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Hackelia diffusa (Lehm.) I.M. Johnston
Spreading Stickseed
USDA HADID
Thompson Food, Forage
Plant eaten by sheep. The plant was not used by people as it was considered a noxious weed because the burred fruits stuck to fur and clothing.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 192
Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M. Johnston
Manyflower Stickseed
USDA HAFL2
Isleta Drug, Poison
Prickles from fruit caused skin irritation and swelling.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33
Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M. Johnston
Manyflower Stickseed
USDA HAFL2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Root of this or any poisonous plant used for serious injury such as fracture.
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, 41
Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M. Johnston
Manyflower Stickseed
USDA HAFL2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
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, 41
Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M. Johnston
Manyflower Stickseed
USDA HAFL2
Navajo, Ramah Other, Good Luck Charm
Leaves and pollen used various ways for good luck in gambling and trading.
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, 41
Hackelia hispida var. hispida
Showy Stickseed
USDA HAHIH
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Plant used medicinally for unspecified purpose.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 474
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston
Beggarslice
USDA HAVI2
Cherokee Drug, Cancer Treatment
Bruised root with bear oil used as ointment for cancer.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston
Beggarslice
USDA HAVI2
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound decoction of root given for itch.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston
Beggarslice
USDA HAVI2
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of roots used as a bath and taken for itching genitals.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston
Beggarslice
USDA HAVI2
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Decoction used for kidney trouble.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston
Beggarslice
USDA HAVI2
Cherokee Drug, Love Medicine
Used for love charms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston
Beggarslice
USDA HAVI2
Cherokee Drug, Psychological Aid
Used for 'good memory.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston
Beggarslice
USDA HAVI2
Iroquois Other, Insecticide
Plants used around potatoes to keep bugs off.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 420