| 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 |