| Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Slender Buckwheat USDA ERMIM2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of roots and sometimes tops taken for tubercular cough. 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 72 |
| Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Slender Buckwheat USDA ERMIM2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of whole plant used as a wash or as a compress for lameness. 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 72 |
| Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Slender Buckwheat USDA ERMIM2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of roots or tops used for tuberculosis. 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 72 |
| Eriogonum niveum Dougl. ex Benth. Snow Buckwheat USDA ERNI2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of roots and stems taken for colds. 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 112 |
| Eriogonum niveum Dougl. ex Benth. Snow Buckwheat USDA ERNI2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots and stems used to wash infected cuts. 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 112 |
| Eriogonum niveum Dougl. ex Benth. Snow Buckwheat USDA ERNI2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to cuts or infusion of leaves used as a wash for cuts and sores. 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 112 |
| Eriogonum niveum Dougl. ex Benth. Snow Buckwheat USDA ERNI2 |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Toys & Games Stems used by children to play a game. Children played a game with the stems of these plants. They broke off the main stem, leaving one side branch attached to make a 'hook.' Each child took one of these. They hooked them together and pulled. The first one to break his or her stick lost the game. 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 112 |
| Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUN |
Karok Food, Vegetable Sour tasting, young stems eaten raw as greens. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
| Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUN |
Karok Other, Toys & Games Stems used by children to play a game by hooking each other's plant. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
| Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUN |
Kawaiisu Other, Cooking Tools Hollow stems used as drinking tubes. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUN |
Kawaiisu Other, Smoking Tools Hollow stems used as pipes for smoking. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUN |
Miwok Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Twigs and leaves used as a brush to clear ground under manzanita bushes before knocking off berries. 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 |
| Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUN |
Miwok Food, Vegetable Raw greens, sour flavor, used for food. 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 159 |
| Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUO |
Karok Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Roots used for abdominal ailments. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 30 |
| Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUO |
Karok Food, Unspecified Young shoots used for food. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 30 |
| Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUO |
Karok Food, Vegetable Sour tasting, young stems eaten raw as greens. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
| Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUO |
Karok Other, Toys & Games Stems used by children to play a game by hooking each other's plant. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
| Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum S. Wats. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUP2 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of roots taken for colds. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum S. Wats. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUP2 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of roots taken for coughs. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum S. Wats. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUP2 |
Kawaiisu Other, Cooking Tools Hollow stems used as drinking tubes. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum S. Wats. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUP2 |
Kawaiisu Other, Smoking Tools Hollow stems used as pipes for smoking. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum Benth. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUP4 |
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified Dried flowers mixed with valley stickweed seeds and eaten. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Cushion Buckwheat USDA EROVO5 |
Gosiute Drug, Eye Medicine Plant used as an eye medicine. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 369 |
| Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Cushion Buckwheat USDA EROVO5 |
Gosiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for stomachaches. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 369 |
| Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Cushion Buckwheat USDA EROVO5 |
Gosiute Drug, Venereal Aid Poultice of plant applied or plant used as wash for venereal diseases. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 351 |
| Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Cushion Buckwheat USDA EROVO5 |
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of root taken as a cold remedy. 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 72 |
| Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Cushion Buckwheat USDA EROVO5 |
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of root taken as a cold remedy. 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 72 |
| Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Cushion Buckwheat USDA EROVO5 |
Ute Drug, Unspecified Used as medicine. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 34 |
| Eriogonum plumatella Dur. & Hilg. Yucca Buckwheat USDA ERPL3 |
Kawaiisu Food, Porridge Seeds pounded, cooked into a mush and eaten. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & Gray Yellowturbans USDA ERPU6 |
Kawaiisu Food, Staple Seeds pounded and eaten dry. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & Gray Yellowturbans USDA ERPU6 |
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified Flowers mixed with valley stickweed seeds and eaten. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Redroot Buckwheat USDA ERRA3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Analgesic Plant used for backaches and sideaches. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19 |
| Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Redroot Buckwheat USDA ERRA3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Orthopedic Aid Plant used for backaches and sideaches. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19 |
| Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Redroot Buckwheat USDA ERRA3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Food, Unspecified Leaves and stems eaten raw. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19 |
| Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Redroot Buckwheat USDA ERRA3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Blood Medicine Cold infusion of whole plant taken for blood poisoning or internal injuries. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum roseum Dur. & Hilg. Wand Buckwheat USDA ERRO6 |
Kawaiisu Food, Beverage Seeds pounded into a meal, mixed with water and used as a beverage. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum roseum Dur. & Hilg. Wand Buckwheat USDA ERRO6 |
Kawaiisu Food, Staple Seeds pounded into a meal and eaten dry. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum roseum Dur. & Hilg. Wand Buckwheat USDA ERRO6 |
Tubatulabal Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of entire plant used as lotion for pimples. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
| Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth. Roundleaf Buckwheat USDA ERRO2 |
Keres, Western Drug, Emetic Infusion of roots given as an emetic to eliminate the ozone. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43 |
| Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth. Roundleaf Buckwheat USDA ERRO2 |
Keres, Western Drug, Psychological Aid Plant eaten by children to become good looking. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43 |
| Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth. Roundleaf Buckwheat USDA ERRO2 |
Keres, Western Drug, Sedative Infusion of roots used for lightning shock. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43 |
| Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth. Roundleaf Buckwheat USDA ERRO2 |
Navajo Drug, Emetic Plant taken to vomit after swallowing ants. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 42 |
| Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth. Roundleaf Buckwheat USDA ERRO2 |
Navajo Drug, Throat Aid Leaves used for sore throats. 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 150 |
| Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth. Roundleaf Buckwheat USDA ERRO2 |
Navajo Drug, Unspecified Roots used as medicine. 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 150 |
| Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth. Roundleaf Buckwheat USDA ERRO2 |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Stems used for food. 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 150 |
| Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat |
Cahuilla Drug, Cathartic Leaves, growing near the root, used as a physic. 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 72 |
| Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat |
Cahuilla Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of flowers used as an eyewash. 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 72 |
| Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat |
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of flowers used to clean out the intestines. 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 72 |
| Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat |
Cahuilla Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of plant taken to shrink the uterus and reduce dysmenorrhea. 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 72 |
| Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Shoots and seeds used for food. 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 72 |