| Iris versicolor L. Harlequin Blueflag USDA IRVE2 |
Penobscot Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of root taken for cholera. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 308309 |
| Iris versicolor L. Harlequin Blueflag USDA IRVE2 |
Penobscot Drug, Preventive Medicine Root chewed to keep disease away; the plant is thought to 'kill' sickness. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Iris versicolor L. Harlequin Blueflag USDA IRVE2 |
Ponca Drug, Dermatological Aid Paste of pulverized rootstock applied to sores and bruises. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
| Iris versicolor L. Harlequin Blueflag USDA IRVE2 |
Ponca Drug, Ear Medicine Pulverized rootstock mixed with water or saliva and dropped in ear for earache. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
| Iris versicolor L. Harlequin Blueflag USDA IRVE2 |
Ponca Drug, Eye Medicine Rootstock used to medicate 'eye-water.' Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
| Iris versicolor L. Harlequin Blueflag USDA IRVE2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of root used to allay inflammation. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 60 |
| Iris versicolor L. Harlequin Blueflag USDA IRVE2 |
Potawatomi Fiber, Basketry Leaves used to weave baskets. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
| Iris versicolor L. Harlequin Blueflag USDA IRVE2 |
Potawatomi Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves used to weave mats. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
| Iris versicolor L. Harlequin Blueflag USDA IRVE2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Panacea Infusion of dried roots taken for 'every complaint.' 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 28 |
| Iris virginica L. Virginia Iris USDA IRVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction of pulverized root used as salve for ulcers. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Iris virginica L. Virginia Iris USDA IRVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid Infusion taken for liver. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Iris virginica L. Virginia Iris USDA IRVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of root used for 'yellowish urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Abnaki Food, Vegetable Tubers eaten. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Taken as an emetic and to relieve loneliness because of death in family. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Cherokee Drug, Psychological Aid Infusion of leaves and stem taken 'if lonesome because of death in family.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Roots 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 51 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Vegetable Tubers eaten. 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 293 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine Poultice of scraped potato applied to eye for inflammation. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 431 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Iroquois Food, Unspecified Tubers eaten. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 120 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Kitasoo Food, Vegetable Tubers eaten. 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 350 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Makah Food, Vegetable Potatoes dipped in oil and eaten with smoked fish. Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 314 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Menominee Food, Vegetable Deep purple potatoes used for food. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 72 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Meskwaki Food, Vegetable Potatoes used for food. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 264 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Pie & Pudding Cut, dried potatoes boiled into a pudding, in the winter months. 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 43 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Winter Use Food Potatoes cultivated, harvested and stored in a root cellar for winter use. 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 43 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Ojibwa Food, Soup Potato cultivated and prized for use in soups. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 410 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Potato cultivated and always firm and crisp when cooked. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 410 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Cash Crop Potatoes attained a high degree of importance in the economy. 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 140 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Oweekeno Food, Vegetable Tubers eaten. 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 119 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Bruised tuber rubbed on warts. 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 27 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Seminole Food, Vegetable Tubers eaten. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 466 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. Irish Potato USDA SOTU |
Sia Food, Vegetable Cultivated potatoes used for food. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 106 |