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Ipomopsis longiflora ssp. longiflora
Flaxflowered Gilia
USDA IPLOL
Zuni Drug, Pediatric Aid
Poultice of dried, powdered flowers and water applied to remove hair on newborns and children.
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 378
Ipomopsis multiflora (Nutt.) V. Grant
Manyflowered Gilia
USDA IPMU3
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Decoction of plant used as a ceremonial medicine.
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 40
Ipomopsis multiflora (Nutt.) V. Grant
Manyflowered Gilia
USDA IPMU3
Zuni Drug, Analgesic
Powdered, whole plant applied to face for headache.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52
Ipomopsis multiflora (Nutt.) V. Grant
Manyflowered Gilia
USDA IPMU3
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Powdered plant applied to wounds.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52
Ipomopsis multiflora (Nutt.) V. Grant
Manyflowered Gilia
USDA IPMU3
Zuni Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Crushed blossoms smoked in corn husks to 'relieve strangulation.'
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52
Ipomopsis polycladon (Torr.) V. Grant
Manybranched Gilia
USDA IPPO2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Sedative
Plant used as a soporific.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38
Ipomopsis polycladon (Torr.) V. Grant
Manybranched Gilia
USDA IPPO2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Tonic
Plant used as a tonic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38
Ipomopsis pumila (Nutt.) V. Grant
Dwarf Gilia
USDA IPPU4
Keres, Western Other, Unspecified
Taxon known and named but no use was specified.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45
Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.
Granite Pricklygilia
USDA LEPU
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for scorpion stings.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38
Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.
Granite Pricklygilia
USDA LEPU
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Kidney Aid
Plant used for kidney disease.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38
Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.
Granite Pricklygilia
USDA LEPU
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of plant used for 'snake infection.'
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 40
Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.
Granite Pricklygilia
USDA LEPU
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of plant taken during pregnancy keeps baby small, for easy labor.
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 40
Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.
Granite Pricklygilia
USDA LEPU
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction or infusion of plant used as a wash for sore or swollen eyes.
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
Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia Beardtongue
USDA PEAMA
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant, associated with east direction, used in the Po-wa-mu ceremony.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 340
Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia Beardtongue
USDA PEAMA
Hopi Other, Season Indicator
Flowers used to indicate when watermelon planting was over.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 340
Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia Beardtongue
USDA PEAMA
Keres, Western Drug, Emetic
Infusion of plant used as an emetic.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58
Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia Beardtongue
USDA PEAMA
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for solpugid bites or poultice of plant applied to eagle bites.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 42
Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia Beardtongue
USDA PEAMA
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Disinfectant
Plant used as a fumigant for livestock with snakebites.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 42
Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia Beardtongue
USDA PEAMA
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Veterinary Aid
Plant used as a fumigant for livestock with snakebites.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 42
Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia Beardtongue
USDA PEAMA
Tewa Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant, associated with east direction, used in the Po-wa-mu ceremony.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 340
Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia Beardtongue
USDA PEAMA
Tewa Other, Season Indicator
Flowers used to indicate when watermelon planting was over.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 340