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Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of entire plant used for stomach disorders.
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 52
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Cahuilla Food, Candy
Milky sap used to make gum.
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 52
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Cahuilla Food, Staple
Parched seeds ground into flour.
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 52
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable
Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens.
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 52
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Costanoan Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of root applied as a poultice for numb or paralyzed limbs.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 11
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Costanoan Other, Soap
Scraped roots and water used to produce detergent foam.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Diegueno Other, Soap
Mashed root used to clean and whiten clothes.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 17
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used as a hair wash.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Kawaiisu Drug, Emetic
Decoction of leaves and stems taken as an emetic.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Kawaiisu Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Kawaiisu Other, Soap
Grated root used as soap.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
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 233
Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
California Goosefoot
USDA CHCA3
Luiseno Other, Soap
Grated root used as soap.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 210