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Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Mendocino Indian Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 344
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Mendocino Indian Drug, Toothache Remedy
Root chewed for toothaches.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 344
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Seminole Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of leaves rubbed on body & body steamed for deer sickness: numb, painful limbs & joints.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 192
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Seminole Drug, Emetic
Plant used as an emetic during religious ceremonies.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 409
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for chronically ill babies.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329
Phoradendron macrophyllum ssp. macrophyllum
Colorado Desert Mistletoe
USDA PHMAM2
Diegueno Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of entire, fresh plant used for dandruff.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 28
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Cahuilla Drug, Disinfectant
Powdered berries mixed with water and used to bathe infected eyes.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 101
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Cahuilla Drug, Eye Medicine
Powdered berries mixed with water and used to bathe sore or infected eyes.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 101
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Cahuilla Drug, Unspecified
Leaves used to make tea, which may have had a medicinal use.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 101
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Cahuilla Dye, Black
Leaves used to dye basket weeds permanently black.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 101
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Cahuilla Food, Beverage
Leaves used to make tea, which may have had a medicinal use.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 101
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Cahuilla Food, Fruit
Ground berries mixed with a small amount of ashes, boiled in a pot and eaten.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 101
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Hopi Drug, Unspecified
Plant growing on cottonwood used medicinally for unspecified purpose.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 72
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Used in the War Dance liniment.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Navajo Other, Protection
Twigs hung over the doorway of a hogan for protection from lightning.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Papago Drug, Analgesic
Bed of heated branches used by women for menstrual cramps.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Papago Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of leaves taken for menstrual cramps.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Papago Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of leaves taken for stomach cramps and menstrual cramps.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Papago Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of leaves taken for stomach cramps.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Papago Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of leaves taken and bed of heated branches used for menstrual cramps.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65
Phoradendron sp.
Mistletoe
Papago Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of leaves taken for menstrual cramps.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65
Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHVI9
Kawaiisu Drug, Abortifacient
Infusion of plant taken first two months of pregnancy to cause an abortion.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49
Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHVI9
Kawaiisu Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of plant used as a wash on limbs affected by rheumatism.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49
Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHVI9
Pomo Drug, Abortifacient
Decoction of leaves taken to bring on delayed menstruation.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13
Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHVI9
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Abortifacient
Decoction of leaves used for delayed menstruation.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 72