| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of dried bark taken as a blood purifier. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of dried wood applied to burns. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Diaphoretic Decoction of dried bark taken to perspire. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Emetic Decoction of dried bark taken as an emetic. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of dried bark taken for stomachaches. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of dried bark taken to facilitate childbirth. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of dried bark taken to check hemorrhages for consumption. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Dye, Unspecified Fresh bark used as a dye to color basket material and deerskins. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Other, Fuel Wood used for tinder. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Young shoots used to make arrows. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Pomo Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for babies with skin disease. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 12 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Pomo Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for babies with skin disease. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 12 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used as wash for skin diseases: sores, diaper rash, peeling or itching skin. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 19 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Thompson Other, Incense & Fragrance Stems sometimes used as a scent. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Wailaki Dye, Red Fresh bark formerly chewed and used as a red dye to color fishermen's bodies for successful fishing. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Amaranthus albus L. Prostrate Pigweed USDA AMAL |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155 |
| Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats. Mat Amaranth USDA AMBL |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155 |
| Amaranthus cruentus L. Red Amaranth USDA AMCR4 |
Apache, White Mountain Other, Paint Flowers used as face paint. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155 |
| Amaranthus cruentus L. Red Amaranth USDA AMCR4 |
Keresan Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten as greens. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 558 |
| Amaranthus cruentus L. Red Amaranth USDA AMCR4 |
Keresan Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Seeds used to bait snares. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 558 |
| Amaranthus cruentus L. Red Amaranth USDA AMCR4 |
Sia Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 107 |
| Amaranthus cruentus L. Red Amaranth USDA AMCR4 |
Sia Food, Vegetable Leaves used as greens. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 107 |
| Apocynum cannabinum L. Indianhemp USDA APCA |
Kiowa Food, Candy Milky latex used as chewing gum. After the latex was squeezed from the plant, it was allowed to stand over night, whereupon it hardened into a 'white gum.' Two kinds of gum were recognized; that which was left overnight, and that which was chewed only a few hours after it had been extracted from the plant. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |
| Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific Madrone USDA ARME |
Mendocino Indian Food, Forage White, globular flowers eaten by doves, wild pigeons and turkeys. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 374 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Concow Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sores. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Concow Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant used for sore backs of horses. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Karok Food, Beverage Berries used to make a drink. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Karok Food, Dried Food Berries dried and stored in storage baskets for future use. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Karok Food, Fruit Dried berries pounded, mixed with salmon eggs, cooked in a basket with a hot rock and eaten. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Karok Other, Containers Wood used to make reels for string. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Karok Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make spoons and scraping sticks for acorn soup. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Karok Other, Walking Sticks Wood used to make canes. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Poison Fruit considered poisonous. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Beverage Ripe berries used to make cider. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Forage Fruits eaten by bears as forage. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Fruit Green fruits eaten in small quantities to quench thirst. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Fruit Ripe fruits eaten raw or cooked. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified Globular, waxy flowers sucked or eaten by children. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Winter Use Food Ripe berries stored as a winter use food. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Mendocino Indian Other, Fuel Wood used as an exceedingly fine fuel. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Miwok Drug, Dietary Aid Cider employed as an appetizer to create appetite. 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 161162 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Miwok Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Cider used for stomach trouble. 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 161162 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Miwok Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Leaves chewed for stomachache and cramps. 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 161162 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Miwok Food, Beverage Berries crushed for sweet, unfermented cider. 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 161 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Miwok Food, Winter Use Food Dried berries stored for winter consumption, chewed but never swallowed. 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 161 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Numlaki Food, Bread & Cake Fruits made into bread and eaten. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Numlaki Food, Porridge Fruits made into mush and eaten. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Numlaki Food, Staple Fruits eaten like 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 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Pomo Other, Soap Leaves boiled and the yellowish red extract used as a cleansing body wash. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Whiteleaf Manzanita USDA ARMAM2 |
Pomo, Calpella Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves taken for severe colds. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 375 |