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Havasupai Drug, Emetic Used to make a draught and taken to vomit for bowel complaints. Spier, Leslie, 1928, Havasupai Ethnography, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 29(3):101-123, 284-285, page 285 |
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Havasupai Drug, Laxative Used to make a draught and taken to clear the bowels. Spier, Leslie, 1928, Havasupai Ethnography, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 29(3):101-123, 284-285, page 285 |
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Havasupai Food, Beverage Twigs boiled into a tea. 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 66 |
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Havasupai Food, Beverage Upper portions of plant boiled into tea. 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 207 |
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Hopi Drug, Tonic Dried flowers and stems taken as a tonic. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 312 |
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Hopi Drug, Venereal Aid Plant used for syphilis. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 312 |
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Hopi Drug, Venereal Aid Plant used for syphilis. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 64 |
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Kawaiisu Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of stems taken for anemia. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 27 |
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Kawaiisu Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of stems taken for backaches. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 27 |
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Kawaiisu Food, Beverage Stems used to make tea. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 27 |
Ephedra viridis Coville Mormon Tea USDA EPVI |
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified Seeds formerly used for food. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 27 |
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Kawaiisu Other, Tools Wood provided the best charcoal for tattooing. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 27 |
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Navajo Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of plant tops taken as a cough medicine. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
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Navajo Drug, Venereal Aid Strong infusion of plant used for syphilis. Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 19 |
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Navajo Dye, Brown Twigs and leaves boiled with alum and used as a light tan dye. Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 19 |
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Navajo Food, Beverage Roasted stems used to make tea. Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 19 |
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Navajo Food, Beverage Stems chewed to relieve thirst when on the move and away from water supplies. Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 19 |
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Paiute Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound infusion of plant given to children for diarrhea. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken for rheumatism. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken as a blood purifier. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken for colds. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Dried, powdered stems applied to sores. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches used for stomach ulcers and disorders. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken as a kidney regulator. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of plant given to children for diarrhea. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Tonic Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken as a tonic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches used as a kidney regulator and for bladder. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of twigs taken for syphilis or gonorrhea. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Paiute Food, Beverage Leafless needles boiled into a drink. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 245 |
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Paiute, Northern Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of dried, powdered stems applied to sores. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128 |
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Paiute, Northern Food, Beverage Stalks boiled in water to make tea. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 53 |
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Paiute, Northern Food, Beverage Stems used to make tea. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound infusion of plant given to children for diarrhea. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken as a blood purifier. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of moistened, powdered stems applied to burns. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic Decoction of root or salted decoction of stems taken as a physic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken for colds. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Dried, powdered stems alone or mixed with pitch and used as a salve for sores. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken for stomach disorders. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
Ephedra viridis Coville Mormon Tea USDA EPVI |
Shoshoni Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken as a kidney regulator. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of plant given to children for diarrhea. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Tonic Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches taken as a tonic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion or decoction of twigs or branches used as a kidney regulator and for bladder. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Simple or compound decoctions of plant parts taken for syphilis or gonorrhea. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |
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Tewa Drug, Tonic Dried flowers and stems taken as a tonic. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 312 |
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Tewa Drug, Venereal Aid Plant used for syphilis. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 312 |
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Tubatulabal Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of stalks and leaves used for the blood. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
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Tubatulabal Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of stalks and leaves used for syphilis. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
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Tubatulabal Food, Unspecified Leaves and stalks used for food. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 15 |
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Washo Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion or decoction of twigs or branch used for delayed or difficult menstruation. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 68-70 |