| Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. Flatspine Burr Ragweed USDA AMAC2 |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items Leaf ash used as Evilway blackening. 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 51 |
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. Flatspine Burr Ragweed USDA AMAC2 |
Zuni Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of whole plant taken and used as wash for 'obstructed menstruation.' Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 51, 52 |
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. Flatspine Burr Ragweed USDA AMAC2 |
Zuni Drug, Toothache Remedy Ground root placed in tooth for toothache. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 51, 52 |
| Ambrosia ambrosioides (Cav.) Payne Ambrosia Leaf Burr Ragweed USDA AMAM2 |
Pima Drug, Analgesic Decoction of crushed roots taken by women for pains and menstrual hemorrhage. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 103 |
| Ambrosia ambrosioides (Cav.) Payne Ambrosia Leaf Burr Ragweed USDA AMAM2 |
Pima Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of crushed roots taken by women for pains and menstrual hemorrhage. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 103 |
| Ambrosia ambrosioides (Cav.) Payne Ambrosia Leaf Burr Ragweed USDA AMAM2 |
Pima Drug, Cough Medicine Poultice of warmed leaves applied to the chest to loosen a cough. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 103 |
| Ambrosia ambrosioides (Cav.) Payne Ambrosia Leaf Burr Ragweed USDA AMAM2 |
Pima Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of crushed roots taken by women for pains and menstrual hemorrhage. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 103 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Used as an ingredient in green corn medicine. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Crushed leaves rubbed on insect sting and infusion of leaf rubbed on hives. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Disinfectant Juice of wilted leaves applied to infected toes. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of leaf taken for fever. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion taken for pneumonia. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Dakota Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of leaves and plant tops taken for bloody flux. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 369 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Dakota Drug, Antiemetic Infusion of leaves and plant tops taken for vomiting. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 369 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Delaware Drug, Blood Medicine Poultice of plant used to prevent blood poisoning. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Blood Medicine Poultice of plant applied to prevent 'blood poison.' Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of plant applied to prevent 'blood poisoning.' Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Houma Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root taken for menstrual troubles. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound decoction of plants taken for diarrhea with bleeding. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 468 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion of roots taken for stroke. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of plants taken for cramps from picking berries. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 468 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Lakota Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Infusion of leaves applied to swellings. 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 35 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Lakota Other, Paper Plant used for toilet paper. 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 35 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Luiseno Drug, Emetic Plant used as an emetic. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 228 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual Ragweed USDA AMARA2 |
Mahuna Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant used as a wash for minor skin eruptions and scalp diseases. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 13 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior (L.) Descourtils Annual Ragweed USDA AMARE |
Oto Drug, Antiemetic Bruised leaves laid on scarified abdomen for nausea. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 132 |
| Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene Silver Burr Ragweed USDA AMCH4 |
Hesquiat Other, Toys & Games Children played with stems that exuded a blood-colored juice; looked like they had been injured. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 62 |
| Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene Silver Burr Ragweed USDA AMCH4 |
Makah Drug, Other Plant used as medicine for healing. Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 323 |
| Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene Silver Burr Ragweed USDA AMCH4 |
Makah Drug, Strengthener Plant used as medicine for strength. Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 323 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Cheyenne Drug, Analgesic Infusion of leaves and stem taken for cramps in the bowels. Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 39 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Cheyenne Drug, Analgesic Infusion of leaves and stems taken for bowel pains and bloody stools. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 188 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Cheyenne Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of leaves and stem taken for bloody stools. Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 39 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Cheyenne Drug, Antihemorrhagic Infusion of ground leaves and stems taken for bloody stools. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 188 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Cheyenne Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of ground leaves and stems taken for colds. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 188 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Cheyenne Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of ground leaves and stems taken for bowel cramps. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 188 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Cheyenne Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves and stem taken for bowel cramps. Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 39 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Cheyenne Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves and stems taken for bowel pains and bloody stools. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 188 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Cheyenne Drug, Laxative Infusion of ground leaves and stems taken for constipation. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 18 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Costanoan Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of heated leaves applied to aching joints. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Diegueno Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of stems and leaves used after a hair wash as a rinse for dandruff. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 13 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Diegueno Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves taken for stomach pains. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 219 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Gosiute Drug, Eye Medicine Poultice of steeped leaves applied to sore eyes. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 361 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Keres, Western Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of plant given to women during difficult labor. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Kiowa Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for sores. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Kiowa Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for sores on horses. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Cuman Ragweed USDA AMPS |
Kiowa Other, Fuel Used rolled up, with various sages, in the sweat houses. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55 |
| Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng. Slimleaf Burr Ragweed USDA AMTE5 |
Navajo Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant used to facilitate delivery of the placenta after childbirth. 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 151 |
| Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng. Slimleaf Burr Ragweed USDA AMTE5 |
Navajo Other, Smoke Plant Herb mixed with tobacco. 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 151 |
| Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng. Slimleaf Burr Ragweed USDA AMTE5 |
Papago Food, Dried Food Surplus of roots sun dried on roofs 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 17 |
| Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng. Slimleaf Burr Ragweed USDA AMTE5 |
Papago Food, Staple Roots used as a staple crop. 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 17 |