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Apache, White Mountain Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Powdered roots used in the religious-medicine ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 |
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Apache, White Mountain Drug, Disinfectant Plant juice or ground flowers and roots used as a disinfectant. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 |
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Apache, White Mountain Drug, Narcotic Powdered roots used as a narcotic. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 |
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Apache, White Mountain Food, Beverage Juice or powdered roots used to make a fermented, intoxicating drink. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 151 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Cahuilla Drug, Respiratory Aid Leaves steamed and vapor inhaled for severe bronchial or nasal congestion. 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 |
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Cahuilla Drug, Snake Bite Remedy 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 |
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Cahuilla Drug, Sports Medicine Used to enhance mental perception when playing 'peon,' the gambling 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 |
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Cahuilla Drug, Toothache Remedy Powdered leaves made into an ointment and applied for toothache pain. 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 |
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Cahuilla Drug, Unspecified Crushed leaves and roots, with other parts, mixed into a medicinal paste. 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 |
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Cahuilla Drug, Unspecified 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 |
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Cahuilla Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant paste used for 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 60 |
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Cahuilla Other, Ceremonial Items Plant offered a means of coming into contact with the sacred world. 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 |
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Cahuilla Other, Ceremonial Items Roots used to make a drink taken at rituals. 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 |
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Cahuilla Other, Ceremonial Items Used ritually in male puberty ceremonies. 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 |
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Cahuilla Other, Good Luck Charm Vial of the plant carried for 'good luck.' 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 |
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Cahuilla Other, Smoke Plant Leaves used to smoke. 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 |
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Chumash 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 |
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Chumash Drug, Unspecified 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 |
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Coahuilla Drug, Hallucinogen Plant used as a 'delirient,' but with extreme danger, as it can cause death. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 80 |
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Coahuilla Drug, Poison Pulverized plant given with water to cause death and now almost wholly avoided. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 75 |
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Coahuilla Drug, Veterinary Aid Crushed plant mixed with water and rubbed into saddle sores on horses. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 80 |
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Costanoan Drug, Analgesic Poultice of heated leaves applied for chest pains. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14 |
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Costanoan Drug, Cathartic Dried leaves smoked as a purgative. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14 |
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Costanoan Drug, Dermatological Aid Ground leaves used as a salve for boils. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14 |
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Costanoan Drug, Eye Medicine Flower dew used as an eyewash. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14 |
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Costanoan Drug, Hallucinogen Dried leaves smoked as a hallucinogen. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14 |
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Costanoan Drug, Love Medicine Seeds and tobacco smoked as an aphrodisiac. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14 |
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Costanoan Drug, Respiratory Aid Poultice of heated leaves applied for respiratory problems. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14 |
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Diegueno 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 |
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Diegueno Drug, Hallucinogen Well known as a hallucinogenic plant used in rites marking boys' initiation into the toloache cult. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 17 |
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Diegueno Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 17 |
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Diegueno Drug, Unspecified 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 |
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Diegueno Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used to make a tea given to young men learning to become dancers for ceremonies. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 17 |
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Diegueno Other, Ceremonial Items Well known as a hallucinogenic plant used in rites marking boys' initiation into the toloache cult. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 17 |
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Gabrielino 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 |
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Gabrielino Drug, Unspecified 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 |
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Havasupai Drug, Dermatological Aid Leaf folded several times and rubbed onto red ant bite. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 239 |
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Havasupai Drug, Narcotic Leaves or seeds, when eaten, made a person intoxicated for a day or more. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 239 |
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Hopi Drug, Hallucinogen Root chewed to induce visions by medicine man while making a diagnosis. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 306 |
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Hopi Drug, Hallucinogen Roots chewed by doctor to induce visions while making diagnosis. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 89 |