| Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis (Michx.) Hook. Buttercup USDA RAFLF |
Makah Food, Unspecified Roots cooked on hot rocks, dipped in whale or seal oil and eaten with dried salmon eggs. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 29 |
| Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis (Michx.) Hook. Buttercup USDA RAFLF |
Quileute Food, Unspecified Roots cooked on hot rocks, dipped in whale or seal oil and eaten with dried salmon eggs. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 29 |
| Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. Sagebrush Buttercup USDA RAGLG |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Analgesic Poultice of mashed and dampened whole plants applied to pains of any kind. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 119 |
| Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. Sagebrush Buttercup USDA RAGLG |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of mashed and dampened whole plants applied to sore joints. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 119 |
| Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. Sagebrush Buttercup USDA RAGLG |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Poison Dried or mashed, fresh whole plant placed on a piece of meat as poisoned bait for coyotes. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 119 |
| Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. Sagebrush Buttercup USDA RAGLG |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed flowers used for warts. 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 249 |
| Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. Sagebrush Buttercup USDA RAGLG |
Thompson Drug, Poison Flowers or whole plant rubbed on arrow points as a poison. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
| Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. Sagebrush Buttercup USDA RAGLG |
Thompson Drug, Poison Plant considered a skin irritant. 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 249 |
| Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus (Chapman) T. Duncan Bristly Buttercup USDA RAHIN |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Root placed in cavity to break up the tooth for a toothache. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Ranunculus inamoenus Greene Graceful Buttercup USDA RAINI2 |
Acoma Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. 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 48 |
| Ranunculus inamoenus Greene Graceful Buttercup USDA RAINI2 |
Keres, Western Food, Unspecified Roots considered good to eat. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 65 |
| Ranunculus inamoenus Greene Graceful Buttercup USDA RAINI2 |
Laguna Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. 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 48 |
| Ranunculus inamoenus Greene Graceful Buttercup USDA RAINI2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine Cold infusion of plant taken and used as a lotion to protect hunters from animals. 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 27 |
| Ranunculus lapponicus L. Lapland Buttercup USDA RALA |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Food, Soup Leaves and stems stewed with duck and fresh fish. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 183 |
| Ranunculus lapponicus L. Lapland Buttercup USDA RALA |
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut Drug, Dietary Aid Plants soaked and eaten by starving persons before eating other food. Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 23 |
| Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt. Western Buttercup USDA RAOCO |
Aleut Drug, Poison Flower juice slipped into food to cause a person 'to waste away to nothing.' Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 428 |
| Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt. Western Buttercup USDA RAOCO |
Shasta Other, Season Indicator Plant blooms indicated the coming of the summer salmon. Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 310 |
| Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis Western Buttercup USDA RAOCO |
Mendocino Indian Food, Staple Smooth, flat and orbicular seeds used alone or mixed with other seeds to make pinole. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 347 |
| Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis Western Buttercup USDA RAOCO |
Pomo Food, Staple Seeds used to make pinoles. Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 87 |
| Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis Western Buttercup USDA RAOCO |
Pomo Food, Staple Seeds used to make pinoles. Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 87 |
| Ranunculus pallasii Schlecht. Pallas' Buttercup USDA RAPA2 |
Alaska Native Food, Unspecified Young, tender shoots cooked and eaten. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 53 |
| Ranunculus pallasii Schlecht. Pallas' Buttercup USDA RAPA2 |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified Rootstocks used as food, but became bitter after leaves developed. Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715 |
| Ranunculus pallasii Schlecht. Pallas' Buttercup USDA RAPA2 |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified Shoots and stems boiled until tender and eaten with seal oil. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 35 |
| Ranunculus pallasii Schlecht. Pallas' Buttercup USDA RAPA2 |
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Poison Young shoots poisonous, if not boiled. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 143 |
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f. Pennsylvania Buttercup USDA RAPE2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine Seeds smoked in hunting medicine to lure buck deer near enough for a shot with bow and arrow. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 431 |
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f. Pennsylvania Buttercup USDA RAPE2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine Seeds used as a hunting medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 383 |
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f. Pennsylvania Buttercup USDA RAPE2 |
Ojibwa Dye, Red Entire plant boiled to yield a red coloring dye and bur oak added to set the color. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426 |
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f. Pennsylvania Buttercup USDA RAPE2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as an astringent medicine for unspecified diseases. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 75 |
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f. Pennsylvania Buttercup USDA RAPE2 |
Potawatomi Dye, Yellow Entire plant boiled with rushes or flags to dye them yellow; used to make mats or baskets. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 123 |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Blisterwort USDA RARER2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Used as poultice for abscesses. 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 |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Blisterwort USDA RARER2 |
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid Infusion used for 'thrash.' 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 |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Blisterwort USDA RARER2 |
Cherokee Drug, Sedative Juice used as sedative. 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 |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Blisterwort USDA RARER2 |
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid Infusion gargled for sore throat. 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 |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Blisterwort USDA RARER2 |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves cooked and eaten as greens. 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 |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Blisterwort USDA RARER2 |
Iroquois Drug, Laxative Compound decoction of roots taken to loosen bowels and for venereal disease. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Blisterwort USDA RARER2 |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of roots taken to 'kill the worms' in sore and hollow teeth. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Blisterwort USDA RARER2 |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of roots taken for venereal disease. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Blisterwort USDA RARER2 |
Menominee Dye, Red Boiled root used for red coloring. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 79 |
| Ranunculus repens L. Creeping Buttercup USDA RARE3 |
Hesquiat Drug, Analgesic Poultice of chewed leaves used for muscular aches and rheumatic pains. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
| Ranunculus repens L. Creeping Buttercup USDA RARE3 |
Hesquiat Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of chewed leaves used for muscular aches and rheumatic pains. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
| Ranunculus repens L. Creeping Buttercup USDA RARE3 |
Hesquiat Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves used for sores. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
| Ranunculus repens L. Creeping Buttercup USDA RARE3 |
Hesquiat Drug, Gynecological Aid Three or four leaves eaten to help heal the insides after childbirth. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
| Ranunculus repens L. Creeping Buttercup USDA RARE3 |
Hesquiat Drug, Other Chewed leaves swallowed for general sickness. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
| Ranunculus repens L. Creeping Buttercup USDA RARE3 |
Hesquiat Food, Forage Eaten by cows and deer. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
| Ranunculus repens L. Creeping Buttercup USDA RARE3 |
Thompson Drug, Poison Plant considered a skin irritant. 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 249 |
| Ranunculus sceleratus L. Celeryleaf Buttercup USDA RASCS |
Thompson Drug, Poison Flowers or whole plant rubbed on arrow points as a poison. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
| Ranunculus sceleratus var. multifidus Nutt. Blister Buttercup USDA RASCM |
Keres, Western Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 65 |
| Ranunculus sp. Crow's Foot |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Leaves boiled and used for food. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 253 |
| Ranunculus sp. Crow's Foot |
Costanoan Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for wounds. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 8 |
| Ranunculus sp. Crow's Foot |
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Compound decoction given to cows when bearing a calf and womb comes out. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 324 |