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Luiseno Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Root juice used in boys' puberty ceremony to induce stupefaction. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
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Luiseno Drug, Hallucinogen Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man. 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 60 |
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Luiseno Drug, Narcotic Root juice used in boys' puberty ceremony to induce stupefaction. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
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Luiseno Drug, Unspecified Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man. 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 60 |
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Luiseno Other, Ceremonial Items Roots pounded in a mortar and used at boys' puberty ceremonies. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 207 |
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Mahuna Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as an antivenom for tarantula bites. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 43 |
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Mahuna Drug, Narcotic Smoked leaves or infusion of leaves taken as a narcotic. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 43 |
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Mahuna Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 43 |
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Mahuna Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Plant used as an antivenom for rattlesnakebites. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 43 |
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Miwok Drug, Hallucinogen Decoction of plant taken to induce delirium which achieved supernatural power. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 169 |
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Miwok Drug, Hallucinogen Root eaten to induce delirium which achieved supernatural power. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 169 |
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Navajo Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of leaf used as wash for wounds of sheep after castration. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 160 |
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Navajo Food, Dried Food Fruits dried and used in the winter after soaking and boiling. 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 26 |
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Navajo Food, Fruit Fruits ground and eaten without further preparation. 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 26 |
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Navajo Food, Special Food Seeds eaten in ceremonies. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Narcotic Plant used as a narcotic. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 41 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of plant applied for sprains and fractures. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 41 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Cold infusion of root taken and used as a lotion for injury pain, a narcotic. 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 42 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine 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 42 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hallucinogen Plant caused hallucinations and made 'you drunk like from whisky.' 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 42 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine Plant mixed with pollen and smoked by hunters to make deer tame. 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 42 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Narcotic Cold infusion of root taken and used as a lotion for injury pain, a narcotic. 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 42 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Cold infusion of flower used as an eyewash for blindness in horses and lotion used for sores. 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 42 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Plant used by witches, but cannot harm one who knows how to use it. 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 42 |
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Paiute Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of ground, soaked roots taken for blood poisoning in the foot. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318 |
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Paiute Drug, Hallucinogen Decoction of ground, soaked roots taken to have visions, especially visitations from the dead. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318 |
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Paiute Drug, Hallucinogen Seeds eaten to see dead relatives. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318 |
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Paiute Drug, Narcotic Roots used to make a narcotic tea and not used medicinally. 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 66, 67 |
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Paiute Drug, Other Plant enabled one to ascertain one's life span and 'whose days were numbered.' Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318 |
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Paiute Drug, Other Plant taken to find lost objects and remember where things were hidden. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318 |
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Paiute Other, Good Luck Charm Seeds eaten for good luck while gambling and enabled the eater to guess correctly in the hand game. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 318 |
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Paiute, Northern Drug, Hallucinogen Roots eaten to discover things or see things that could not be seen with ordinary powers. 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 126 |
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Paiute, Northern Drug, Poison Plant poisonous if used incorrectly. 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 126 |
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Papago Food, Beverage Roots ground, infused and used as a beverage. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 26 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Hallucinogen Decoction of root taken to become unconscious and have visions. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 50 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Narcotic Roots used to make a narcotic tea and not used medicinally. 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 66, 67 |
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Tubatulabal Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of plant taken for rheumatism. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
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Tubatulabal Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for wounds. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
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Tubatulabal Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of dried, pounded root applied to inflammed sores. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
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Tubatulabal Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for bloat. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
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Tubatulabal Drug, Laxative Plant used for constipation. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
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Tubatulabal Drug, Sedative Cold infusion of plant taken to fall into a stupor. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
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Ute Drug, Narcotic Used as a narcotic. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 26 |
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Yavapai Drug, Hunting Medicine Decoction of leaves taken or leaves eaten for success in deer hunt. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 261 |
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Yokut Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Decoction of roots used as a ceremonial narcotic. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 423 |
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Yokut Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots taken for inflammation of the bowels (appendicitis). Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 423 |
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Yokut Drug, Other Decoction of roots taken for many different diseases. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 423 |
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Yuma Drug, Narcotic Used as a narcotic. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 26 |
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Zuni Drug, Anesthetic Powdered root given as an anesthetic for surgery. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 46, 48 |
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Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of root and flower meal applied to wounds to promote healing. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 46, 48 |