| Angelica lucida L. Wild Celery USDA ANLU |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified Stalks, with the outer sheet peeled off, eaten raw by children and adults. Only young plants were considered good to eat because older plant became fibrous and strong tasting. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 37 |
| Angelica lucida L. Wild Celery USDA ANLU |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified Young leaves eaten with seal oil. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 37 |
| Angelica lucida L. Wild Celery USDA ANLU |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Vegetable Used like celery. Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715 |
| Angelica lucida L. Wild Celery USDA ANLU |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Ceremonial Items Plant formerly used during the seal bladder festival. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 37 |
| Angelica lucida L. Wild Celery USDA ANLU |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Smoking Tools Dried hollow stems formerly used as pipe stems. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 37 |
| Angelica lucida L. Wild Celery USDA ANLU |
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut Drug, Disinfectant Burning stems shaken inside and outside the house for purification. Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 31 |
| Angelica lucida L. Wild Celery USDA ANLU |
Kwakiutl Drug, Hunting Medicine Plant tied on halibut hooks as a good luck charm. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 276 |
| Angelica sp. |
Creek Drug, Analgesic Roots used for 'a dry belly-ache' and back pains. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Angelica sp. |
Creek Drug, Anthelmintic Roots given to children as a vermifuge. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Angelica sp. |
Creek Drug, Carminative Roots used for 'friendly carminative qualities.' Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Angelica sp. |
Creek Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Roots used for all the stomach and intestinal disorders. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Angelica sp. |
Creek Drug, Orthopedic Aid Root taken for back pain. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Angelica sp. |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots given to children as a vermifuge. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Angelica sp. |
Creek Drug, Sedative Roots used for hysterics. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Analgesic Poultice of roots applied to head and ears for headaches. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 371 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Cold Remedy Roots chewed and swallowed or smoked for colds. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 371 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Eye Medicine Root juice used for sore eyes. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 371 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Febrifuge Roots chewed and swallowed for fevers. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 371 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Roots chewed and swallowed for colic. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 371 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Psychological Aid Poultice of roots applied to head and ears for nightmares. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 371 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Respiratory Aid Root smoked for catarrh. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 371 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Root rubbed on legs to prevent rattlesnake bites. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 371 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified Fresh sprouts eaten raw. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 370 |
| Angelica sp. |
Mendocino Indian Other, Good Luck Charm Carried about the person for good luck in gambling or hunting. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 370 |
| Angelica sp. |
Neeshenam Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten as greens. Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 377 |
| Angelica tomentosa S. Wats. Woolly Angelica USDA ANTO |
Karok Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten raw as greens. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
| Angelica tomentosa S. Wats. Woolly Angelica USDA ANTO |
Karok Other, Ceremonial Items Roots used as a purification after a funeral. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
| Antennaria howellii Greene Howell's Pussytoes USDA ANHOH |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Decoction of leaves taken for body pain, but not pain in the limbs. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 65 |
| Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Greene) Bayer Field Pussytoes USDA ANHON |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of herb taken after childbirth to purge afterbirth and to heal. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 363 |
| Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. Woman's Tobacco USDA ANPL |
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves taken after childbirth to prevent sickness. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 210 |
| Antennaria sp. Pussy Toes |
Natchez Drug, Cold Remedy Warm infusion of tops and roots taken for colds. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 668 |
| Antennaria sp. Pussy Toes |
Natchez Drug, Cough Medicine Warm infusion of tops and roots taken for coughs. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 668 |
| Anthemis cotula L. Stinking Chamomile USDA ANCO2 |
Karok Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant used by pregnant women. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390 |
| Anthemis cotula L. Stinking Chamomile USDA ANCO2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Infusion of plants used as a wash for rheumatism. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 392 |
| Anthemis cotula L. Stinking Chamomile USDA ANCO2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of plants used as a wash for severe colds. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 392 |
| Anthemis cotula L. Stinking Chamomile USDA ANCO2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Eye Medicine Plant juice used as an eyewash. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 392 |
| Anthemis cotula L. Stinking Chamomile USDA ANCO2 |
Mohegan Drug, Febrifuge Cold infusion of plant taken for fever. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264 |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum L. Sweet Vernalgrass USDA ANOD |
Ojibwa Fiber, Basketry Grass used to make baskets. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 419 |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum L. Sweet Vernalgrass USDA ANOD |
Ojibwa Other, Ceremonial Items In the olden times, used ceremonially because of its persistent sweet scent. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 419 |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum L. Sweet Vernalgrass USDA ANOD |
Potawatomi Fiber, Basketry Used to make baskets. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum L. Sweet Vernalgrass USDA ANOD |
Potawatomi Fiber, Sewing Material Used to sew buckskin when making moccasins and articles of clothing. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
| Apios americana Medik. Groundnut USDA APAM |
Huron Food, Starvation Food Roots used with acorns during famine. Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63 |
| Apios americana Medik. Groundnut USDA APAM |
Menominee Food, Vegetable Roots cooked with maple sugar and superior to candied yams. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 68 |
| Apios americana Medik. Groundnut USDA APAM |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Peeled, parboiled, sliced roots dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 68 |
| Apios americana Medik. Groundnut USDA APAM |
Meskwaki Food, Vegetable Root stocks eaten raw. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 259 |
| Apios americana Medik. Groundnut USDA APAM |
Meskwaki Food, Winter Use Food Root stocks peeled, parboiled, sliced and dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 259 |
| Apios americana Medik. Groundnut USDA APAM |
Omaha Food, Unspecified Thickened root boiled until the skin came off and used for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325 |
| Apios americana Medik. Groundnut USDA APAM |
Omaha Food, Vegetable Nuts boiled, peeled and eaten as a vegetable. Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341 |
| Apios americana Medik. Groundnut USDA APAM |
Potawatomi Food, Vegetable Wild potato was appreciated. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 103 |
| Apium graveolens L. Wild Celery USDA APGRD |
Houma Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction of plant with whiskey taken for tuberculosis. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |