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Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Gosiute Drug, Poison
Seeds had poisonous effects.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 364
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Gosiute Drug, Unspecified
Root used as medicine.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 364
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Gosiute Food, Cooking Agent
Seeds and other seeds made into a meal and used as 'baking powder' to improve the cakes.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 364
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Keres, Western Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Dried, ground leaves mixed with water and used as a salve.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Keres, Western Drug, Carminative
Infusion of plant taken for flatulency.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Keres, Western Drug, Dietary Aid
Infusion of plant taken for overeating.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Keres, Western Drug, Liver Aid
Infusion of plant used as a liver medicine.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Keres, Western Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Tied bunches of plants used as rough brooms.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant and other plants used as a ceremonial liniment for the Female Shooting Life Chant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 83
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic
Cold infusion of dried leaves taken for headache.
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 49
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 49
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 49
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
USDA BRGR
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Cold infusion of dried leaves taken for influenza.
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 49