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Barbarea verna (P. Mill.) Aschers.
Early Yellowrocket
USDA BAVE
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
Plant boiled, fried and eaten.
Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 252
Barbarea verna (P. Mill.) Aschers.
Early Yellowrocket
USDA BAVE
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Leaves parboiled, rinsed, seasoned with grease and salt and cooked until tender as potherbs.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 36
Barbarea verna (P. Mill.) Aschers.
Early Yellowrocket
USDA BAVE
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Leaves used in salads.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 36
Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f.
Garden Yellowrocket
USDA BAVU
Cherokee Drug, Blood Medicine
Cooked salad eaten to purify blood.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31
Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f.
Garden Yellowrocket
USDA BAVU
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
Plant boiled, fried and eaten.
Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 252
Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f.
Garden Yellowrocket
USDA BAVU
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Leaves parboiled, rinsed, seasoned with grease and salt and cooked until tender as potherbs.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 36
Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f.
Garden Yellowrocket
USDA BAVU
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Leaves used in salads.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 36
Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f.
Garden Yellowrocket
USDA BAVU
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken every half hour for coughs.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118
Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f.
Garden Yellowrocket
USDA BAVU
Shinnecock Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken every half hour for coughs.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
India Mustard
USDA BRJU
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant used as a stomach medicine.
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 28
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Drug, Dietary Aid
Taken to increase the appetite.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Taken for fever and 'nervous fever.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Taken for 'dropsy.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Taken for 'ague.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Taken for palsy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Used as a poultice for croup.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Given for 'phthisic' or 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 46
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant
Taken as a stimulant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Drug, Tonic
Taken as a tonic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Leaves boiled and served with drippings or boiled, fried with other greens and eaten.
Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 253
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of hot, dried leaves applied to sores and boils.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 341
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy
Bark used for colds.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine
Bark used for coughs.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55
Brassica napus L.
Rape
USDA BRNA
Micmac Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Bark used for grippe and smallpox.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Cherokee Drug, Dietary Aid
Taken to increase appetite.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Taken for fever and 'nervous fever.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Taken for 'dropsy.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Taken for 'ague.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Taken for palsy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Used as a poultice for croup.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Given for 'phthisic' or 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 46
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant
Taken as a stimulant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Cherokee Drug, Tonic
Taken as a tonic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Diegueno Food, Vegetable
Young, spring leaves boiled and eaten as greens.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 15
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Hoh Drug, Unspecified
Plants used for medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 61
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Hoh Food, Spice
Used for flavoring.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 61
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Hoh Food, Vegetable
Plants eaten as greens.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 61
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Cooked and seasoned with salt, pepper or butter.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 117
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Luiseno Food, Vegetable
Plant used for greens.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Meskwaki Drug, Cold Remedy
Snuff of ground seeds used for headcolds.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 219
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of fresh leaves applied to headaches.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of leaves bound to the skin for headache.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of mustard applied to body pains.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of wilted leaves applied to the skin for headache.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Mohegan Drug, Toothache Remedy
Poultice of fresh leaves applied to toothaches.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Mohegan Drug, Toothache Remedy
Poultice of leaves bound to the skin for toothache.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Mohegan Drug, Toothache Remedy
Poultice of wilted leaves applied to the skin for toothache.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Mohegan Food, Vegetable
Combined with pigweed, plantain, dock and nettle and used as mixed greens.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 83
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Quileute Drug, Unspecified
Plants used for medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 61
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Black Mustard
USDA BRNI
Quileute Food, Spice
Used for flavoring.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 61