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of ground leaves and stems taken for fevers.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 178
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Silverleaf Scurfpea
USDA PEAR6
Chippewa Drug, Veterinary Aid
Compound infusion of root applied to chest and legs of horse as a stimulant.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Silverleaf Scurfpea
USDA PEAR6
Lakota Drug, Unspecified
Plant used as a medicine.
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 47
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Silverleaf Scurfpea
USDA PEAR6
Lakota Drug, Veterinary Aid
Roots fed to tired horses.
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 47
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Silverleaf Scurfpea
USDA PEAR6
Lakota Fiber, Basketry
Tough, green stems made into a basket to carry meat home.
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 47
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Silverleaf Scurfpea
USDA PEAR6
Meskwaki Drug, Laxative
Infusion of root used for chronic constipation.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Silverleaf Scurfpea
USDA PEAR6
Montana Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of plant used as a wash for wounds.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 20