| Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus Groundplum Milkvetch USDA ASCRC3 |
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Fleshy, plum-like pods eaten raw, boiled and used for pickles. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7 |
| Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus Groundplum Milkvetch USDA ASCRC3 |
Omaha Other, Ceremonial Items Fruits gathered just before corn planting time and ceremonially soaked with seed corn. The fruits were not planted with the seed corn, but were discarded before planting. The informants could not give a reason for this process as they said they had forgotten the origin of the old custom. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
| Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus Groundplum Milkvetch USDA ASCRC3 |
Ponca Other, Ceremonial Items Fruits gathered just before corn planting time and ceremonially soaked with seed corn. The fruits were not planted with the seed corn, but were discarded before planting. The informants could not give a reason for this process as they said they had forgotten the origin of the old custom. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
| Astragalus cyaneus Gray Cyanic Milkvetch USDA ASCY |
Keres, Western Food, Unspecified Tubers eaten. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 31 |
| Astragalus giganteus S. Wats. Giant Milkvetch USDA ASGI2 |
Thompson Food, Fodder Used as a rich horse and deer feed. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 514 |
| Astragalus gracilis Nutt. Slender Milkvetch USDA ASGR3 |
Lakota Drug, Gynecological Aid Roots chewed by mothers with no milk. 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 46 |
| Astragalus humistratus var. sonorae (Gray) M.E. Jones Groundcover Milkvetch USDA ASHUS |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used as a ceremonial chant lotion. 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 32 |
| Astragalus humistratus var. sonorae (Gray) M.E. Jones Groundcover Milkvetch USDA ASHUS |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Dried plant used as a dusting powder 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 32 |
| Astragalus humistratus var. sonorae (Gray) M.E. Jones Groundcover Milkvetch USDA ASHUS |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Leaves or whole 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 32 |
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. elatus S. Wats. Tall Spiny Milkvetch USDA ASKEE |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Cold infusion of whole plant used as a ceremonial chant lotion. 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 32 |
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. elatus S. Wats. Tall Spiny Milkvetch USDA ASKEE |
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 32 |
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. kentrophyta Spiny Milkvetch USDA ASKEK |
Navajo Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Plant used for rabies. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
| Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & Welsh Prairie Milkvetch USDA ASLAR |
Cheyenne Drug, Dermatological Aid Ground leaf and stem sprinkled on skin in cases of poison ivy. Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 40 |
| Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & Welsh Prairie Milkvetch USDA ASLAR |
Cheyenne Drug, Dermatological Aid Ground leaves and stems sprinkled on watery poison ivy rash. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 179 |
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones Speckledpod Milkvetch USDA ASLED |
Acoma Food, Unspecified Fleshy roots eaten fresh. 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 17 |
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones Speckledpod Milkvetch USDA ASLED |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Fruit Pea fruit eaten raw and cooked. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155 |
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones Speckledpod Milkvetch USDA ASLED |
Jemez Food, Unspecified Pods eaten raw or cooked. 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 17 |
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones Speckledpod Milkvetch USDA ASLED |
Laguna Food, Unspecified Fleshy roots eaten fresh. 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 17 |
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones Speckledpod Milkvetch USDA ASLED |
Zuni Food, Dried Food Pods dried for winter use. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 65 |
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones Speckledpod Milkvetch USDA ASLED |
Zuni Food, Unspecified Pods eaten fresh, boiled and salted. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 65 |
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. palans (M.E. Jones) M.E. Jones Speckledpod Milkvetch USDA ASLEP |
Navajo, Kayenta Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used as a charm in some prayers. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus lonchocarpus Torr. Rushy Milkvetch USDA ASLO3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Emetic Plant used as an emetic. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus lonchocarpus Torr. Rushy Milkvetch USDA ASLO3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Poultice Poultice of plant applied to goiter. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus miser Dougl. Weedy Milkvetch USDA ASMIM4 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. 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 105 |
| Astragalus miser Dougl. Weedy Milkvetch USDA ASMIM4 |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Season Indicator Blooming plant indicated that the lodgepole pine cambium was ready to harvest. 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 28 |
