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Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed root applied to 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 48 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Latex used as an antiseptic and healing agent on syphilitic sores. 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 48 |
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Shoshoni Food, Candy Milk rolled in hand and used for gum. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 56 |
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Thompson Drug, Analgesic Decoction of roots taken for headaches and general debility. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
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Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Milky juice from stem used as face cream. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
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Thompson Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of root taken for 'general out-of-sorts feeling and emaciation.' Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
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Thompson Drug, Poison Root poisonous in large amounts. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 513 |
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Thompson Drug, Tonic Decoction of root taken for 'general out-of-sorts feeling and emaciation.' Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
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Thompson Fiber, Clothing Cottony seed pappus formerly used for infant diapers. 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 165 |
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Thompson Fiber, Cordage Inner bark used as a substitute for Indian hemp in making thread used for tying and binding. 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 165 |
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Thompson Other, Fasteners Inner bark used for binding or tying. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498 |