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Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Blackfoot Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves sometimes used in the tobacco mixture.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Okanagon Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of roots taken for pains.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Okanagon Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of roots taken for colds.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Okanagon Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of roots applied to cuts, wounds, bruises and inflamed regions.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Okanagon Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves mixed with other plant leaves and smoked.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Tanana, Upper Other, Incense & Fragrance
Dried roots used as incense at potlatches.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Adjuvant
Dried, powdered roots and leaves mixed with tobacco as a flavoring.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 495
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of root taken for pains.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of roots taken for pains.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of roots taken for diarrhea.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Root used as ceremonial medicine for unspecified purpose.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy
Bitter infusion of roots used for colds.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of root taken as a cold remedy.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of roots taken for colds.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of roots taken for colds.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Chewed leaves spat on cuts and bruises.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of roots applied to cuts, wounds, bruises and inflamed regions.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of various plant parts used on cuts, wounds, bruises or inflammations.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of roots, leaves, stems and flowers taken for ulcers or stomach trouble.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Hunting Medicine
Decoction of whole plant taken and used as a wash by hunters for good luck.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 506
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of roots, leaves, stems and flowers taken for influenza.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of roots taken for 'shadow on your lung.'
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Drug, Veterinary Aid
Decoction of roots used as a lotion or wash for swellings or sores on horses.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 513
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Food, Forage
Leaves eaten by deer.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290
Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
USDA VASI
Thompson Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves mixed with other plant leaves and smoked.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39