| Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina Sw. Alpine Alumroot USDA HECYA |
Cheyenne Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered roots applied for poison ivy and other skin rashes. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 38 |
| Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina Sw. Alpine Alumroot USDA HECYA |
Cheyenne Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of roots taken or powdered roots rubbed on skin for sore muscles. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 176 |
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella (Torr. & Gray) Wheelock Beautiful Alumroot USDA HECYG |
Arapaho Drug, Unspecified Roots used medicinally for unspecified purpose. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47 |
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella (Torr. & Gray) Wheelock Beautiful Alumroot USDA HECYG |
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid Pounded roots used for sores. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47 |
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella (Torr. & Gray) Wheelock Beautiful Alumroot USDA HECYG |
Blackfoot Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of root used as an eyewash. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 39 |
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella (Torr. & Gray) Wheelock Beautiful Alumroot USDA HECYG |
Blackfoot Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Poultice of mashed, raw root applied to snakebites. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 49 |
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella (Torr. & Gray) Wheelock Beautiful Alumroot USDA HECYG |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Poultice of mashed, raw root applied to horses for snakebites. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 49 |
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella (Torr. & Gray) Wheelock Beautiful Alumroot USDA HECYG |
Blackfoot Dye, Mordant Root added to dye baths to set the color in native dress. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47 |
| Heuchera flabellifolia Rydb. Bridger Mountain Alumroot USDA HEFLF |
Blackfoot Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots taken for stomach troubles and cramps. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 36 |
| Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. Crevice Alumroot USDA HEMIM2 |
Miwok Food, Dried Food Steamed leaves dried and stored. 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 159 |
| Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. Crevice Alumroot USDA HEMIM2 |
Miwok Food, Vegetable Boiled or steamed leaves eaten in spring. 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 159 |
| Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. Crevice Alumroot USDA HEMIM2 |
Skagit Drug, Dermatological Aid Pounded plants rubbed on hair to make it grow or applied to cuts. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
| Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. Crevice Alumroot USDA HEMIM2 |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Chewed leaves and roots spat on sores or wounds. 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 282 |
| Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. Crevice Alumroot USDA HEMIM2 |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed root with Douglas fir pitch used for wounds. The poultice was covered with a cloth and when it was taken off, all the poison was extracted from the open wound. 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 282 |
| Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. Crevice Alumroot USDA HEMIM2 |
Thompson Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of roots taken for liver trouble. 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 282 |
| Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. Crevice Alumroot USDA HEMIM2 |
Thompson Drug, Oral Aid Small, peeled, cleaned root piece chewed for mouth sores and gum boils. 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 282 |
| Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. Crevice Alumroot USDA HEMIM2 |
Thompson Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of root taken for sore throat. 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 282 |
| Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. Crevice Alumroot USDA HEMIM2 |
Thompson Drug, Unspecified Root used as medicine. 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 282 |
| Heuchera novomexicana Wheelock New Mexico Alumroot USDA HENO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken as needed for internal pain. 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 29 |
| Heuchera novomexicana Wheelock New Mexico Alumroot USDA HENO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of split root applied to infected sores and swellings. 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 29 |
| Heuchera novomexicana Wheelock New Mexico Alumroot USDA HENO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant Poultice of split root applied to infected 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 29 |
| Heuchera novomexicana Wheelock New Mexico Alumroot USDA HENO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of split root applied to infected sores, swellings and fractures. 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 29 |
| Heuchera novomexicana Wheelock New Mexico Alumroot USDA HENO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Plant used as 'life 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 29 |
| Heuchera parviflora Bartl. Littleflower Alumroot USDA HEPAP4 |
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pounded root applied to sores and swellings. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Blackfoot Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Pounded, wetted root used for rheumatism. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid Pounded, wetted roots used for sores. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Blackfoot Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of root used as an eyewash. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 39 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Blackfoot Drug, Hemostat Poultice of chewed roots applied to wounds and sores as a styptic. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Blackfoot Drug, Hemostat Poultice of chewed roots applied to wounds as a styptic. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 84 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Blackfoot Drug, Oral Aid Poultice of chewed roots applied to cold sores and children's mouth cankers. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of chewed roots applied to cold sores and children's mouth cankers. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of roots given to horses for respiratory troubles. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 88 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for rat bites. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for stomachache. 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 29, 30 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root taken for stomachache. 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 29, 30 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of split root taken to ease delivery of placenta. 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 29, 30 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Root used as a 'life 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 29, 30 |
| Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Littleleaf Alumroot USDA HEPAP6 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of root used as a lotion for venereal disease. 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 29, 30 |
| Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Richardson's Alumroot USDA HERI |
Blackfoot Drug, Antidiarrheal Rootstocks chewed for diarrhea. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 37 |
| Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Richardson's Alumroot USDA HERI |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of root or root chewed for diarrhea. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 40 |
| Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Richardson's Alumroot USDA HERI |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of root used to wash sore eyes. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 40 |
| Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Richardson's Alumroot USDA HERI |
Lakota Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of roots taken for diarrhea. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 58 |
| Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Richardson's Alumroot USDA HERI |
Lakota Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered roots applied to sores. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 58 |
| Heuchera rubescens Torr. Pink Alumroot USDA HERUR2 |
Gosiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots used as an astringent. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 371 |
| Heuchera rubescens Torr. Pink Alumroot USDA HERUR2 |
Gosiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots used for babies and children with colic. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 371 |
| Heuchera rubescens Torr. Pink Alumroot USDA HERUR2 |
Gosiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used for babies and children with colic. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 371 |
| Heuchera rubescens Torr. Pink Alumroot USDA HERUR2 |
Paiute Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of root used as an eyewash. 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 87, 88 |
| Heuchera rubescens Torr. Pink Alumroot USDA HERUR2 |
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of root taken for venereal disease. 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 87, 88 |
| Heuchera rubescens Torr. Pink Alumroot USDA HERUR2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of root taken for diarrhea. 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 87, 88 |
| Heuchera rubescens Torr. Pink Alumroot USDA HERUR2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of root taken for high fever. 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 87, 88 |