| Physaria newberryi Gray Newberry's Twinpod USDA PHNEN |
Hopi Drug, Antidote Plant taken as an antidote after the snake dance. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16 |
| Physaria newberryi Gray Newberry's Twinpod USDA PHNEN |
Hopi Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant taken as an antidote after the snake dance. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16 |
| Physaria newberryi Gray Newberry's Twinpod USDA PHNEN |
Navajo Drug, Respiratory Aid Plant used as a snuff for catarrh. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 49 |
| Raphanus sativus L. Wild Radish USDA RASA2 |
Costanoan Food, Unspecified Raw stems used for food. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252 |
| Rorippa alpina (S. Wats.) Rydb. Alpine Yellowcress USDA ROAL |
Navajo Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of plants taken as a tonic after deliverance. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 49 |
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. curvisiliqua Curvepod Yellowcress USDA ROCUC2 |
Paiute Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 242 |
| Rorippa islandica (Oeder) Borb s Northern Marsh Yellowcress USDA ROPA2 |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Food, Spice Used as a condiment in fish soup. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 185 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Vegetable Used as a salad plant. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 86 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Eaten fresh in the spring, cooked like spinach or mixed with less flavorful greens into a salad. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 90 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves boiled and eaten with bacon grease as potherbs. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 37 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten cooked or raw as greens. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves used in salads. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 37 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Costanoan Drug, Febrifuge Cold infusion of plants taken for fevers. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 10 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Costanoan Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of plant used as a kidney remedy. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 10 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Costanoan Drug, Liver Aid Decoction of plant used as a liver remedy. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 10 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Diegueno Food, Vegetable Leaves boiled and eaten as greens. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 37 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Gosiute Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 375 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Havasupai Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 220 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Iroquois Food, Vegetable Eaten raw, sometimes with salt. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 118 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Karok Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled and eaten. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 51 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified Leaves eaten raw, usually with salt, or boiled and fried in grease and salt. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Luiseno Food, Vegetable Plant used for greens. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Mahuna Drug, Liver Aid Plant used for torpid liver, cirrhosis of the liver and gallstones. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 65 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Sauce & Relish Leaves eaten as a relish. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 352 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Analgesic Poultice of fresh, whole plants applied to the forehead 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 92 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Vertigo Medicine Poultice of fresh, whole plants applied to the forehead for dizziness. 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 92 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Starvation Food Leaves used as a good emergency food. 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 92 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten raw as salad greens. 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 92 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Saanich Food, Unspecified Young leaves eaten raw. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 82 |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Watercress USDA RONA2 |
Tubatulabal Food, Vegetable Leaves and stems boiled as greens. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 16 |
| Rorippa palustris ssp. hispida (Desv.) Jonsell Hispid Yellowcress USDA ROPAH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used in ceremonial eyewash. 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 29 |
| Rorippa palustris ssp. hispida (Desv.) Jonsell Hispid Yellowcress USDA ROPAH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Eye Medicine Plant used in ceremonial eyewash. 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 29 |
| Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. Spreading Yellowcress USDA ROSI2 |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Fertilizer Cold infusion used to soak watermelon seeds to increase productivity. 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 29 |
| Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. Spreading Yellowcress USDA ROSI2 |
Zuni Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of plant used as a wash and smoke from blossoms used for inflamed eyes. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 59 |
| Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess. Creeping Yellowcress USDA ROSY |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of plant taken by mother for fever in baby. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 342 |
| Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess. Creeping Yellowcress USDA ROSY |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant taken by mother for fever in baby. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 342 |
| Rorippa teres (Michx.) R. Stuckey Southern Marsh Yellowcress USDA ROTE2 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder Used for sheep feed. 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 29 |
| Schoenocrambe linearifolia (Gray) Rollins Slimleaf Plainsmustard USDA SCLI12 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Infusion of leaves used as a ceremonial eyewash. 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 29 |
| Schoenocrambe linearifolia (Gray) Rollins Slimleaf Plainsmustard USDA SCLI12 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of leaves used as a ceremonial eyewash. 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 29 |
| Schoenocrambe linearifolia (Gray) Rollins Slimleaf Plainsmustard USDA SCLI12 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Oral Aid Cold infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for sore gums. 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 29 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Dietary Aid Taken to increase appetite. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Taken for fever and '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 46 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Taken for '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 46 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Taken for 'ague.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid Taken for palsy. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Given for 'phthisic' or asthma. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid Used as a poultice 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 46 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Taken as a stimulant. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Tonic Taken as a tonic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Sinapis alba L. White Mustard USDA SIAL5 |
Hoh Drug, Unspecified Plants used for medicine. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62 |