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Castilleja integra Gray
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush
USDA CAINI5
Apache, White Mountain Dye, Unspecified
Root bark used with other substances to color various kinds of skins, especially deer skin.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156
Castilleja integra Gray
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush
USDA CAINI5
Jemez Other, Preservative
Dried bracts mixed with chile seeds to prevent spoilage during storage.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 21
Castilleja integra Gray
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush
USDA CAINI5
Keres, Western Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant held by women for decoration during the harvest dance.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35
Castilleja integra Gray
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush
USDA CAINI5
Navajo Drug, Burn Dressing
Plant used for burns.
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 159
Castilleja integra Gray
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush
USDA CAINI5
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of crushed leaves taken for stomach troubles.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 76
Castilleja integra Gray
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush
USDA CAINI5
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound decoction of root used to 'clean out the blood' after internal injury.
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 43, 44
Castilleja integra Gray
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush
USDA CAINI5
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of leaves applied to burns.
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 43, 44
Castilleja integra Gray
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush
USDA CAINI5
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of leaf taken during pregnancy to keep baby small, for easy labor.
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 43, 44
Castilleja integra Gray
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush
USDA CAINI5
Zuni Dye, Black
Root bark used with minerals to color deerskin black.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80