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Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Hook.) Semple
Bristly Hairy Goldaster
USDA HEVIM3
Isleta Drug, Poison
Plant, when touched, caused a skin irritation similar to ant bites.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25
Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Hook.) Semple
Bristly Hairy Goldaster
USDA HEVIM3
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves applied to ant bites or sore nose.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Hook.) Semple
Bristly Hairy Goldaster
USDA HEVIM3
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Nose Medicine
Poultice of leaves applied to sore nose or ant bite.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Hook.) Semple
Bristly Hairy Goldaster
USDA HEVIM3
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Toothache Remedy
Poultice of root applied for toothache.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Cheyenne Drug, Disinfectant
Plant burned as incense to remove evil spirits from the house.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Cheyenne Drug, Sedative
Infusion of tops and stems taken for feeling poorly and made one sleepy.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Hopi Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves and flowers used for chest pain.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 95
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used in the corral dance.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 46
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic and chant lotion.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Plant used alone as a sweathouse emetic.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Plant used as a ceremonial and sweathouse emetic for various ailments.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Cold infusion of leaves used to kill a swallowed red ant.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant used as a sweathouse emetic for indigestion.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Heart Medicine
Plant used as an 'aorta medicine.'
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea
Root used as a 'life medicine.'
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Toothache Remedy
Poultice of heated root applied for toothache.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Venereal Aid
Plant used as a sweathouse emetic for sexual infection.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder
Used for sheep feed.
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 49
Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
USDA HEVIV
Navajo, Ramah Other, Insecticide
Infusion thrown on ant hill to kill red ants.
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 49