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Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Drug, Respiratory Aid
Leaves steamed and vapor inhaled for severe bronchial or nasal congestion.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Plant paste used for poisonous tarantula, snake, spider and other insect bites.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Drug, Sports Medicine
Used to enhance mental perception when playing 'peon,' the gambling game.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Drug, Toothache Remedy
Powdered leaves made into an ointment and applied for toothache pain.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Drug, Unspecified
Crushed leaves and roots, with other parts, mixed into a medicinal paste.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Drug, Unspecified
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Drug, Veterinary Aid
Plant paste used for saddle sores on horses.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant offered a means of coming into contact with the sacred world.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Other, Ceremonial Items
Roots used to make a drink taken at rituals.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Other, Ceremonial Items
Used ritually in male puberty ceremonies.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Other, Good Luck Charm
Vial of the plant carried for 'good luck.'
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Cahuilla Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used to smoke.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Chumash Drug, Hallucinogen
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Chumash Drug, Unspecified
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Diegueno Drug, Hallucinogen
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Diegueno Drug, Unspecified
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Gabrielino Drug, Hallucinogen
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Gabrielino Drug, Unspecified
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Luiseno Drug, Hallucinogen
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Luiseno Drug, Unspecified
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Navajo Food, Dried Food
Fruits dried and used in the winter after soaking and boiling.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 26
Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
USDA DAWR2
Navajo Food, Fruit
Fruits ground and eaten without further preparation.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 26
Daucus pusillus Michx.
American Wild Carrot
USDA DAPU3
Navajo Food, Dried Food
Roots dried and cooked in the winter with wild celery.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 26
Daucus pusillus Michx.
American Wild Carrot
USDA DAPU3
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Roots eaten fresh.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 26
Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
Western Tansymustard
USDA DEPIP3
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Ground seeds used for stomach ailments.
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 66
Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
Western Tansymustard
USDA DEPIP3
Cahuilla Food, Spice
Ground seeds used to flavor soups or used as a condiment with corn.
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 66
Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
Western Tansymustard
USDA DEPIP3
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable
Leaves used as potherbs.
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 66
Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling
Western Tansymustard
USDA DEPIH
Pueblo Food, Dried Food
Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls, dried and stored for winter use.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25
Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling
Western Tansymustard
USDA DEPIH
Pueblo Food, Soup
Plant made into a stew with wild onions, wild celery, tallow or bits of meat.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25
Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling
Western Tansymustard
USDA DEPIH
Pueblo Food, Unspecified
Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls and eaten.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25
Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling
Western Tansymustard
USDA DEPIH
Pueblo Food, Vegetable
Young plants boiled with a pinch of salt and eaten as greens.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25
Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata
Western Tansymustard
USDA DEPIP3
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Leaves boiled or roasted between hot, flat stones and eaten.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25
Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl
Herb Sophia
USDA DESO2
Pueblo Food, Dried Food
Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls, dried and stored for winter use.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25
Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl
Herb Sophia
USDA DESO2
Pueblo Food, Soup
Plant made into a stew with wild onions, wild celery, tallow or bits of meat.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25
Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl
Herb Sophia
USDA DESO2
Pueblo Food, Unspecified
Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls and eaten.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25
Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl
Herb Sophia
USDA DESO2
Pueblo Food, Vegetable
Young plants boiled with a pinch of salt and eaten as greens.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified
Corms eaten raw or cooked.
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 47
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass
USDA DISP
Cahuilla Fiber, Scouring Material
Leaves used as a brushing material for cleaning implements or removing cactus thorns from objects.
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 66
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass
USDA DISP
Cahuilla Food, Spice
Leaves burned into ashes to remove the salt and used as a condiment.
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 66
Dudleya sp.
Pygmy Weed
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified
Leaves and flowering stems eaten raw.
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 67
Echinacea angustifolia DC.
Blacksamson Echinacea
USDA ECANA
Cheyenne Drug, Oral Aid
Root used to stimulate the flow of saliva.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 188
Echinacea angustifolia DC.
Blacksamson Echinacea
USDA ECANA
Montana Indian Drug, Oral Aid
Dried root with 'smarting, acrid taste' caused a profuse flow of saliva.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 11
Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
Pale Purple Coneflower
USDA ECPA
Cheyenne Drug, Dietary Aid
Root chewed to increase the flow of saliva and prevent thirst.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
Eastern Purple Coneflower
USDA ECPU
Choctaw Drug, Cough Medicine
Root chewed, saliva swallowed and tincture of root used for cough.
Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 288
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
Eastern Purple Coneflower
USDA ECPU
Choctaw Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Root chewed, saliva swallowed and tincture of root used for dyspepsia.
Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 288
Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow
Cottontop Cactus
USDA ECPOP
Cahuilla Food, Staple
Berries and stems were an important and dependable food source.
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 49
Echinocactus sp.
Barrel Cactus
Mahuna Drug, Oral Aid
Plant used for the prevention of salivary gland swelling.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 47
Echinocereus fendleri (Engelm.) F. Seitz
Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECFEF2
Cochiti Food, Unspecified
Stems pit roasted and eaten.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Bread & Cake
Pulp macerated and cooked with sugar to make cakes.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Candy
Pulp baked with sugar to make candy.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 26