| Crataegus sp. |
Spokan Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 343 |
| Crepis acuminata Nutt. Longleaf Hawksbeard USDA CRACA |
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic Poultice of seeds or plant applied to sore breasts after childbirth. 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 62 |
| Crepis acuminata Nutt. Longleaf Hawksbeard USDA CRACA |
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine Pulverized root sprinkled in eye to dislodge object and clear inflammation. 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 62 |
| Crepis acuminata Nutt. Longleaf Hawksbeard USDA CRACA |
Shoshoni Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice of seeds or whole plant applied to sore breasts to induce milk flow. 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 62 |
| Crepis modocensis Greene Siskiyou Hawksbeard USDA CRMOM |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Latex applied to bee stings or insect bites. 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 62 |
| Crepis modocensis Greene Siskiyou Hawksbeard USDA CRMOM |
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of root used as a wash for sore eyes. 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 62 |
| Crepis modocensis Greene Siskiyou Hawksbeard USDA CRMOM |
Shoshoni Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice of mashed plant applied to women's caked breasts. 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 62 |
| Croton setigerus Hook. Croton USDA CRSE11 |
Modesse Drug, Kidney Aid Plant dried for a year to take on great power and used for dropsy. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Paiute Drug, Cathartic Decoction of root taken as a physic for venereal disease. 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 62, 63 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of root used to kill maggots in wounds. 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 62, 63 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Paiute Drug, Emetic Decoction of root taken as an emetic for venereal disease. 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 62, 63 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of root taken as an emetic and physic 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 62, 63 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid Pulverized seeds sprinkled on venereal 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 62, 63 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic Decoction of root taken as a physic for venereal disease. 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 62, 63 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Emetic Decoction of root taken as an emetic for venereal disease. 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 62, 63 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of root taken as an emetic and physic 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 62, 63 |
| Cuscuta sp. Dodder |
Paiute Drug, Contraceptive Plant, known as 'woman without children,' eaten by women as a contraceptive. 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 63 |
| Cymopterus globosus (S. Wats.) S. Wats. Globe Springparsley USDA CYGL2 |
Paiute Other, Insecticide Decoction of roots used as an insecticide. 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 63, 64 |
| Cynoglossum virginianum L. Wild Comfrey USDA CYVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots used as a bath and taken for itching genitals. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52 |
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper USDA CYPUP |
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic Decoction of roots taken for worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 11 |
| Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. Durango Root USDA DAGL2 |
Wintoon Dye, Yellow Used as a yellow dye. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 264 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Paiute Drug, Narcotic Roots used to make a narcotic tea and not used medicinally. 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 66, 67 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Narcotic Roots used to make a narcotic tea and not used medicinally. 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 66, 67 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Yokut Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Decoction of roots used as a ceremonial narcotic. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 423 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Yokut Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots taken for inflammation of the bowels (appendicitis). Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 423 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Yokut Drug, Other Decoction of roots taken for many different diseases. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 423 |
| Descurainia incana ssp. incisa (Engelm.) Kartesz & Gandhi Mountain Tansymustard USDA DEINI2 |
Gitksan Drug, Dermatological Aid Mashed and applied to bad cuts. 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 57 |
| Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern. Prairie Bundleflower USDA DEIL |
Paiute Drug, Eye Medicine Five seeds placed in eye at night for trachoma and washed out in morning. 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 67 |
| Desmodium sp. Tick Trefoil |
Alabama Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of plant taken to cause vomiting for bad lung cold. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Desmodium sp. Tick Trefoil |
Alabama Drug, Emetic Infusion of plant taken to cause vomiting for bad lung cold. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Desmodium sp. Tick Trefoil |
Alabama Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of plant taken to cause vomiting for bad lung cold. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Inland Saltgrass USDA DISP |
Yokut Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of salt cooked into a gum, placed in the mouth and allowed to melt for bad colds. The salt grass, when dry, was placed on a dry hide or a large piece of canvas or cloth and beaten for a long time until the tiny black salty specks on the stem and narrow blades fell off and collected on the cloth. This material was kept in bottles or jars (formerly in baskets). When needed for medicine, it was put in hot water and boiled until it formed a dark reddish brown gum. The informant remarked that it should be 'cooked like gravy until the gum comes.' Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 423 |
| Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Inland Saltgrass USDA DISP |
Yokut Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of salt cooked into a gum, placed in the mouth and allowed to melt for loss of appetite. The salt grass, when dry, was placed on a dry hide or a large piece of canvas or cloth and beaten for a long time until the tiny black salty specks on the stem and narrow blades fell off and collected on the cloth. This material was kept in bottles or jars (formerly in baskets). When needed for medicine, it was put in hot water and boiled until it formed a dark reddish brown gum. The informant remarked that it should be 'cooked like gravy until the gum comes.' Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 423 |
| Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Coastal Woodfern USDA DRAR3 |
Mewuk Drug, Antiemetic Decoction of roots taken for vomiting. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
| Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Coastal Woodfern USDA DRAR3 |
Mewuk Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of roots taken for spitting blood and other internal bleeding. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
| Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs Spinulose Woodfern USDA DRCA11 |
Bella Coola Drug, Antidote Root eaten as an antidote for poison from eating shellfish in early summer. 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 48 |
| Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. Silverberry USDA ELCO |
Okanagon Food, Staple Seeds used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 239 |
| Empetrum nigrum L. Black Crowberry USDA EMNIN |
Bella Coola Drug, Cathartic Decoction of green leaves taken as a purgative. 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 60 |
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis (Gray) A. Nels. Nakedstem Sunray USDA ENNUN |
Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of root taken for bloody 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 67, 68 |
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis (Gray) A. Nels. Nakedstem Sunray USDA ENNUN |
Shoshoni Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of leaves taken 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 67, 68 |
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis (Gray) A. Nels. Nakedstem Sunray USDA ENNUN |
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of root taken for venereal disease. 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 67, 68 |
| Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Nevada Jointfir USDA EPNE |
Paiute Drug, Adjuvant Twigs used in medicines 'to lessen disagreeable flavors.' 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 68 |
| Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Nevada Jointfir USDA EPNE |
Paiute Drug, Burn Dressing Compound decoction of plant used as a salve for burns. 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 68 |
| Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Nevada Jointfir USDA EPNE |
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of twigs and branches 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 68 |
| Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Nevada Jointfir USDA EPNE |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered twigs and branches applied to 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 68 |
| Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Nevada Jointfir USDA EPNE |
Shoshoni Drug, Diuretic Decoction of twigs and branches taken to stimulate 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 68 |
| Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Nevada Jointfir USDA EPNE |
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of twigs and branches 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 68 |
| Ephedra viridis Coville Mormon Tea USDA EPVI |
Paiute Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound infusion of plant given to children 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 68-70 |
| Ephedra viridis Coville Mormon Tea USDA EPVI |
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken 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 68-70 |
| Ephedra viridis Coville Mormon Tea USDA EPVI |
Paiute Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken as a blood purifier. 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 68-70 |