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Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Indian Tobacco
USDA NIQUQ
Dakota Other, Smoke Plant
Plant cultivated and used for smoking.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113114
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Indian Tobacco
USDA NIQUQ
Montana Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Used in compound for smoking and the delicate tobacco from flower was never chewed.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 16
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Indian Tobacco
USDA NIQUQ
Omaha Other, Smoke Plant
Plant cultivated and used for smoking.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113114
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Indian Tobacco
USDA NIQUQ
Omaha Other, Smoke Plant
Plant preferred for smoking because of the mild quality.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 331
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Indian Tobacco
USDA NIQUQ
Pawnee Other, Smoke Plant
Plant cultivated and used for smoking.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113114
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Indian Tobacco
USDA NIQUQ
Ponca Other, Smoke Plant
Plant cultivated and used for smoking.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113114
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Indian Tobacco
USDA NIQUQ
Tsimshian Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for smoking.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 350
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Indian Tobacco
USDA NIQUQ
Winnebago Other, Smoke Plant
Plant cultivated and used for smoking.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113114
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Costanoan Drug, Cathartic
Leaves smoked as a general purgative in social and ritual contexts.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Costanoan Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Leaves smoked as a general purgative in social and ritual contexts.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Costanoan Drug, Ear Medicine
Plant smoke blown into the ear for earaches.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Karok Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried, powdered and smoked.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried, pulverized, powdered, mixed with liquid, formed into cakes and smoked in hollow stems.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Mendocino Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Light green leaves used for smoking.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 386
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Mewuk Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried, pounded and used for smoking.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 356
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Midoo Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried, pounded and used for smoking.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 319
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Smoke Plant
Dried leaves used as tobacco.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 115
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Tolowa Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves smoked for leisure.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 41
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Apalachee Other, Smoke Plant
Plant smoked in the pre-ballgame rituals.
Hann, John H., 1986, The Use and Processing of Plants by Indians of Spanish Florida, Southeastern Archaeology 5(2):1-102, page 97
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy
Smoke blown on toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for smoking.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for smoking purposes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 4
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used to smoke and if the smoke blew in a streak to one side, it would rain in 24 hours.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 30
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Other, Smoke Plant
Smashed roots used for smoking.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 57
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Pima Other, Smoke Plant
Used for smoking.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 111
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Smoke Plant
Plant chewed rather than smoked.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Luiseno Other, Smoke Plant
Plant formerly used as tobacco.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Yuki Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves crushed, stuffed into pipes and smoked.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 91
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy
Smoke blown on toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for smoking.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for chewing and smoking.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 291
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for sores and the smoke used for cuts.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Hesquiat Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves mixed with kinnikinnick and smoked.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Iroquois Other, Smoke Plant
Smashed roots used for smoking.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 57
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Mohegan Drug, Ear Medicine
Smoke blown into the ear for an earache.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Oweekeno Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves chewed and smoked.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 118
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Papago Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves half or fully dried and smoked.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 36
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Papago Other, Smoke Plant
Used for smoking.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 108
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Pima Other, Smoke Plant
Used for smoking.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 108
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Pima Other, Smoke Plant
Used for smoking.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 110
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Rappahannock Drug, Ear Medicine
Smoke blown into the ear for an earache.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Shinnecock Drug, Ear Medicine
Smoke blown into the ear for an earache.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Tsimshian Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for chewing.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 350
Oenothera albicaulis Pursh
Whitest Eveningprimrose
USDA OEAL
Hopi Other, Smoke Plant
Plant used for tobacco.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 336
Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz
Tufted Eveningprimrose
USDA OECAM4
Hopi Other, Smoke Plant
Plant used as substitute for tobacco.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 337
Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa (Rydb.) W. Dietr. & Raven
Hairy Eveningprimrose
USDA OEVIS
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine
Dried leaves and tobacco smoked for good luck in hunting.
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 38
Oplopanax horridus Miq.
Devilsclub
USDA OPHO
Cheyenne Drug, Analgesic
Root mixed with tobacco and smoked for headache.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Oplopanax horridus Miq.
Devilsclub
USDA OPHO
Crow Drug, Analgesic
Root mixed with tobacco and smoked for headache.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy
Simple or compound decoction of root taken or pulverized root smoked for colds.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 109110
Panax quinquefolius L.
American Ginseng
USDA PAQU
Iroquois Drug, Panacea
Compound decoction of roots taken or dried roots smoked as a panacea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 395