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Sacred Thornapple
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Hopi Drug, Narcotic
Plant used as a narcotic.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 306
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Sacred Thornapple
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Hopi Drug, Narcotic
Plant well known for the narcotic properties.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 89
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Sacred Thornapple
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Hopi Drug, Other
Used to cure meanness.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 37
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Sacred Thornapple
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Hopi Drug, Poison
Plant sometimes fatal and given to a person 'who is mean' to cure 'meanness.'
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 89
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Sacred Thornapple
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Hopi Drug, Psychological Aid
Plant used as a cure for 'meanness.'
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 306
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Sacred Thornapple
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Hopi Drug, Stimulant
Plant rarely used as a stimulant as it was sometimes fatal.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 89
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Sacred Thornapple
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Kawaiisu Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of mashed roots taken for the pain of broken bones.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23
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Sacred Thornapple
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Kawaiisu Drug, Analgesic
Plant used for pain and swellings.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23
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Sacred Thornapple
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Kawaiisu Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of mashed roots used as a bath for rheumatic and arthritic limbs.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23
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Sacred Thornapple
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Kawaiisu Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used for the puberty ceremony.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23
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Sacred Thornapple
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Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for swellings and as a wash for cuts.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23
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Sacred Thornapple
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Kawaiisu Drug, Hallucinogen
Plant used as a hallucinogen to induce dreams and visions.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23
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Sacred Thornapple
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Kawaiisu Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Infusion of mashed roots taken for the mending of broken bones.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23
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Sacred Thornapple
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Kawaiisu Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for the puberty ceremony.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23
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Sacred Thornapple
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Kawaiisu Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23
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Sacred Thornapple
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Keres, Western Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of burned, ground leaves used for boils.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 41
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Sacred Thornapple
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Keres, Western Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed leaves or roots used for boils.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 41
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Sacred Thornapple
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Keres, Western Drug, Poison
Root killed any animal or man if eaten.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 41
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Sacred Thornapple
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Keres, Western Other, Smoke Plant
Dried leaves used as tobacco.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 41
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Sacred Thornapple
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Luiseno Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Root juice used in boys' puberty ceremony to induce stupefaction.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229
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Sacred Thornapple
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Luiseno Drug, Hallucinogen
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
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Sacred Thornapple
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Luiseno Drug, Narcotic
Root juice used in boys' puberty ceremony to induce stupefaction.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229
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Sacred Thornapple
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Luiseno Drug, Unspecified
Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man.
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 60
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Sacred Thornapple
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Luiseno Other, Ceremonial Items
Roots pounded in a mortar and used at boys' puberty ceremonies.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 207
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Sacred Thornapple
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Mahuna Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used as an antivenom for tarantula bites.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 43
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Sacred Thornapple
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Mahuna Drug, Narcotic
Smoked leaves or infusion of leaves taken as a narcotic.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 43
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Sacred Thornapple
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Mahuna Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 43
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Sacred Thornapple
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Mahuna Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Plant used as an antivenom for rattlesnakebites.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 43
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Sacred Thornapple
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Miwok Drug, Hallucinogen
Decoction of plant taken to induce delirium which achieved supernatural power.
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 169
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Sacred Thornapple
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Miwok Drug, Hallucinogen
Root eaten to induce delirium which achieved supernatural power.
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 169
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo Drug, Veterinary Aid
Infusion of leaf used as wash for wounds of sheep after castration.
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 160
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo Food, Dried Food
Fruits dried and used in the winter after soaking and boiling.
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 26
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo Food, Fruit
Fruits ground and eaten without further preparation.
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 26
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo Food, Special Food
Seeds eaten in ceremonies.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Narcotic
Plant used as a narcotic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 41
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of plant applied for sprains and fractures.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 41
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic
Cold infusion of root taken and used as a lotion for injury pain, a narcotic.
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 42
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as a ceremonial 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 42
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hallucinogen
Plant caused hallucinations and made 'you drunk like from whisky.'
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 42
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine
Plant mixed with pollen and smoked by hunters to make deer tame.
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 42
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Narcotic
Cold infusion of root taken and used as a lotion for injury pain, a narcotic.
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 42
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid
Cold infusion of flower used as an eyewash for blindness in horses and lotion used for sores.
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 42
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Sacred Thornapple
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Plant used by witches, but cannot harm one who knows how to use it.
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 42
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Sacred Thornapple
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Paiute Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of ground, soaked roots taken for blood poisoning in the foot.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318
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Sacred Thornapple
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Paiute Drug, Hallucinogen
Decoction of ground, soaked roots taken to have visions, especially visitations from the dead.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318
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Sacred Thornapple
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Paiute Drug, Hallucinogen
Seeds eaten to see dead relatives.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318
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Sacred Thornapple
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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
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Sacred Thornapple
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Paiute Drug, Other
Plant enabled one to ascertain one's life span and 'whose days were numbered.'
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318
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Sacred Thornapple
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Paiute Drug, Other
Plant taken to find lost objects and remember where things were hidden.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318
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Sacred Thornapple
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Paiute Other, Good Luck Charm
Seeds eaten for good luck while gambling and enabled the eater to guess correctly in the hand game.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318