| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Bella Coola Fiber, Scouring Material Stems formerly used for sandpaper to smooth wooden objects. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of foliage used in horse medicine as a drench. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 16 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of plant used as a horse medicine. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 276 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion used as a drench for horse medicine. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 58 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Blackfoot Food, Beverage Blades boiled to make a drink. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 276 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Carrier Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of plant taken for kidney problems. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 84 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Carrier Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of plant taken for the inability to pass water. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 84 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion taken for kidneys. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Cherokee Drug, Laxative Strong infusion taken for constipation. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Cheyenne Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant used as a medicine for horses. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Chippewa Drug, Disinfectant Leaves burned as a disinfectant. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Chippewa Fiber, Scouring Material Used for scouring. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Costanoan Fiber, Basketry Roots used in basketry. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 247 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Cowlitz Fiber, Scouring Material Used to polish arrow shafts. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Cowlitz Food, Dried Food Stalk tops dried, mashed, mixed with salmon eggs and eaten. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Cowlitz Other, Insecticide Decoction of stalks used as a wash for hair infested with vermin. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Cree Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of plant and two unknown roots used to correct menstrual irregularities. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 16 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Cree Drug, Abortifacient Used for irregular menstruation. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 58 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Crow Drug, Analgesic Poultice used for bladder and prostate pains. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 58 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Crow Drug, Diuretic Infusion of stems used as a diuretic. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 58 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Flathead Drug, Diuretic Infusion of stems used as a diuretic. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 58 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Gosiute Other, Toys & Games Used by children as whistles. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 368 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Havasupai Other, Tools Joints pulled apart and used by children to produce a whistling sound. 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 204 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Hoh Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Rootstocks eaten during medicinal ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Hoh Food, Dried Food Rootstocks dried and used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Hoh Food, Special Food Rootstocks eaten during puberty ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Hoh Food, Unspecified Rootstocks used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of rhizomes taken by old people 'when the urine is too red.' Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 33 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Karok Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used in ceremonial cleansing for the priests in First Salmon ceremony. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 378 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Karok Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of plant used as a wash or poultice of stalks applied for sore eyes. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 378 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Klamath Fiber, Scouring Material Used to smooth arrow shafts. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 88 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Lakota Food, Fodder Plant given to horses to fatten them. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 25 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Mahuna Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of dried plants taken for prostate gland troubles. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 21 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Makah Drug, Antidiarrheal Raw shoots chewed for diarrhea. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Menominee Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of rushes taken after childbirth 'to clear up the system.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 34 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Menominee Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of rushes taken for kidney troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 34 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Menominee Fiber, Scouring Material Used as a scouring rush for pots and pans. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 75 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Meskwaki Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of whole plant taken by both men and women for gonorrhea. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 220 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Meskwaki Fiber, Scouring Material Used to scour pots and pans. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 268 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Meskwaki Food, Fodder Plant fed to ponies to make them fat in a week. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 273 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Missouri River Indian Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Used to make mats. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 58 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Montana Indian Fiber, Scouring Material Abrasive stems used to polish pipes, bows and arrows and formerly used to scrub tins and floors. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 58 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Plant used as a medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 418 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Scouring Material Handful of stems used to scour the kettles and pans. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 418 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of stems taken for lumbago. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 17 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of stems used as a wash on children for skin sores. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 17 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant pounded, mixed with water and used to wash areas of the body affected by poison ivy. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 17 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Diuretic Infusion of stems taken as a diuretic to stimulate the kidneys. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 17 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Eye Medicine Stem fluid used as an eyewash. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 17 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of stems taken for backaches. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 17 |