| Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. California Croton USDA CRCAC |
Cahuilla Drug, Pediatric Aid Warm decoction of mashed stems and leaves placed in the child's ear for earaches. 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 56 |
| Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. California Croton USDA CRCAC |
Cahuilla Drug, Poison Toxic plant used only in small dosages for illnesses. 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 56 |
| Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. California Croton USDA CRCAC |
Cahuilla Drug, Respiratory Aid Hot decoction of mashed stems and leaves taken for congestion caused by colds. 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 56 |
| Cucumis melo L. Cantaloupe USDA CUME |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Muskmelon 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 46 |
| Cucumis melo L. Cantaloupe USDA CUME |
Sia Food, Unspecified Cultivated cantaloupes used for food. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 106 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Drug, Cathartic Decoction of dried roots 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid Ground fruit shell used as a hair shampoo. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid Macerated roots applied to ulcers. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid Pulp used for open sores. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Drug, Emetic Decoction of dried roots used as an emetic. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Drug, Other Dried gourds used to make ladles, syringes for feminine hygiene and rattles. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Drug, Veterinary Aid Poultice of crushed pulp applied to saddle sores on horses. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Dye, Unspecified Yellow blossoms used as a dye. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Food, Porridge Seeds ground into a flour and used to make mush. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Other, Ceremonial Items Dried gourds used to make rattles. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Other, Cooking Tools Dried gourds used to make ladles. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Cahuilla Other, Soap Root and pepo (fruit) useful as a soap and bleach. 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 57 |
| Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Missouri Gourd USDA CUFO |
Zuni Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of powdered seeds, flowers and saliva applied to swellings. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 375 |
| Cucurbita maxima Duchesne Winter Squash USDA CUMA3 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Squash 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 46 |
| Cucurbita maxima Duchesne Winter Squash USDA CUMA3 |
Sia Food, Unspecified Cultivated pumpkins used for food. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 106 |
| Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir. Crookneck Squash USDA CUMO |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Cooked, cut into strips and dried. 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 58 |
| Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir. Crookneck Squash USDA CUMO |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Cooked and eaten fresh. 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 58 |
| Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir. Crookneck Squash USDA CUMO |
Sia Food, Unspecified Cultivated pumpkins used for food. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 106 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
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 |
| Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. Chaparral Dodder USDA CUCAC |
Cahuilla Fiber, Scouring Material Handfuls of plant used as scouring pads for cleaning. 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 59 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Zuni Food, Porridge Seeds mixed with ground corn to make a mush. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22 |
| Cycloloma cornutum |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Seeds and flowers used as food. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22 |
| Cymopterus acaulis (Pursh) Raf. Plains Springparsley USDA CYACA |
Navajo Food, Soup Used with the Rocky Mountain bee plant to make stew. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
| Cymopterus bulbosus A. Nels. Bulbous Springparsley USDA CYBU |
Acoma Food, Vegetable Eaten like celery. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 39 |
| Cymopterus bulbosus A. Nels. Bulbous Springparsley USDA CYBU |
Cochiti Food, Vegetable Eaten like celery. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 39 |
| Cymopterus bulbosus A. Nels. Bulbous Springparsley USDA CYBU |
Laguna Food, Vegetable Eaten like celery. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 39 |
| Cymopterus montanus Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Mountain Springparsley USDA CYMO |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Cooked in the winter with wild carrot roots. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 26 |
| Cymopterus montanus Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Mountain Springparsley USDA CYMO |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Cooked with dried wild desert onions in the winter. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 15 |
| Cyperus squarrosus L. Bearded Flatsedge USDA CYSQ |
Acoma Food, Unspecified Small, tuberous roots eaten as food. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25 |
| Cyperus squarrosus L. Bearded Flatsedge USDA CYSQ |
Laguna Food, Unspecified Small, tuberous roots eaten as food. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25 |
| Cyrtandra sp. Kanawao-keokeo |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 49 |
| Cyrtandra sp. Kanawao-keokeo |
Hawaiian Drug, Strengthener Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 49 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Acoma Food, Staple Roots dried and ground into meal. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Laguna Food, Staple Roots dried and ground into meal. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
San Felipe Food, Staple Roots dried and ground into meal. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Analgesic Powdered leaves made into an ointment and applied as a pain killer in setting bones. 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 60 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Analgesic Powdered leaves made into an ointment and applied for pain in specific areas of the body. 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 60 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Antidote Plant paste used for poisonous tarantula, snake, spider and other insect bites. 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 60 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Powdered leaves made into an ointment and applied to swellings. 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 60 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Hallucinogen Most universally used hallucinogenic and medicinal plant known to man. 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 60 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Hallucinogen Used by the shaman to transcend reality and enter other worlds. Datura offered the shaman not only a means to transcend reality and come into contact with specific guardian spirits, but it also enabled him to go on magical flights to other worlds or transform himself into other life forms such as the mountain lion or eagle. Such magical flights were a necessary and routine activity for Cahuilla shaman. A shaman might use the drug to visit the land of the dead, returning to the profane world with information useful to his people, or he might pursue a falling star to recapture a lost soul and return it to its owner. 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 60 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Hunting Medicine Used by hunters on long treks to increase strength, allay hunger and gain power to capture game. 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 60 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Other Plant used to diagnose ailments and permitted the shamans to 'see' the pain or disease. 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 60 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Other Plant used to divine cures for diseases. 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 60 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Poison An extremely poisonous plant. 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 60 |