| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Jemez Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of crushed leaves applied to ant bites, probably to reduce the swelling and pain. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Jemez Drug, Stimulant Leaves put unto a fire and smoke used to revive badly hurt, weak and faint person. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Kawaiisu Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Hard wood used to make arrow points. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 15 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for ant bites. 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 148 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo Dye, Yellow Leaves and twigs used in coloring wool yellow. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo Food, Fodder Plant used in the winter to provide salt for the sheep. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo Food, Forage Plant used as forage for cattle, sheep and goats, especially when other forage was scarce. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo Food, Pie & Pudding Flowers used to make puddings. 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 148 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Emetic Plant used as an emetic. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 20 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for stomach disease. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 20 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Decoction of tops or roots taken as an emetic for gastric pain. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of leaves or roots taken for bad cough. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Leaf and stem ash rubbed on the scalp as a hair tonic. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves applied to ant bites. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of tops or roots taken as an emetic for gastric pain. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Nose Medicine Leaves used as snuff for nose trouble. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of warm, pulverized root applied for toothache. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Compound decoction given to sheep for bloating from overeating. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Red Leaf and twig ash used to intensify red color of buckskin dye. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Yellow Young leaves and twigs used to dye wool yellow. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder Used for sheep feed. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Spice Leaves placed on coals in pit for roasting corn, to impart a salty taste. 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 24 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic Decoction of fresh roots with salt taken as a physic. 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 50 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Tewa Dye, Mordant Ashes used as alkali to maintain blue coloring of piki. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 292 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Tewa Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used to make pahos (prayer sticks). Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 292 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Tewa of Hano Food, Cooking Agent Ashes stirred into dough to give it a greenish-blue color. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 54 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of dried root and blossoms or poultice of blossoms used for ant bites. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 44 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh or dried flower used for ant bites. 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 374 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Zuni Drug, Hunting Medicine Twigs attached to prayer plumes and sacrificed to the cottontail rabbit to ensure good hunting. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
| Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Fourwing Saltbush USDA ATCAC |
Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items Twigs attached to prayer plumes and sacrificed to the cottontail rabbit to ensure good hunting. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Gosiute Food, Unspecified Seeds formerly used for food. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 363 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Drug, Anticonvulsive Plant burned and smoke inhaled for epileptic medicine. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 293 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Pie & Pudding Leaves boiled in water, the water mixed with corn meal and baked into a pudding. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 20 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Pie & Pudding Scented leaves boiled and water mixed with cornmeal to make a pudding. 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 17 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Spice Plant used as flavoring with meat or other vegetables. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 293 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Boiled with meat. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 160 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Boiled with meat. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 160 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Plant used for greens. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 293 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Kawaiisu Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Hard wood used to make arrow points. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 15 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Navajo Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant rubbed on horses to repel gnats. 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 149 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Leaves boiled and used as a liniment for sore muscles and aches. 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 125 |
| Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. Shadscale Saltbush USDA ATCO |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Cold Remedy Poultice of mashed leaves applied to the chest and decoction of leaves taken for colds. 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 125 |
| Atriplex coronata S. Wats. Crownscale USDA ATCOC |
Pima Food, Cooking Agent Boiled with dried cane cactus to counteract its acidic flavor. 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 36 |
| Atriplex coronata S. Wats. Crownscale USDA ATCOC |
Pima Food, Spice Plants boiled with other foods for their salty flavor. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |
| Atriplex coronata S. Wats. Crownscale USDA ATCOC |
Pima Food, Unspecified Plants roasted in pits with cactus fruits and eaten. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |
| Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. Wheelscale Saltbush USDA ATELE |
Pima Food, Cooking Agent Boiled with dried cane cactus to counteract its acidic flavor. 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 36 |
| Atriplex elegans (Moq.) D. Dietr. Wheelscale Saltbush USDA ATELE |
Pima Food, Spice Plants boiled with other foods for their salty flavor. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |