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Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal
Curlycup Gumweed
USDA GRSQS2
Shoshoni Drug, Urinary Aid
Infusion of plant taken for bladder trouble.
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 81, 82
Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal
Curlycup Gumweed
USDA GRSQS2
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of plant 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 81, 82
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby
Broom Snakeweed
USDA GUSA2
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of boiled leaves in cloth applied as a heat pack for rheumatism.
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 82, 83
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby
Broom Snakeweed
USDA GUSA2
Paiute Drug, Hemostat
Poultice of boiled leaves applied to top of head for nosebleed.
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 82, 83
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby
Broom Snakeweed
USDA GUSA2
Paiute Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of boiled leaves applied for sprains.
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 82, 83
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby
Broom Snakeweed
USDA GUSA2
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of plant taken for colds.
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 82, 83
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby
Broom Snakeweed
USDA GUSA2
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound decoction of plant used as an antiseptic wash for measles and other rashes.
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 82, 83
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby
Broom Snakeweed
USDA GUSA2
Shoshoni Drug, Disinfectant
Compound decoction of plant used as an antiseptic wash for measles and other rashes.
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 82, 83
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby
Broom Snakeweed
USDA GUSA2
Shoshoni Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Compound decoction of plant used as an antiseptic wash for measles.
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 82, 83
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston
Beggarslice
USDA HAVI2
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of roots used as a bath and taken for itching genitals.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52
Hedeoma nana (Torr.) Briq.
Falsepennyroyal
USDA HENAN
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of plant taken as a physic.
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 83
Hedeoma nana (Torr.) Briq.
Falsepennyroyal
USDA HENAN
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for indigestion.
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 83
Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers.
American Falsepennyroyal
USDA HEPU
Catawba Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of roots taken for colds.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 53
Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers.
American Falsepennyroyal
USDA HEPU
Chickasaw Drug, Eye Medicine
Cold infusion of roots applied to forehead for itching eyes.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 53
Helenium amarum var. amarum
Yellowdicks
USDA HEAMA
Koasati Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of entire plant used as a sweatbath for swellings.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 62
Helenium amarum var. amarum
Yellowdicks
USDA HEAMA
Koasati Drug, Herbal Steam
Decoction of entire plant used as a sweatbath for dropsy and swellings.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 62
Helenium amarum var. amarum
Yellowdicks
USDA HEAMA
Koasati Drug, Kidney Aid
Decoction of entire plant used as a sweatbath for dropsy.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 62
Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
Oneflower Helianthella
USDA HEUNU
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Hot poultice of mashed root applied for swellings and sprains.
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 83, 84
Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
Oneflower Helianthella
USDA HEUNU
Paiute Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of mashed root applied for swellings and sprains.
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 83, 84
Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
Oneflower Helianthella
USDA HEUNU
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of root used as a wash or compress for headaches.
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 83, 84
Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
Oneflower Helianthella
USDA HEUNU
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of mashed root applied for rheumatism of the shoulder or knee.
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 83, 84
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of root used as a warm wash for rheumatism.
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 84
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Salt Heliotrope
USDA HECUC2
Paiute Drug, Diuretic
Decoction of plant or roots taken in cases of 'retention of urine.'
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 84, 85
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Salt Heliotrope
USDA HECUC2
Paiute Drug, Emetic
Decoction of root taken as an emetic.
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 84, 85
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Salt Heliotrope
USDA HECUC2
Paiute Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of root gargled for sore throat.
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 84, 85
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Salt Heliotrope
USDA HECUC2
Shoshoni Drug, Diuretic
Decoction of plant or roots taken in cases of 'retention of urine.'
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 84, 85
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Salt Heliotrope
USDA HECUC2
Shoshoni Drug, Emetic
Decoction of root taken as an emetic.
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 84, 85
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Salt Heliotrope
USDA HECUC2
Shoshoni Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of plant tops taken to aid in 'bringing out' measles.
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 84, 85
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Salt Heliotrope
USDA HECUC2
Shoshoni Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of root gargled for sore throat.
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 84, 85
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Salt Heliotrope
USDA HECUC2
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of plant 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 84, 85
Hemizonia sp.
Tarweed
Wintoon Food, Staple
Seeds used to make pinole.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 274
Hepatica nobilis var. acuta (Pursh) Steyermark
Sharplobe Hepatica
USDA HENOA
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of plant taken as an emetic for abdominal pains.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22
Hepatica nobilis var. acuta (Pursh) Steyermark
Sharplobe Hepatica
USDA HENOA
Cherokee Drug, Emetic
Infusion of plant taken as an emetic for abdominal pains.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22
Hepatica nobilis var. acuta (Pursh) Steyermark
Sharplobe Hepatica
USDA HENOA
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of plant taken as an emetic for abdominal pains.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of compound containing roots used for lung or hip pains.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Compound infusion of root used as poultice for pains like rheumatism.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed, boiled root, baked root or raw root applied to boils.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Bella Coola Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of compound containing roots used for hip pains.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Poultice of compound containing roots used for lung pains.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Carrier, Northern Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of root applied to swellings and bruises.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Carrier, Southern Other, Insecticide
Infusion of blossoms rubbed on body to keep off flies and mosquitoes.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Coeur d'Alene Food, Unspecified
Growing stalks used for food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 91
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Gitksan Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of mashed root applied to rheumatic or other swellings.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Gitksan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of mashed root applied to boils and other swellings.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Mewuk Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of mashed roots applied to swellings.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Mewuk Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Used for mumps.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Mewuk Food, Unspecified
Young stems peeled and eaten raw.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Okanagon Food, Staple
Growing stalks used as a principle food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 239
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of mashed root applied for rheumatism.
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 85, 86
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
USDA HEMA80
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Salve made from root applied to wounds.
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 85, 86