| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Iroquois Food, Vegetable Flesh boiled, baked in ashes or boiled, mashed with butter and sugar and eaten. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 113 |
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Iroquois Food, Vegetable Flesh fried and sweetened or seasoned with salt, pepper and butter. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 113 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Iroquois Food, Vegetable Fresh or dried flesh boiled, mashed & sweetened or boiled with green beans, butter & salt & eaten. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 113 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Kamia Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Gifford, E. W., 1931, The Kamia of Imperial Valley, Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, page 21 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Menominee Drug, Diuretic Pulverized seeds taken in water 'to facilitate the passage of urine.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 33 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of stem used for 'female ills.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 220 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Meskwaki Food, Winter Use Food Squash sliced into rings, sun dried, pressed and stored for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Leaves used for upset stomachs. 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 |
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Navajo Food, Vegetable Fruit pulp and seeds 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 |
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Navajo, Ramah Food, Spice Blossoms used as seasoning for soup. 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 47 |
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Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Pumpkin cultivated and used for food. 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 47 |
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Navajo, Ramah Food, Winter Use Food Pumpkin peeled, cut into strips, sun dried and stored in cellars or ground holes 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 47 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Pumpkin rings dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 400 |
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Okanagan-Colville Food, Unspecified Species used for food. 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 98 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Papago Food, Dried Food Rind hung in long spirals from house roofs to dry, tied in bundles, stored and used for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 36 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Papago Food, Fruit Fruit grown for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 101 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Papago Food, Staple Seeds parched, sun dried, stored, ground into flour and used as a staple food. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 45 |
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Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid Ground seed paste used to cleanse and soften the skin. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 72 |
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Pima Food, Fruit Fruit grown for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 101 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Pima Food, Unspecified Seeds roasted, cracked and the kernels eaten. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 72 |
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Rappahannock Food, Snack Food Seeds eaten as 'tid-bits.' 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 30 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Zuni Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Ingredient in schumaakwe cakes and used externally for rheumatism and swelling. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45 |
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Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Ingredient of 'schumaakwe cakes' and used externally for rheumatism and swelling. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45, 46 |
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Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of seeds and blossoms applied to cactus scratches. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45, 46 |
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Zuni Food, Dried Food Fresh squash cut into spiral strips, folded into hanks and hung up to dry for winter use. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 67 |
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Zuni Food, Special Food Blossoms cooked in grease and used as a delicacy in combination with other foods. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 67 |
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Zuni Food, Unspecified Fresh squash, either whole or in pieces, roasted in ashes and used for food. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 67 |
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Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items Gourds worn in phallic dances symbolizing fructification or made into ceremonial rattles. The gourd rattles were used in ceremonies for both anthropic and zooic worship. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
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Zuni Other, Containers Gourds made into receptacles for storing precious articles. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Zuni Other, Cooking Tools Gourds made into cups, ladles and dippers and put to various uses. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 67 |
| Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo (L.) Alef. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEM |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Squash cut into strips or rings and dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 65 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Cheyenne Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of rind taken for rheumatism and arthritis. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Cheyenne Drug, Diuretic Infusion of rind taken as a diuretic. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Cheyenne Drug, Ear Medicine Infusion of rind taken for earaches. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Cheyenne Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of rind taken for fevers. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Cheyenne Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion of rind taken for heart problems. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Cheyenne Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of rind taken for kidney troubles. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Cheyenne Drug, Laxative Infusion of rind taken as a laxative. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Cheyenne Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of rind taken for tuberculosis. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Cheyenne Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of rind taken for venereal disease. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
| Cucurbita sp. Squash |
Seminole Food, Unspecified Plant used for food. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 479 |
| Echinocystis brandegei Cogn. |
Tubatulabal Drug, Dermatological Aid Burned, ripe seeds rubbed on pimples and newborn baby's navel. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
| Echinocystis brandegei Cogn. |
Tubatulabal Drug, Pediatric Aid Burned, ripe seeds rubbed on newborn baby's navel. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
| Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray Wild Cucumber USDA ECLO |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Taken for 'obstructed menses.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray Wild Cucumber USDA ECLO |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion taken for rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray Wild Cucumber USDA ECLO |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Taken for chills and fevers. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray Wild Cucumber USDA ECLO |
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion taken for kidneys. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray Wild Cucumber USDA ECLO |
Menominee Drug, Analgesic Poultice of pulverized root used for headache. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 33, 34 |
| Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray Wild Cucumber USDA ECLO |
Menominee Drug, Love Medicine Root used in love potions. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 33, 34 |
| Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray Wild Cucumber USDA ECLO |
Menominee Drug, Panacea Plant considered to be 'the greatest of all medicines' and always useful. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 33, 34 |