| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Modesse Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of plant taken for bladder troubles. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Modesse Fiber, Scouring Material Used to polish arrows. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Omaha Fiber, Scouring Material Plant used like sandpaper for polishing. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Paiute Other, Toys & Games Stalk sections used by children to make whistles. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 37 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Pawnee Fiber, Scouring Material Plant used like sandpaper for polishing. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Ponca Fiber, Scouring Material Plant used like sandpaper for polishing. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Shoshoni Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of plant taken for kidney trouble. 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 70 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Skagit, Upper Food, Unspecified Tender shoots eaten. Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Thompson Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of stem ash of several species used alone or with grease on burns. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine Stem liquid used for sore eyes or decoction of stem used for sore, itchy eyes or blindness. The stem liquid, which was collected in the springtime, could be stored in the refrigerator and used whenever needed. The stem decoction was used as an eyewash for sore or itchy eyes or for impending blindness such as that caused by cataracts. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction or infusion of stems taken after childbirth to expel the afterbirth more quickly. The decoction or infusion was taken immediately after childbirth to expel the afterbirth more quickly. The stems were usually gathered ahead of time being pulled up, the roots cut off and the stems cut into short segments and dried. Then, just before childbirth, a small handful of the cut stems was steeped in boiling water for five or ten minutes. The woman could drink this tea for several days. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Thompson Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of new growths taken for bladder trouble. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Thompson Fiber, Scouring Material Rough, silicon impregnated stems used to smooth and polish implements of wood, bone and steatite. The stems were used to do the final polishing of wooden spoons and to polish the soft rock used for pipe bowls. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Thompson Fiber, Scouring Material Used to smooth and finish soapstone pipes. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Thompson Other, Ceremonial Items Stem used to hold lice found in girls' hair and thrown in a stream during puberty ceremonies. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 510 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Thompson Other, Fertilizer Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed. The stem segments were pulled apart and the water was splashed over the weeds. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Thompson Other, Tools Stems used to sharpen and polish bone. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
| Equisetum sp. Mare's Tail |
Winnebago Other, Toys & Games Stems used by children to make whistles. The elders warned children not to use the stems as whistles as they might cause the appearance of snakes. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
| Equisetum sylvaticum L. Woodland Horsetail USDA EQSY |
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Antihemorrhagic Infusion of branches and stems used for internal bleeding. Green plants could be used, but a stronger medicine could be made from plants collected in autumn. The plant was also dried for future use, but only the stems and branches were used. The tea from this plant was strong and bitter. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 33 |
| Equisetum sylvaticum L. Woodland Horsetail USDA EQSY |
Menominee Drug, Hemostat Poultice of pulverized stem applied to stop bleeding. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 35 |
| Equisetum sylvaticum L. Woodland Horsetail USDA EQSY |
Menominee Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of stems used for dropsy. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 35 |
| Equisetum sylvaticum L. Woodland Horsetail USDA EQSY |
Ojibwa Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of plant used for kidney trouble and dropsy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 368 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Clallam Food, Unspecified Sprouts peeled and eaten raw or pit baked and eaten. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 193 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Cowlitz Fiber, Basketry Black roots used for imbrication on coiled baskets. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Cowlitz Food, Unspecified Bulbs eaten raw. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Cowlitz Food, Unspecified Root stock bulbs cooked and eaten. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Klallam Food, Unspecified Reproductive and vegetative sprouts used for food. Gunther, Erna, 1927, Klallam Ethnography, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 197 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of rough leaves and stems applied to cuts and sores. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 263 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber, Scouring Material Rough leaves and stems used for polishing canoes and other wooden articles. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 264 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Makah Food, Unspecified Young stems peeled and eaten raw. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Nitinaht Food, Substitution Food Hollow, water filled stem segments used when water scarce. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 60 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Nitinaht Food, Unspecified Young shoots eaten in spring. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 60 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Quileute Fiber, Basketry Black roots used for imbrication on coiled baskets. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Quileute Food, Fodder Used as fodder for horses. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Quileute Food, Unspecified Young stems peeled and eaten raw. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Quinault Food, Fodder Used as fodder for horses. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Quinault Food, Unspecified Roots eaten with whale or seal oil. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Quinault Food, Unspecified Young stems peeled and eaten raw. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Saanich Drug, Blood Medicine Tender, young shoots eaten raw or boiled and thought to be 'good for the blood.' Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 68 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Saanich Food, Unspecified Tender, young shoots eaten raw or boiled. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 68 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Salish, Coast Fiber, Basketry Stems used for black imbrication in basketmaking. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 68 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Skokomish Fiber, Scouring Material Used with dogfish as sandpaper. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Swinomish Fiber, Basketry Black roots used for imbrication on coiled baskets. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Swinomish Fiber, Scouring Material Used to polish arrow shafts. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Swinomish Food, Unspecified Bulbs eaten raw. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Thompson Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of new plant tops used for 'stoppage of urine.' Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Yuki Drug, Diuretic Decoction of plant taken as a diuretic. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 47 |
| Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Yuki Fiber, Scouring Material Stalks used to smooth Indian hemp stems and to polish arrows. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 92 |
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Makah Food, Unspecified Strobili boiled in water for ten minutes and eaten. Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 215 |
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Makah Food, Unspecified Young, sterile or fertile shoots peeled, washed or soaked in cold water and eaten raw. Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 215 |