| Hirschfeldia incana (L.) LagrŠze-Fossat Shortpod Mustard USDA HIIN3 |
Cahuilla Food, Winter Use Food Leaves and seeds used as an important winter 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 47 |
| Iodanthus pinnatifidus (Michx.) Steud. Purplerocket USDA IOPI |
Meskwaki Drug, Love Medicine Decoction of root used as a paint by women for a love medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 219220 |
| Iodanthus pinnatifidus (Michx.) Steud. Purplerocket USDA IOPI |
Meskwaki Drug, Poultice Poultice used on head of old man who is cold, to bring warmth to whole body. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 219 |
| Lepidium campestre (L.) Ait. f. Field Pepperweed USDA LECA5 |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled, fried and eaten. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 252 |
| Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Common Pepperweed USDA LEDED |
Isleta Drug, Analgesic Leaves chewed for headaches. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
| Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Common Pepperweed USDA LEDED |
Keres, Western Other, Unspecified Taxon known and named but no use was specified. Crushed plant applied to sunburns that dancers got during the harvest, mask and other dances. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 51 |
| Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Common Pepperweed USDA LEDED |
Lakota Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of plant used for the kidneys. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 41 |
| Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Common Pepperweed USDA LEDED |
Mahuna Drug, Dietary Aid Infusion of plant taken as a reducing aid. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 66 |
| Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Common Pepperweed USDA LEDED |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for effects of swallowing an ant. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
| Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Common Pepperweed USDA LEDED |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant rubbed on baby's face to put infant to sleep. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
| Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Common Pepperweed USDA LEDED |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Sedative Plant rubbed on baby's face to put infant to sleep. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
| Lepidium fremontii S. Wats. Desert Pepperweed USDA LEFRF |
Kawaiisu Food, Beverage Seeds pounded, mixed with water and used as a beverage. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 36 |
| Lepidium lasiocarpum Nutt. Shaggyfruit Pepperweed USDA LELAL |
Havasupai Food, Bread & Cake Seeds used to make bread. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66 |
| Lepidium lasiocarpum Nutt. Shaggyfruit Pepperweed USDA LELAL |
Havasupai Food, Preserves Seeds parched, ground, kneaded into seed butter and eaten with fruit drinks or spread on bread. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 67 |
| Lepidium lasiocarpum Nutt. Shaggyfruit Pepperweed USDA LELAL |
Havasupai Food, Staple Seeds ground and eaten as a ground or parched meal. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 67 |
| Lepidium lasiocarpum Nutt. Shaggyfruit Pepperweed USDA LELAL |
Havasupai Food, Unspecified Seeds used in a variety of ways. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 220 |
| Lepidium lasiocarpum Nutt. Shaggyfruit Pepperweed USDA LELAL |
Navajo Drug, Disinfectant Plant used as a 'disinfectant.' 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 153 |
| Lepidium montanum Nutt. Mountain Pepperweed USDA LEMOM |
Havasupai Food, Unspecified Seeds used in a variety of ways. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 220 |
| Lepidium montanum Nutt. Mountain Pepperweed USDA LEMOM |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for biliousness and gastro-intestinal disorders. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
| Lepidium montanum Nutt. Mountain Pepperweed USDA LEMOM |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Other Plant used for palpitations and dizziness. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
| Lepidium montanum Nutt. Mountain Pepperweed USDA LEMOM |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder Used for sheep and horse 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 29 |
| Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Shining Pepperweed USDA LENIN |
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of leaves used to wash hair, kept the scalp clean and prevented baldness. 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 85 |
| Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Shining Pepperweed USDA LENIN |
Diegueno Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Tablespoon of seeds in water used, followed the next day by a physic, for indigestion. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 23 |
| Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Shining Pepperweed USDA LENIN |
Diegueno Food, Vegetable Plant tops and flowers boiled and eaten as greens. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 23 |
| Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Shining Pepperweed USDA LENIN |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232 |
| Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Shining Pepperweed USDA LENIN |
Luiseno Food, Vegetable Leaves used for greens. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232 |
| Lepidium sp. Peppergrass |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Tender plant and roots eaten as potherbs. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 37 |
| Lepidium thurberi Woot. Thurber's Pepperweed USDA LETH2 |
Papago Food, Dried Food Seeds basket winnowed, parched, sun dried, cooked, 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 24 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of bruised root applied to 'draw blister quickly.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Used as a poultice for croup. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion given to sick chickens and mixed with feed to make chickens lay. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled, fried and eaten. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 252 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Houma Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction of plant with whiskey taken for tuberculosis. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Lepidium virginicum L. Virginia Pepperweed USDA LEVIV2 |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant used as a wash or bruised plant used for poison ivy. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 33 |
| Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc. Menzies' Pepperweed USDA LEVIM2 |
Hoh Food, Unspecified Eaten raw. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62 |
| Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc. Menzies' Pepperweed USDA LEVIM2 |
Hoh Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten as greens. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62 |
| Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc. Menzies' Pepperweed USDA LEVIM2 |
Quileute Food, Unspecified Eaten raw. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62 |
| Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc. Menzies' Pepperweed USDA LEVIM2 |
Quileute Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten as greens. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62 |
| Lesquerella douglasii S. Wats. Douglas' Bladderpod USDA LEDO2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antidiarrheal Roots chewed, juice swallowed and pulp spat out for diarrhea. 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 92 |
| Lesquerella douglasii S. Wats. Douglas' Bladderpod USDA LEDO2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Roots chewed, juice swallowed and pulp spat out for 'heartburn.' 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 92 |
| Lesquerella douglasii S. Wats. Douglas' Bladderpod USDA LEDO2 |
Shuswap Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed plants applied to sores. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61 |
| Lesquerella douglasii S. Wats. Douglas' Bladderpod USDA LEDO2 |
Shuswap Drug, Diaphoretic Plant used to produce sweating. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61 |
| Lesquerella fendleri (Gray) S. Wats. Fendler's Bladderpod USDA LEFE |
Keres, Western Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Bruised plant mixed with salt and used as a rub for swellings. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 52 |
| Lesquerella fendleri (Gray) S. Wats. Fendler's Bladderpod USDA LEFE |
Keres, Western Drug, Emetic Infusion of plant used as an emetic. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 52 |
| Lesquerella fendleri (Gray) S. Wats. Fendler's Bladderpod USDA LEFE |
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plants taken to counteract the effects of spider bites. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 49 |
| Lesquerella fendleri (Gray) S. Wats. Fendler's Bladderpod USDA LEFE |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items Tied to ceremonial rattle string and wetted with infusion of the plant. 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 29 |
| Lesquerella intermedia (S. Wats.) Heller Mid Bladderpod USDA LEIN3 |
Hopi Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Infusion of root taken as a ceremonial emetic. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 77 |
| Lesquerella intermedia (S. Wats.) Heller Mid Bladderpod USDA LEIN3 |
Hopi Drug, Emetic Infusion of root taken as a ceremonial emetic. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 77 |
| Lesquerella intermedia (S. Wats.) Heller Mid Bladderpod USDA LEIN3 |
Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid Root rubbed on abdomen when uterus failed to contract after childbirth. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 77 |