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Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cathartic
Decoction or roots and scarlet gilia leaves taken as a physic.
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 74
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Laxative
Decoction or roots and scarlet gilia leaves taken as a laxative.
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 74
Gilia capitata ssp. staminea (Greene) V. Grant
Bluehead Gilia
USDA GICAS3
Luiseno Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 230
Gilia inconspicua (Sm.) Sweet
Shy Gilia
USDA GIIN2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Febrifuge
Cold, compound infusion of plant taken and used as lotion for fever.
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 40
Gilia leptomeria Gray
Sand Gilia
USDA GILE3
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of plant applied to scorpion stings or worm bites.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38
Gilia leptomeria Gray
Sand Gilia
USDA GILE3
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Sedative
Plant used as a soporific.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38
Gilia leptomeria Gray
Sand Gilia
USDA GILE3
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Tonic
Infusion of plant taken or plant smoked as a tonic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38
Gilia rigidula ssp. acerosa (Gray) Wherry
Bluebowls
USDA GIRIA
Keres, Western Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Crushed plant used to massage the muscles for cramps.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45
Gilia sinuata Dougl. ex Benth.
Rosy Gilia
USDA GISI
Havasupai Food, Preserves
Seeds parched, ground, kneaded into seed butter and eaten with fruit drinks or spread on bread.
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 67
Gilia sp.
Blue Gilia
Gosiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for wounds, cuts or sores.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 349
Gilia sp.
Blue Gilia
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of whole plant taken by children for colds.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 37
Gilia sp.
Blue Gilia
Zuni Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of fresh or dried plant taken and applied to head for headache.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52, 53
Gilia sp.
Blue Gilia
Zuni Drug, Diuretic
Warm infusion of plant taken as a diuretic.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52, 53
Gilia sp.
Blue Gilia
Zuni Drug, Emetic
Warm infusion of plant taken as an emetic.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52, 53
Gilia sp.
Blue Gilia
Zuni Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of fresh or dried plant taken and rubbed on body for fever.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52, 53
Gilia sp.
Blue Gilia
Zuni Drug, Laxative
Warm infusion of plant taken as a laxative.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52, 53
Gilia sp.
Blue Gilia
Zuni Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of plant taken and applied to neck for swollen throat.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52, 53
Gilia subnuda Torr. ex Gray
Coral Gilia
USDA GISU
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gynecological Aid
Ground flowers eaten to insure healthy pregnancy and ease labor.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38
Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V. Grant
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Great Basin Indian Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of whole plant used for blood disease.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid
Plant used after birth when the mother lied in bed for 15 or 20 days.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 321
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Hopi Dye, Unspecified
Plant used for dye.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 321
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Hopi Food, Beverage
Boiled for a drink.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 321
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Hopi Other, Decorations
Plant used for decoration.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 321
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Klamath Food, Snack Food
Nectar sucked from flowers by children.
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 103
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Cathartic
Plant used as a cathartic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 37
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for spider bites.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 37
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Emetic
Plant used as an emetic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 37
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant used for stomach disease.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 37
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine
Cold infusion taken and applied to body of hunter and weapons for good luck.
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
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of roots taken for high fevers.
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 111
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Laxative
Infusion of leaves and stalks taken for constipation and to 'clean out your system.'
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 111
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Laxative
Infusion of roots taken as a laxative.
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 111
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Paiute Drug, Cathartic
Simple or compound decoction of plant or root 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 76, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of root taken as a cold remedy.
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, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Paiute Drug, Emetic
Simple or compound decoction of plant or root taken as an emetic.
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, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Salish Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of plants used as a face and hair wash by adolescent girls.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Salish Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of plants used as an eyewash.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Salish Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of plants used as a face and hair wash by adolescent girls.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of crushed, whole plant applied for rheumatic aches.
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, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of crushed plant applied for rheumatic aches.
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, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of plant taken as a blood 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 76, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of plant or root 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 76, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of whole plant used as a disinfecting wash for the itch.
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, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of whole plant used as a disinfectant wash for the itch.
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, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Emetic
Compound decoction of roots used to induce vomiting.
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, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Emetic
Decoction of plant or root taken as an emetic.
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, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Tonic
Simple or compound decoction of whole plant taken as a blood 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 76, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid
Simple or compound decoction of plant taken and used as a wash for gonorrhea and syphilis.
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, 77
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
Skyrocket Gilia
USDA IPAGA3
Ute Other, Fasteners
Whole plant boiled for glue.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 56
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta
Ballhead Gilia
USDA IPCOC3
Great Basin Indian Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of dried, powdered blossoms applied for pain.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49