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Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Spice
Onions used to flavor soups and gravies.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Vegetable
Onions occasionally eaten raw.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Bella Coola Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten fresh.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 199
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Blackfoot Food, Spice
Bulbs and leaves used as flavoring.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 23
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Blackfoot Food, Vegetable
Bulbs and leaves eaten raw.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 23
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy
Juice taken for colds.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Juice given to children for hives.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Used as poultice for feet in 'nervous fever.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion taken for colic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Juice taken after 'horsemint tea' for 'gravel and dropsy.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid
Juice taken for 'liver complaints.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Juice given to children for hives and croup.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Juice given to children for croup.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Poultice of fried plant put on chest for croup.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Juice taken for 'phthisic.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid
Juice taken for sore throat.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid
Juice taken after 'horsemint tea' for 'gravel and dropsy.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
Bulbs used for food.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Clallam Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten raw, cooked in pits or fried with meat.
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 196
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Cree Food, Vegetable
Species used for food.
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 485
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Flathead Food, Sauce & Relish
Bulbs used as condiments.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 10
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Flathead Food, Staple
Bulbs used as a staple food.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 10
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Vegetable
Bulbs cooked and eaten and the tops eaten fresh with meat.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 193
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Hoh Food, Unspecified
Bulbs pit baked and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 59
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Hopi Food, Spice
Used for flavoring before the introduction of the cultivated onion.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 70
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Eaten raw with cornmeal dumplings or fresh piki bread.
Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 20
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Isleta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of onions applied externally for infections.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Isleta Drug, Throat Aid
Poultice of warm onions applied externally to throat for sore throat.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Isleta Food, Vegetable
Bulbs eaten fresh, uncooked or boiled.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Isleta Food, Winter Use Food
Bulbs stored for future use.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Keres, Western Food, Vegetable
Bulbs used for food.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Klallam Food, Unspecified
Bulbs used for food.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 24
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Kutenai Food, Sauce & Relish
Bulbs used as condiments.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 10
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Kutenai Food, Staple
Bulbs used as a staple food.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 10
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of soaked bulbs applied to sores and swellings.
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 272
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Kwakiutl, Southern Food, Unspecified
Bulbs cooked and used for food.
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 272
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Makah Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of chewed plants applied to the chest for pleurisy pains.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 24
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Makah Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Poultice of chewed plants applied to the chest for pleurisy pains.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 24
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Makah Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten sparingly.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 24
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Makah Food, Unspecified
Bulbs used for food.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 338
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Navajo Food, Sauce & Relish
Bulbs used to make gravies.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 29
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Navajo Food, Soup
Bulbs used to make soup.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 29
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Navajo Food, Spice
Leaves finely chopped and used like chives in salads or sauces.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 29
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Onions singed, to remove the strong taste, and eaten immediately.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 31
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Navajo Food, Vegetable
Bulbs cooked with other vegetables.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 29
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Navajo Food, Vegetable
Roasted bulbs eaten with salt and pepper.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 29
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Navajo Food, Winter Use Food
Onions singed, to remove the strong taste, dried and stored for winter use.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 31
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Navajo, Ramah Food, Dried Food
Bulbs, never the tops, dried for the winter.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified
Bulbs, never the tops, eaten raw, with fried or boiled meat.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20
Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
USDA ALCEC2
Nitinaht Food, Unspecified
Bulbs used for food.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 338