| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Omaha Food, Soup Young, tender plant cooked as pottage. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Paiute Drug, Emetic Leaf chewed as an emetic. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Paiute Food, Staple Seeds parched, ground and eaten as meal. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 98 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Paiute Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 244 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Papago Food, Soup Mixed with roasted cholla buds and eaten as a vegetable stew. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 16 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Pawnee Food, Soup Young, tender plant cooked as pottage. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Pawnee Other, Paint Plant formerly used for painting bows and arrows. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Leaves used for food. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Potawatomi Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Leaves included in the diet for scurvy or to prevent it. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 98 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Potawatomi Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Plant considered a medicinal food used to prevent or cure scurvy. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 47 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Potawatomi Food, Vegetable Leaves used as a relish food for salads and spring greens. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 98 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Pueblo Food, Vegetable Young plants cooked as greens. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 16 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Shuswap Food, Vegetable Leaves boiled with butter, salt and pepper and used for greens. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Spanish American Food, Vegetable Young plants cooked as greens. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 16 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Thompson Food, Vegetable Boiled leaves eaten as greens. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 203 |
| Chenopodium album L. Lambsquarters USDA CHALA |
Zuni Food, Vegetable Young plants cooked as greens. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 16 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Creek Drug, Febrifuge Plant used as a fever medicine. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Creek Drug, Febrifuge Unspecified plant part used 'in cases of fever.' Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Creek Drug, Panacea Plant used for 'a great many ailments.' Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Creek Drug, Tonic Plant used as 'a sort of spring tonic.' Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Creek Drug, Tonic Plant used as a spring tonic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Houma Drug, Analgesic Poultice of crushed leaves applied for headaches. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 63 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Houma Drug, Anthelmintic Decoction of leaves in milk given to children for worms. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 63 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves in milk given to children for worms. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 63 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Koasati Drug, Anthelmintic Decoction of leaves taken for worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Mahuna Drug, Abortifacient Roots used for delayed menstrual period. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 14 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Miwok Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Plant used as wash for rheumatic parts. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 168 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Miwok Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled or raw plant applied to swellings. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 168 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Miwok Drug, Toothache Remedy Plant used for toothache or an ulcerated tooth. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 168 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Miwok Drug, Venereal Aid Plant used as wash for gonorrhea and injected into affected parts. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 168 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Natchez Drug, Anthelmintic Plant given to children for worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Natchez Drug, Febrifuge Plant used as a fever medicine. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Natchez Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant given to children for worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Rappahannock Drug, Anthelmintic Stewed seeds taken for worms. 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 30 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Rappahannock Drug, Tonic Stewed seeds taken as a tonic. 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 30 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Seminole Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of whole plant taken for worm sickness: pale skin and laziness. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 241 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Seminole Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root bark taken for stomach troubles. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Seminole Drug, Pulmonary Aid Plant taken & rubbed on the body for lion disease: chest cramps, nervousness & walking continually. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 233 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Seminole Drug, Sedative Plant taken & rubbed on the body for lion disease: chest cramps, nervousness & walking continually. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 233 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Seminole Drug, Stimulant Decoction of whole plant taken for worm sickness: pale skin and laziness. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 241 |
| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Cold infusion taken orally and used to moisten head for headache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic Decoction of any part of plant in sweet milk given for worms. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy Cold infusion taken orally and used to moisten head for colds. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Warm infusion of root taken in winter for 'fever diseases.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Thompson Other, Incense & Fragrance Plant wound in necklaces, stuffed in pillows, bags, baskets or tied to clothes as a scent. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of entire plant used for stomach disorders. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Food, Candy Milky sap used to make gum. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Food, Staple Parched seeds ground into flour. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Costanoan Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of root applied as a poultice for numb or paralyzed limbs. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 11 |