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Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Salish Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used as a head wash for dandruff.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Drug, Anthelmintic
Decoction of leaves taken sparingly to expel worms.
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 106107
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of crushed leaves applied to swellings, especially from 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 106107
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic
Weak decoction of leaves taken as a physic.
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 106107
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of leaves used as a healing wash for hives or other skin irritations.
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 106107
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed leaves applied to cuts.
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 106107
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed leaf applied to reduce swellings.
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 106107
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Drug, Emetic
Weak decoction of leaves taken as an emetic.
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 106107
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Drug, Toothache Remedy
Poultice of crushed leaves applied to gum for toothache.
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 106107
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound of dried leaves smoked for tuberculosis.
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 106107
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shoshoni Other, Cash Crop
Leaves pulverized and made into large cakes and sold.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 446
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shuswap Drug, Urinary Aid
Plant used for the bladder.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 69
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Shuswap Other, Smoke Plant
Mixed with kinnikinnick and red willow and smoked at ceremonies.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 69
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Tewa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Dried leaves and other plant parts smoked ceremonially.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 103104
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Tewa Drug, Cough Medicine
Poultice of leaves mixed with oil and soot applied to neck and chest for cough.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 106
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Tewa Drug, Gynecological Aid
Snuff containing leaves used by women in labor.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 106
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Tewa Drug, Nose Medicine
Snuff of leaves used for 'a discharge from the nose.'
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 103104
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Tewa Drug, Toothache Remedy
Leaves placed on or in a tooth for toothache.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 106
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Tewa Other, Smoke Plant
Dried leaves and other plant parts smoked in pipes and cigarettes.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 103104
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of plant used as a wash to remove dandruff and prevent falling hair.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467468
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Thompson Other, Smoke Plant
Dried, toasted leaves considered the most important source of tobacco.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 495
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Thompson Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried, greased, mixed with leaves of other plants and smoked.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Yavapai Other, Smoke Plant
Dried stems and leaves used for smoking.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 263
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Zuni Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Smoke blown over body for throbbing from rattlesnake bite.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 54
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items
Leaves smoked ceremonially.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 95
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
USDA NIAT
Zuni Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves smoked ceremonially.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 95