| Astragalus miser Dougl. Weedy Milkvetch USDA ASMIM4 |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Season Indicator Blooms indicated that pine cambium was ready to eat. 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 105 |
| Astragalus miser Dougl. Weedy Milkvetch USDA ASMIM4 |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Tools Plant used to wipe the juice from the lodgepole pine bark before the cambium was scraped off. 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 28 |
| Astragalus miser Dougl. Weedy Milkvetch USDA ASMIM4 |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Tools Used to wipe off the turpentine like juice from the inside of stripped pine bark. 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 105 |
| Astragalus miser Dougl. Weedy Milkvetch USDA ASMIM4 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Plant placed at the top of the cooking pit in the absence of black tree lichen and wild onion. 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 222 |
| Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Cronq. Prostrate Loco Milkvetch USDA ASMID |
Thompson Food, Fodder Used as a rich horse and deer feed. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 514 |
| Astragalus mollissimus Torr. Woolly Milkvetch USDA ASMOM5 |
Mahuna Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 36 |
| Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii (S. Wats.) Barneby Matthews' Woolly Milkvetch USDA ASMOM2 |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Used by the male and female shooters in the Lightning Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
| Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii (S. Wats.) Barneby Matthews' Woolly Milkvetch USDA ASMOM2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Leaves used as a ceremonial emetic. 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 32 |
| Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii (S. Wats.) Barneby Matthews' Woolly Milkvetch USDA ASMOM2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic Leaves used as a ceremonial emetic. 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 32 |
| Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii (S. Wats.) Barneby Matthews' Woolly Milkvetch USDA ASMOM2 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Forage Plant and roots eaten by sheep. 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 32 |
| Astragalus pachypus Greene Thickpod Milkvetch USDA ASPAP5 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Analgesic Decoction of roots taken for menstrual pains. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 14 |
| Astragalus pachypus Greene Thickpod Milkvetch USDA ASPAP5 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of roots taken for menstrual pains. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 14 |
| Astragalus pattersonii Gray Patterson's Milkvetch USDA ASPA14 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Ear Medicine Plant used for any disease of the ears. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus pattersonii Gray Patterson's Milkvetch USDA ASPA14 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Emetic Plant used as an emetic. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus pattersonii Gray Patterson's Milkvetch USDA ASPA14 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Eye Medicine Plant used for any disease of the eyes. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus pattersonii Gray Patterson's Milkvetch USDA ASPA14 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Plant used for mumps. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus pattersonii Gray Patterson's Milkvetch USDA ASPA14 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Other Plant used for sore throats or swollen neck. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus pattersonii Gray Patterson's Milkvetch USDA ASPA14 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Throat Aid Plant used for any disease of the throat. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus polaris Benth. Polar Milkvetch USDA ASPO |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified Tiny peas eaten raw or cooked. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 36 |
| Astragalus praelongus Sheldon Stinking Milkvetch USDA ASPRP2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Leaves used as a ceremonial emetic. 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 32 |
| Astragalus praelongus Sheldon Stinking Milkvetch USDA ASPRP2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic Leaves used as a ceremonial emetic. 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 32 |
| Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. Woollypod Milkvetch USDA ASPUP7 |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of whole plant used as a wash for the head, hair and whole body. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473474 |
| Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. Woollypod Milkvetch USDA ASPUP7 |
Thompson Drug, Disinfectant Decoction of roots taken and poured on head in sweathouse for purification. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504 |
| Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. Woollypod Milkvetch USDA ASPUP7 |
Thompson Drug, Hunting Medicine Decoction of plant poured onto hunting equipment which had 'lost its luck.' Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 507 |
| Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. Woollypod Milkvetch USDA ASPUP7 |
Thompson Food, Forage Used as a common forage plant. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 516 |