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Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Iroquois Drug, Emetic
Compound decoction of plants taken as an emetic to cure a love medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 434
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound decoction used as wash by women who are bothered by milk flow.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 434
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Iroquois Drug, Love Medicine
Compound decoction of plants taken as an emetic to cure a love medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 434
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of plant tops taken for headaches.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of plant tops taken for colds.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant tops used for sore and itchy scalp and to bathe the skin for acne and pimples.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of plant tops taken for internal disorders.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of plant tops taken for flu.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Toothache Remedy
Raw roots placed on the tooth for severe toothaches.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Veterinary Aid
Infusion of plant tops used on animals for skin problems.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Clothing
Mashed leaves placed inside moccasins for insoles.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Salish Drug, Unspecified
Decoction of plants used as a medicine.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Shuswap Drug, Urinary Aid
Plant used for the bladder.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 69
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of plant used as a wash for arthritis or as a bath for any kind of aches and sores.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Whole plant used to make bathing water for rheumatism.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of leaves used as an eyewash for sore, red eyes.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of fresh plant used as a wash for sore eyes.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 468
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of plant used as an eyewash. The informant used the infusion as an eyewash after she had gotten glass splinters in her eye.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for ulcers and 'to clean you out.'
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Kidney Aid
Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves taken for kidney trouble.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 468
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of plant with other 'weeds' used as a poultice for broken bones.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves taken for sore back.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 468
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Drug, Veterinary Aid
Decoction of plant used on horses' legs. The decoction was used to wash a horse's leg and after just a couple of days, the horse was able to walk again.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Dye, Unspecified
Plant used in making a dye for basket designs.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Food, Forage
Plant frequented by bees and hummingbirds for the nectar.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Food, Spice
Plant used in pit cooking nodding onions.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRF4
Thompson Other, Decorations
Plant used as a yellow-flowered garden shrub frequented by hummingbirds.
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 286
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri (Lindl.) Cronq.
Littleleaf Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRS
Okanagon Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves used as a wash for inflamed eyes.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri (Lindl.) Cronq.
Littleleaf Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRS
Okanagon Drug, Kidney Aid
Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves taken for kidney troubles.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri (Lindl.) Cronq.
Littleleaf Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRS
Okanagon Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves taken for sore back.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri (Lindl.) Cronq.
Littleleaf Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRS
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves used as a wash for inflamed eyes.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri (Lindl.) Cronq.
Littleleaf Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRS
Thompson Drug, Kidney Aid
Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves taken for kidney troubles.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri (Lindl.) Cronq.
Littleleaf Bush Penstemon
USDA PEFRS
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves taken for sore back.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41