| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Dougl. ex Benth. Rock Buckwheat USDA ERSPS4 |
Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of root 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 73 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Paiute Drug, Analgesic Decoction of roots 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 73 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of mashed leaves, often with roots, used for lameness or 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 73 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Hot decoction of roots taken 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 73 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Paiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root 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 73 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Paiute Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of leaves, and sometimes roots, applied for lameness or 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 73 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of mashed leaves, often with roots, used for lameness or 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 73 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy Hot decoction of roots taken 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 73 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of leaves, and sometimes roots, applied for lameness or 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 73 |
| Eryngium alismifolium Greene Modoc Eryngo USDA ERAL8 |
Paiute Drug, Antidiarrheal 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 73 |
| Eryngium aquaticum L. Rattlesnakemaster USDA ERAQA |
Alabama Drug, Emetic Infusion of plant taken as an emetic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Eryngium aquaticum L. Rattlesnakemaster USDA ERAQA |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Infusion of plant taken to cause vomiting for nausea. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Eryngium aquaticum L. Rattlesnakemaster USDA ERAQA |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of plant taken to cause vomiting for nausea. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Eryngium aquaticum L. Rattlesnakemaster USDA ERAQA |
Koasati Drug, Emetic Decoction of roots taken as an emetic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. Button Eryngo USDA ERYUY |
Creek Drug, Analgesic Cold infusion of pounded roots taken for neuralgia. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. Button Eryngo USDA ERYUY |
Creek Drug, Blood Medicine Plant used to cleanse the system and purify the blood. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. Button Eryngo USDA ERYUY |
Creek Drug, Kidney Aid Cold infusion of pounded roots taken for kidney troubles. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. Button Eryngo USDA ERYUY |
Creek Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Plant used for snakebites. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. Button Eryngo USDA ERYUY |
Natchez Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of parched leaves taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. Button Eryngo USDA ERYUY |
Natchez Drug, Hemostat Stem and leaves chewed for nosebleeds. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
| Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh Dogtooth Lily USDA ERGRG3 |
Okanagon Food, Staple Roots used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 238 |
| Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh Dogtooth Lily USDA ERGRG3 |
Okanagon Food, Unspecified Roots used as an important food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 237 |
| Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh Dogtooth Lily USDA ERGRG3 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Roots used as an important food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 237 |
| Euonymus americana L. American Strawberrybush USDA EUAM7 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of bark taken for urinary troubles. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 38 |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Common Boneset USDA EUPEP |
Koasati Drug, Emetic Decoction of leaves taken as an emetic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61 |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Common Boneset USDA EUPEP |
Koasati Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of roots taken for urinary troubles. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61 |
| Euphorbia corollata L. Flowering Spurge USDA EUCO10 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of bruised roots taken for yellow urine. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 35 |
| Evernia sp. Yellow Lichen |
Modesse Drug, Poison Plant used for poison on stone arrow tips. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 225 |
| Ferula dissoluta |
Okanagon Food, Staple Roots used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 238 |
| Fragaria vesca ssp. californica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Staudt California Strawberry USDA FRVEC2 |
Coeur d'Alene Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 90 |
| Fragaria vesca ssp. californica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Staudt California Strawberry USDA FRVEC2 |
Coeur d'Alene Food, Fruit Berries mashed and eaten. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 90 |
| Fragaria vesca ssp. californica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Staudt California Strawberry USDA FRVEC2 |
Okanagon Food, Staple Berries used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 239 |
| Fragaria vesca ssp. californica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Staudt California Strawberry USDA FRVEC2 |
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 |
| Frangula californica ssp. californica California Buckthorn USDA FRCAC5 |
Mewuk Drug, Cathartic Infusion of bark and leaves used as a cathartic. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
| Frangula californica ssp. californica California Buckthorn USDA FRCAC5 |
Modesse Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Used as a medicine for rheumatism. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
| Frangula californica ssp. californica California Buckthorn USDA FRCAC5 |
Modesse Drug, Cathartic Used as a cathartic. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
| Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper Pursh's Buckthorn USDA FRPU7 |
Yurok, South Coast (Nererner) Drug, Cathartic Decoction of bark used as a cathartic medicine. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 169 |
| Frasera albomarginata S. Wats. Desert Elkweed USDA FRAL5 |
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of root used as an eyewash. 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 75 |
| Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. Showy Frasera USDA FRSP |
Shoshoni Drug, Panacea Decoction of roots taken as a tonic for any general weakness or illness. 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 76 |
| Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. Showy Frasera USDA FRSP |
Shoshoni Drug, Tonic Decoction of root taken as a tonic for any general weakness or illness. 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 76 |
| Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville California Flannelbush USDA FRCA6 |
Shoshoni Other, Fasteners Bark used to bind bundles of fine brush for acorn caches. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 447 |
| Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville California Flannelbush USDA FRCA6 |
Yokut Fiber, Cordage Bark made into ropes and used to bound acorn caches. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 420 |
| Fremontodendron sp. |
Shoshoni Fiber, Cordage Tough bark used to make cord. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 440 |
| Fritillaria affinis var. affinis Riceroot USDA FRAFA2 |
Okanagon Food, Staple Roots used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 238 |
| Fritillaria affinis var. affinis Riceroot USDA FRAFA2 |
Okanagon Food, Unspecified Roots used as an important food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 237 |
| Fritillaria affinis var. affinis Riceroot USDA FRAFA2 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Roots used as an important food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 237 |
| Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng. Yellow Missionbells USDA FRPU2 |
Okanagon Food, Staple Roots used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 238 |
| Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng. Yellow Missionbells USDA FRPU2 |
Spokan Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 343 |
| Fucus sp. Sea Wrack |
Yurok, South Coast (Nererner) Food, Dried Food Plant dried and eaten without cooking. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 169 |
| Garrya elliptica Dougl. ex Lindl. Wavyleaf Silktassel USDA GAEL |
Yurok, South Coast (Nererner) Other, Tools Wood hardened by fire and used for mussel bars to pry the mussels off the rocks. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 169 |