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Apache Drug, Unspecified Root used to make a medicine. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
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Apache Food, Unspecified Root used for food. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
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Apache Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 29 |
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Apache Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Large stems used to make an elk call. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
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Arapaho Food, Sweetener Nectar used for honey. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 17 |
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Cheyenne Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of dried, pulverized leaves or roots taken for diarrhea. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 184 |
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Havasupai Drug, Cold Remedy Cooled decoction of roots taken for colds and similar troubles. 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 236 |
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Havasupai Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Cooled decoction of roots taken for digestive upsets and similar troubles. 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 236 |
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Havasupai Drug, Venereal Aid Cooled decoction of roots used in conjunction with the sweat bath for gonorrhea. 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 236 |
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Isleta Drug, Analgesic Poultice of large, salted leaves applied to the head for headaches. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 29 |
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Isleta Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of large, fleshy root used as a lung medicine for asthma. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 29 |
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Isleta Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of large, fleshy root used as a throat medicine for asthma. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 29 |
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Navajo Drug, Sedative Plant used for alarm and nervousness. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Panacea Plant used as a life medicine. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 36 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Veterinary Aid Ground plant sprinkled on incision when castrating livestock. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 36 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Psychological Aid Dried leaves mixed with mountain tobacco and smoked to 'clear the mind if lost.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Strengthener Cold, compound infusion rubbed on hunters to strengthen them. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Cold, compound infusion rubbed on hunters' horses to strengthen them. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Panacea Decoction of roots taken as a tonic for any general weakness or illness. 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 76 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Tonic Decoction of root taken as a tonic for any general weakness or illness. 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 76 |