| Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch Black Mustard USDA BRNI |
Quileute Food, Vegetable Plants eaten as greens. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 61 |
| Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch Black Mustard USDA BRNI |
Shinnecock Drug, Analgesic Poultice of mustard applied to body pains. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
| Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch Black Mustard USDA BRNI |
Shinnecock Drug, Analgesic Poultice of wilted leaves applied to the skin for headache. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
| Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch Black Mustard USDA BRNI |
Shinnecock Drug, Emetic Mustard mixed with flour and water and taken to make 'insides come up.' Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
| Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch Black Mustard USDA BRNI |
Shinnecock Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of wilted leaves applied to the skin for toothache. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
| Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage USDA BROL |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of wilted leaf used for boils. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
| Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage USDA BROL |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves used for food. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
| Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage USDA BROL |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Vegetable Species used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 227 |
| Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage USDA BROL |
Kitasoo Food, Vegetable Leaves used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 328 |
| Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage USDA BROL |
Lakota Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten as greens. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
| Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage USDA BROL |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Vegetable Heads 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 92 |
| Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage USDA BROL |
Rappahannock Drug, Analgesic Poultice of green leaves bound to head for headache. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
| Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage USDA BROL |
Rappahannock Other, Protection Leaves worn under the hat to protect from a strong sun. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
| Brassica oleracea L. Cabbage USDA BROL |
Seminole Food, Unspecified Plant used for food. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 485 |
| Brassica rapa L. Rape Mustard USDA BRRAR |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Vegetable Roots used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 227 |
| Brassica rapa L. Rape Mustard USDA BRRAR |
Kitasoo Food, Vegetable Roots used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 329 |
| Brassica rapa L. Rape Mustard USDA BRRAR |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Vegetable 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 92 |
| Brassica rapa L. Rape Mustard USDA BRRAR |
Oweekeno Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 89 |
| Brassica rapa var. rapa Birdrape USDA BRRAR |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves cooked with turnip greens, creaseys and sochan and eaten. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 253 |
| Brassica rapa var. rapa Birdrape USDA BRRAR |
Mendocino Indian Food, Vegetable Young leaves eaten as greens in imitation of the first white settlers who first ate them. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 352 |
| Brassica rapa var. rapa Birdrape USDA BRRAR |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Plant used for medicinal purposes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 232 |
| Brassica sp. Mustard |
Iroquois Food, Vegetable Young plants boiled and eaten as greens. Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
| Brassica sp. Mustard |
Malecite Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
| Brassica sp. Mustard |
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Unspecified Flowers eaten raw or cooked and young leaves eaten boiled and fried. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 76 |
| Brassica sp. Mustard |
Rappahannock Drug, Poultice Hot poultice of roasted roots used for chilblains. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32 |
| Brassica sp. Mustard |
Shoshoni Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of pulverized ripe seeds applied to burns. 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 52 |
| Camelina microcarpa DC. Littlepod Falseflax USDA CAMI2 |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Bread & Cake Seeds threshed, winnowed, ground and the flour used to make bread. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 49 |
| Camelina microcarpa DC. Littlepod Falseflax USDA CAMI2 |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Unspecified Seeds boiled and eaten. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 49 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Bread & Cake Seeds winnowed, dried, stored, ground into flour and used to make bread. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 48 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Unspecified Seeds roasted without grinding and combined with other foods. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 48 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Vegetable Tops cooked alone or with meat and used as greens. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 47 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Seeds gathered for food. 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 51 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Leaves used for greens. 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 51 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Cherokee Food, Spice Mixed into other greens for flavoring. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 253 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
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 54 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Analgesic Infusion of powdered leaves and stems taken or small quantities of powder eaten for head pains. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 174 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic Decoction of entire plant taken for dysentery cramps. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of whole plant taken for dysentery and cramps. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Chippewa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of whole plant taken for stomach cramps and dysentery. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Costanoan Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of plant used for dysentery. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 9 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Mahuna Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of plants taken for dysentery and diarrhea. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 7 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Staple Seeds eaten as a pinole. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 352 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant used as a wash for poison ivy. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 33 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for poison ivy. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 134 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Unspecified Used as a medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 219 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic Infusion of seed pods taken for stomach pains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Mohegan Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of seed pods taken as a vermifuge. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Mohegan Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of seed pods taken for stomach, the pungency killed internal worms. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Mohegan Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of seed pods taken for stomach pains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128 |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Shepherd's Purse USDA CABU2 |
Mohegan Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of seed pods taken for stomach, the pungency killed internal worms. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |