| Artemisia vulgaris L. Common Wormwood USDA ARVUV |
Pomo Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of heated leaves applied to newborn baby's navel. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15 |
| Asarum canadense L. Canadian Wildginger USDA ASCA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots given to infants for convulsions. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 159 |
| Asarum canadense L. Canadian Wildginger USDA ASCA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion given 'when babies cry until they hold their breath.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 308 |
| Asarum canadense L. Canadian Wildginger USDA ASCA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots given to children with headaches, fevers or convulsions. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 308 |
| Asarum canadense L. Canadian Wildginger USDA ASCA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant and other plants given to children with convulsions and fevers. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 41 |
| Asarum canadense L. Canadian Wildginger USDA ASCA |
Malecite Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of small roots used by children with cramps. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 255 |
| Asarum caudatum Lindl. British Columbia Wildginger USDA ASCAC2 |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Whole plant or stems put in infant's bed to quiet baby and for illness. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508 |
| Asarum caudatum Lindl. British Columbia Wildginger USDA ASCAC2 |
Yurok Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves used to keep a newborn baby's navel from becoming infected. A large snail's body was taken from the shell, smashed and put inside a leaf. The preparation was steamed and then held over the umbilical cord with twine. The umbilical cord would fall off and the hole would heal. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 19 |
| Asclepias incarnata L. Swamp Milkweed USDA ASINI |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of root used as a strengthening bath for children. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
| Asclepias incarnata L. Swamp Milkweed USDA ASINI |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Cold infusion of roots applied to heal babies navel. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 418 |
| Asclepias nyctaginifolia Gray Mojave Milkweed USDA ASNY |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to infants with diarrhea. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 37 |
| Asclepias pumila (Gray) Vail Plains Milkweed USDA ASPU |
Lakota Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves taken by children with diarrhea. 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 34 |
| Asclepias viridiflora Raf. Green Milkweed USDA ASVI |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of chewed roots applied to diarrhea rash and nursing baby's sore gums. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75 |
| Asclepias viridiflora Raf. Green Milkweed USDA ASVI |
Lakota Drug, Pediatric Aid Pulverized roots given to children with diarrhea. 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 34 |
| Asplenium nidus L. Birdnest Fern USDA ASNI |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid given to children for general weakness. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
| Asplenium nidus L. Birdnest Fern USDA ASNI |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid used for children with mouth sores. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
| Aster sp. Prairie Aster |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used as an enema for babies with colic or intestinal troubles. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
| Astragalus canadensis L. Canadian Milkvetch USDA ASCAC6 |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Root boiled and the steam used to bathe a child's aching chest. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
| Astragalus canadensis L. Canadian Milkvetch USDA ASCAC6 |
Dakota Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots given to children with fevers. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 365 |
| Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis Canadian Milkvetch USDA ASCAC6 |
Dakota Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used as a febrifuge for children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Acoma Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. 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 18 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Boiled with meat. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 160 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Leaves boiled and eaten with fat. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 21 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Isleta Food, Vegetable Young leaves boiled and eaten as greens. 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 18 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Keres, Western Food, Forage Plant used as forage for cattle. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 31 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Keres, Western Food, Unspecified Seeds and expanded calyx eaten for food and the salty taste. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 31 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Laguna Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. 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 18 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Leaves used as a fumigant for pain. 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 24 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves applied to spider bites. 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 24 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Other Cold infusion used for sickness from drinking bad water and to purify water. 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 24 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Paiute, Northern Food, Porridge Seeds parched, ground into a flour and made into mush. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Pueblo Food, Spice Boiled alone or with plant products and meats for flavoring. 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 18 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Pueblo Food, Spice Boiled alone or with plant products and meats for flavoring. 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 18 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed root applied to sores and rashes. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 374 |
| Atriplex argentea Nutt. Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARA2 |
Zuni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root taken for stomachache. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 374 |
| Atriplex argentea ssp. expansa (S. Wats.) Hall & Clements Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARE |
Navajo Food, Fodder Plant used, for the salt, and stored for the winter as fodder. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Atriplex argentea ssp. expansa (S. Wats.) Hall & Clements Silverscale Saltbush USDA ATARE |
Navajo Food, Forage Plant used, for the salt, to pasture sheep in the summer. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Diegueno Other, Soap Leaves formerly used as soap. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 217 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Gosiute Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 363 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Havasupai Drug, Dermatological Aid Leaves made into a soapy lather and used to wash the hair. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 217 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Havasupai Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Leaves made into a soapy lather and used for itches or rashes, such as chickenpox or measles. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 217 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Hopi Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used for kiva fires. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 21 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Hopi Dye, Blue Ashes used to maintain the blue coloring in blue corn meal. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Hopi Dye, Mordant Ashes used as alkali to maintain blue coloring of piki. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 292 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Hopi Food, Substitution Food Ashes used instead of baking soda. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 160 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Hopi Food, Substitution Food Ashes used instead of baking soda. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 160 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used to make pahos (prayer sticks). Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 292 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Isleta Drug, Poison Infectious wood used to make poison arrow heads for war purposes. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Isleta Other, Weapon Infectious wood used to carve arrowheads. The arrowheads were attached to light, swift bamboo shafts and always broke upon impact making them ideal for war purposes. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |