| Astragalus purshii var. tinctus M.E. Jones Woollypod Milkvetch USDA ASPUT |
Kawaiisu Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of roots taken for menstrual pains. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 15 |
| Astragalus racemosus Pursh Alkali Poisonvetch USDA ASRAR2 |
Lakota Drug, Poison Plant poisonous to livestock. 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 46 |
| Astragalus sesquiflorus S. Wats. Sandstone Milkvetch USDA ASSE7 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used as a ceremonial emetic. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 28 |
| Astragalus sesquiflorus S. Wats. Sandstone Milkvetch USDA ASSE7 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as a lotion and poultice of plant applied to ringworm. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 28 |
| Astragalus sesquiflorus S. Wats. Sandstone Milkvetch USDA ASSE7 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Emetic Plant used as a ceremonial emetic. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 28 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Alaska Native Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 159 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Cahuilla Drug, Poison Plant poisonous to stock. 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 44 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Cahuilla Food, Spice Pounded seeds mixed with other foods and used as a spice. 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 44 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Cheyenne Drug, Poison Plant poisonous to horses. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 28 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Cheyenne Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant applied as an ointment for animals with urination troubles. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 28 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Havasupai Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. 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 226 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Hopi Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used as a ceremonial emetic. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 80 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Hopi Drug, Emetic Plant used as a ceremonial emetic. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 80 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Jemez Drug, Cathartic Roots chewed as a cathartic. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Keresan Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant made horses crazy or killed them, if eaten. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 562 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Navajo Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 55 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for stomach disorders. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of crushed leaves applied to lame back. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Throat Aid Plant used as a gargle for sore throats. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root used as a wash 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 50 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion or decoction of root used as a wash for granulated eyelids. 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 50 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Shoshoni Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of root used as a wash for toothaches. 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 50 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Shoshoni Food, Spice Steeped seeds added to dishes for flavoring. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 29 |
| Astragalus sp. Vetch |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of whole plant used as a wash for the head, hair and whole body. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473474 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roots and leaves applied to swellings. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Koasati Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of roots taken for rheumatism. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used for old sores and compound used on knife or axe wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Compound containing root used for piles. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Kidney Aid Compound infusion taken for dropsy. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Respiratory Aid Decoction of root used for catarrh. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Compound containing root used for rattlesnake bite. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic Cold infusion used for vomiting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Used as a purgative. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Used as an emetic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice used 'to allay inflammation and stop mortification.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Hot infusion of root or beaten root held against tooth for toothache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Dye, Blue Used to make a blue dye. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. Longbract Wild Indigo USDA BABRB |
Pawnee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Pulverized seeds mixed with buffalo fat and applied to abdomen for colic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 90 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Cree Drug, Venereal Aid Plant and catbriar used for syphilis. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 495 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Cree Drug, Venereal Aid Poultice of powdered rhizomes applied to syphilitic sores. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 495 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used as a wash and given to drowsy and lifeless children. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to drowsy and listless children. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Stimulant Decoction of root used as a wash and given to drowsy and lifeless children. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Stimulant Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to drowsy and listless children. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic Cold infusion used for vomiting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Used as a purgative. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Used as an emetic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice used 'to allay inflammation and stop mortification.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Hot infusion of root or beaten root held against tooth for toothache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Dye, Blue Used as a blue dye. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |