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Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
Eastern Cottonwood
USDA PODED
Kiowa Other, Ceremonial Items
Used to make smoke sticks for the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 19
Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
Eastern Cottonwood
USDA PODED
Montana Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Inner bark used for 'kinnikinnick.'
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Cree, Woodlands Food, Preservative
Dry, rotted wood used to make a fire to smoke cure whitefish and moose meat.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 52
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant smoked ceremonially.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Montana Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Inner bark used for 'kinnikinnick.'
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Tanana, Upper Food, Preservative
Wood used to smoke fish.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Tanana, Upper Other, Smoke Plant
Wood ashes mixed with tobacco and used for chewing tobacco.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5
Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
Western Chokecherry
USDA PRVID
Paiute Drug, Analgesic
Dried, pulverized bark smoked for headache or headcold.
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 123124
Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
Western Chokecherry
USDA PRVID
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of peeled bark or root taken for colds and bark smoked for headcolds.
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 123124
Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
Western Chokecherry
USDA PRVID
Paiute, Northern Other, Smoke Plant
Berries mashed, made into little cakes, dried and used like chewing tobacco.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium
Rabbit Tobacco
USDA PSOBO
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Smoked for 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 51, 52
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium
Rabbit Tobacco
USDA PSOBO
Menominee Drug, Stimulant
Leaf smoke blown into nostrils to revive one who had fainted.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 30
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium
Rabbit Tobacco
USDA PSOBO
Rappahannock Drug, Respiratory Aid
Infusion of dried stems or dried leaves smoked in a pipe for asthma.
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 29
Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.
Slimflower Scurfpea
USDA PSTE5
Navajo Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves smoked by the masker after the feast celebrating the completion of masks for the Night Chant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 58
Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.
Slimflower Scurfpea
USDA PSTE5
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of plant taken or leaves smoked for influenza.
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 34
Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb.
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute, Northern Drug, Cathartic
Infusion of bark taken as a physic.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126
Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb.
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute, Northern Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of bark taken for light colds.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126
Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb.
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute, Northern Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of brush taken for the flu.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126
Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb.
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute, Northern Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of brush taken for pneumonia.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126
Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb.
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute, Northern Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of brush taken for sore throats.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of stem taken for muscular pain and stem chewed for facial neuralgia.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of stems taken for stomachaches.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Antidiarrheal
Strong infusion of plant taken for diarrhea.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Hot decoction of plant used as a wash for rheumatism.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy
Plant used in a variety of ways 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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine
Plant used in a variety of ways for coughs.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Powdered, dried stems or crushed fresh stems used for sores.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Disinfectant
Simple or compound decoction of stems and tops used as an antiseptic bath for measles.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Disinfectant
Simple or compound decoction of stems and tops used as an antiseptic bath for smallpox.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Diuretic
Decoction of plant tops taken to induce urination.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for stomachaches.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Kidney Aid
Compound decoction of stems and tops taken for kidney ailments.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of plant taken and used as an antiseptic wash for measles.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of plant used as an antiseptic wash for smallpox.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of stems taken for influenza.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Infusion of plant taken for muscular pains.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Plant used in several ways for pneumonia.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Sweetened decoction of stems taken for whooping cough.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Toothache Remedy
Stems chewed for toothache or face neuralgia.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Plant used in several ways for tuberculosis.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for venereal diseases.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of plant tops taken for pains in the back over the kidneys.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of stems taken for stomachaches.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal
Strong infusion of plant taken for diarrhea.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy
Plant used in a variety of ways 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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Shoshoni Drug, Cough Medicine
Plant used in a variety of ways for coughs.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Shoshoni Drug, Disinfectant
Simple or compound decoction of stems and tops used as an antiseptic bath for smallpox.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for stomachaches.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Shoshoni Drug, Kidney Aid
Simple or compound decoction of plant tops used for kidney pain and urine incontinence.
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 64-66
Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
Nevada Smokebush
USDA PSPOP
Shoshoni Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of stems taken for influenza.
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 64-66