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Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
Hopi Drug, Venereal Aid
Plant used for syphilis.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 64
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
Tubatulabal Food, Unspecified
Leaves and stalks used for food.
Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 15
Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
USDA EPVI
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