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Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of roots and stems 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 112
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of roots and stems used to wash infected cuts.
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 112
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of mashed leaves applied to cuts or infusion of leaves used as a wash for cuts and sores.
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 112
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Okanagan-Colville Other, Toys & Games
Stems used by children to play a game. Children played a game with the stems of these plants. They broke off the main stem, leaving one side branch attached to make a 'hook.' Each child took one of these. They hooked them together and pulled. The first one to break his or her stick lost the game.
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 112
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Sanpoil Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of root taken for diarrhea.
Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of plant taken for internal pains, especially stomach pain.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Analgesic
Plants used in steambath for rheumatism, stiff and aching joints and muscles.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Plants steamed in sweatbath for rheumatism and various aches and stiffness.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Plants used in steambath for aching and rheumatic joints.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Decoction of whole plant used as a purifying ceremonial wash in the sweathouse.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant used as a wash for 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 237
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Salve of dry leaves or leaf ash mixed with grease used for swellings.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of whole plant used as a purifying ceremonial wash in the sweathouse.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of leaves used as a wash for sore 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 237
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for stomach pain.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Herbal Steam
Plants steamed in sweatbath for rheumatism and various aches and stiffness.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Plants used in steambath for sprains, stiff and aching joints and muscles.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Other
Mild or medium decoction taken for general indisposition.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of washed, clean plant taken for sickness on the lung.
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 237
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of washed, clean plant taken for tuberculosis.
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 237
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of plant taken in large quantities for tuberculosis.
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 237
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Decoction of plant taken or used as a wash for an unspecified illness.
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 237
Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat
USDA ERHEH3
Thompson Drug, Venereal Aid
Strong decoction of plant used for syphilis.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum Benth.
Naked Buckwheat
USDA ERNUP4
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified
Dried flowers mixed with valley stickweed seeds and eaten.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & Gray
Yellowturbans
USDA ERPU6
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified
Flowers mixed with valley stickweed seeds and eaten.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
Eriogonum sp.
Buckwheat
Cahuilla Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of flowers used as an eyewash.
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 72
Eriogonum sp.
Buckwheat
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of flowers used to clean out the intestines.
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 72
Eriogonum sp.
Buckwheat
Mahuna Drug, Oral Aid
Infusion of flowers and leaves used as a mouthwash for pyorrhea.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 25
Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.
Sulphur Wildbuckwheat
USDA ERUMU2
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid
Mashed flowers used as a salve for gonorrheal sores.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.
Sulphur Wildbuckwheat
USDA ERUMU2
Kawaiisu Drug, Venereal Aid
Mashed flowers used as a salve for gonorrheal sores.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (Nutt.) Reveal
Sulphurflower Buckwheat
USDA ERUME
Klamath Drug, Burn Dressing
Leaves placed on burns to soothe the pain.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 95
Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (Nutt.) Reveal
Sulphurflower Buckwheat
USDA ERUME
Klamath Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of leaves applied to burns.
Spier, Leslie, 1930, Klamath Ethnography, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 30:1-338, page 131
Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus Hook.
Sulphurflower Buckwheat
USDA ERUMM
Blackfoot Food, Beverage
Leaves boiled to make tea.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 33
Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus Hook.
Sulphurflower Buckwheat
USDA ERUMM
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of powdered stems and flowers taken for lengthy menses.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 172
Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus Hook.
Sulphurflower Buckwheat
USDA ERUMM
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid
Stems and flowers powdered, made into a tea and used for menses that ran too long.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 32
Eriophorum sp.
Cotton Grass
Tanana, Upper Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Flower used as a lure for catching grayling.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 9
Eriophyllum ambiguum (Gray) Gray
Beautiful Woollysunflower
USDA ERAMA
Kawaiisu Food, Dried Food
Seeds parched, pounded and eaten dry.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes
Woolly Eriophyllum
USDA ERLAL3
Chehalis Drug, Love Medicine
Dried flowers used as a love charm.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49
Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum (DC.) W.R. Carter
Common Woollysunflower
USDA ERLAL2
Miwok Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of leaves bound on body over aching parts.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 169
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
Redstem Stork's Bill
USDA ERCIC
Diegueno Food, Vegetable
Leaves picked early in the spring before the flowers appeared and cooked as greens.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 21
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Hopi Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Plant used for advanced cases of tuberculosis.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 315
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic
Crushed leaves 'smelled' for headache.
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 28, 29
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 28, 29
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 28, 29
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid
Whole plant chewed and blown over patient to aid in difficult labor.
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 28, 29
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Respiratory Aid
Pulverized pods snuffed to cause sneezing for 'congested nose.'
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 28, 29
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Toothache Remedy
Poultice of warmed root applied for toothache.
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 28, 29
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Zuni Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of whole plant used for muscle aches.
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 375
Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Zuni Drug, Emetic
Flower and fruit eaten as an emetic for stomachaches.
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 375
Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
Sanddune Wallflower
USDA ERCAC
Keres, Western Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of chewed leaves applied to swellings.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43