| Ziziphus obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & Gray) Gray Lotebush USDA ZIOBO |
Papago Food, Beverage Fruits formerly fermented and used for a beverage. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 26 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & Gray) Gray Lotebush USDA ZIOBO |
Papago Food, Sauce & Relish Fruits boiled to a syrup and used for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 19 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & Gray) Gray Lotebush USDA ZIOBO |
Pima Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of pounded root used as a wash for sore eyes. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 79 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & Gray) Gray Lotebush USDA ZIOBO |
Pima Food, Fruit Black berries beaten with sticks and eaten raw. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 76 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & Gray) Gray Lotebush USDA ZIOBO |
Yavapai Food, Beverage Mashed berries added to water and use as a drink. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 258 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Apache Other, Soap Root used for washing the hair. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Havasupai Other, Tools Branch used to make a planting stick. Spier, Leslie, 1928, Havasupai Ethnography, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 29(3):101-123, 284-285, page 102 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Maricopa Food, Dried Food Berries dried and stored, to be soaked in hot water and used later. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 204 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Maricopa Food, Fruit Fruits mashed into a concoction and eaten. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 204 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Mohave Food, Dried Food Berries dried and stored, to be soaked in hot water and used later. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 204 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Mohave and Maricopa Food, Fruit Fruits mashed into a concoction and eaten. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 204 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Pima Drug, Analgesic Thorns used to prick the skin over rheumatic pains. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Pima Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Thorns used to prick the skin over rheumatic pains. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of roots used as a shampoo. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Pima Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of roots used as a wash for sore eyes. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Pima Food, Fodder Seeds squeezed out from boiled berries and fed to chickens. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Pima Food, Fruit Ripe, black berries eaten raw. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Pima Food, Sauce & Relish Berries boiled and used to make a syrup. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston Lotebush USDA ZIOBC |
Pima, Gila River Food, Fruit Fruits eaten raw and boiled. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |