| Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Edible Valerian USDA VAEDE |
Menominee Drug, Hemostat Pulverized root placed on painful and bleeding cuts. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Edible Valerian USDA VAEDE |
Meskwaki Drug, Hemostat Root used for hemorrhages. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 251 |
| Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Edible Valerian USDA VAEDE |
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Large quantities of roots cooked in a kiln until black and very sticky. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 26 |
| Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Edible Valerian USDA VAEDE |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Winter Use Food Roots stored in underground pits for about a year. 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 142 |
| Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Edible Valerian USDA VAEDE |
Paiute Food, Unspecified Boiled root used for food. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 16 |
| Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Edible Valerian USDA VAEDE |
Paiute Food, Unspecified Roots cooked overnight and eaten. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 103 |
| Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Edible Valerian USDA VAEDE |
Sanpoil and Nespelem Food, Unspecified Roots 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 142 |
| Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Edible Valerian USDA VAEDE |
Snake Drug, Poison Raw root poisonous and cooked root used for food. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 26 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Blackfoot Other, Smoke Plant Leaves sometimes used in the tobacco mixture. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Okanagon Drug, Analgesic Decoction of roots taken for pains. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Okanagon Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of roots taken for colds. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Okanagon Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roots applied to cuts, wounds, bruises and inflamed regions. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Okanagon Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with other plant leaves and smoked. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Tanana, Upper Other, Incense & Fragrance Dried roots used as incense at potlatches. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Adjuvant Dried, powdered roots and leaves mixed with tobacco as a flavoring. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 495 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for pains. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Analgesic Decoction of roots taken for pains. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of roots taken for diarrhea. 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 290 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Root used as ceremonial medicine for unspecified purpose. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy Bitter infusion of roots used for colds. 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 290 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of root taken as a cold remedy. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of roots taken for colds. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of roots taken for colds. 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 290 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Chewed leaves spat on cuts and bruises. 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 290 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roots applied to cuts, wounds, bruises and inflamed regions. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of various plant parts used on cuts, wounds, bruises or inflammations. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots, leaves, stems and flowers taken for ulcers or stomach 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 290 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Hunting Medicine Decoction of whole plant taken and used as a wash by hunters for good luck. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 506 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Decoction of roots, leaves, stems and flowers taken for influenza. 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 290 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of roots taken for 'shadow on your lung.' 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 290 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of roots used as a lotion or wash for swellings or sores on horses. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 513 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Food, Forage Leaves eaten by deer. 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 290 |
| Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Sitka Valerian USDA VASI |
Thompson Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with other plant leaves and smoked. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
| Valeriana sp. |
Gosiute Drug, Other Root salve applied to limbs for edema. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 349 |
| Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Mountain Valerian USDA VAUL2 |
Menominee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of root taken for cramps and 'disorders of the head.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Mountain Valerian USDA VAUL2 |
Menominee Drug, Cathartic Large doses of plant produced purging. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Mountain Valerian USDA VAUL2 |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pulverized root applied to cuts and wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Mountain Valerian USDA VAUL2 |
Menominee Drug, Hunting Medicine Root chewed and spit on fishhook to lure fish to Indian, but not to white man. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Mountain Valerian USDA VAUL2 |
Menominee Drug, Psychological Aid Large doses of plant produced mental stupor. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Mountain Valerian USDA VAUL2 |
Menominee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of root taken for 'disorders of the throat and lungs.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Mountain Valerian USDA VAUL2 |
Menominee Drug, Sedative Plant used as a 'feeble sedative to the nervous system.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Mountain Valerian USDA VAUL2 |
Menominee Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of root taken for 'disorders of the throat and lungs.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Mountain Valerian USDA VAUL2 |
Menominee Other, Good Luck Charm Root held in mouth while arguing to keep opponent from winning argument. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
| Valerianella locusta (L.) Lat. Lewiston Cornsalad USDA VALO |
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 30 |
| Valerianella locusta (L.) Lat. Lewiston Cornsalad USDA VALO |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves used as a potherb. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 59 |