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Viburnum acerifolium L.
Mapleleaf Viburnum
USDA VIAC
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid
Infusion of plants taken by men for stricture and painful urination.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 447
Viburnum acerifolium L.
Mapleleaf Viburnum
USDA VIAC
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Infusion of bark taken and applied as poultice for pain caused by witchcraft.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 447
Viburnum acerifolium L.
Mapleleaf Viburnum
USDA VIAC
Menominee Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of inner bark taken for cramps.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 29
Viburnum acerifolium L.
Mapleleaf Viburnum
USDA VIAC
Menominee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of inner bark taken for colic.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 28
Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
USDA YUBAB
Papago Other, Soap
Plant macerated, placed in water to form suds and used for washing hair.
Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 56
Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
USDA YUBAB
Pima Other, Soap
Plant macerated, placed in water to form suds and used for washing hair.
Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 56
Yucca glauca Nutt.
Small Soapweed
USDA YUGLG2
Dakota Fiber, Cordage
Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71
Yucca glauca Nutt.
Small Soapweed
USDA YUGLG2
Omaha Fiber, Cordage
Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71
Yucca glauca Nutt.
Small Soapweed
USDA YUGLG2
Pawnee Fiber, Cordage
Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71
Yucca glauca Nutt.
Small Soapweed
USDA YUGLG2
Ponca Fiber, Cordage
Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71
Zinnia acerosa (DC.) Gray
Desert Zinnia
USDA ZIAC
Keres, Western Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Crushed plant paste mixed with salt and used on swellings or aches.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 39
Zinnia acerosa (DC.) Gray
Desert Zinnia
USDA ZIAC
Keres, Western Drug, Psychological Aid
Plant given to children to quickly learn to talk.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 39