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Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Great Basin Indian Drug, Toothache Remedy
Root put in a hollow tooth for toothaches.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Jemez Other, Decorations
Flower used as a decoration for dances.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Klamath Drug, Emetic
Dried rootstocks used by medicine men as smoking material to cause nausea. Dried rootstocks are sometimes used by medicine men as a smoking material, mixed with poison camas and a little tobacco, to give a person a severe nausea, in order to secure a heavy fee for making him well again.
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 93
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Montana Indian Drug, Emetic
Decoction of rootstocks used by medicine men to induce vomiting.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Decoction of plant used as a ceremonial 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 21
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Decoction of plant used as a ceremonial 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 21
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Nevada Indian Drug, Kidney Aid
Infusion of roots taken for kidney troubles.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Nevada Indian Drug, Urinary Aid
Infusion of roots taken for bladder troubles.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Paiute Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of root taken for stomachaches.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Paste of ripe seeds applied to 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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Paiute Drug, Ear Medicine
Warm decoction of root dropped into ear for earache.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Paiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of root taken for stomachaches.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Paiute Drug, Toothache Remedy
Raw root placed in cavity or against gum for toothache.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Paiute Drug, Urinary Aid
Decoction of root taken for bladder troubles.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of root used for gonorrhea.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of root taken for stomachaches.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of mashed roots applied for rheumatic pains.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of mashed roots applied to rheumatic pains.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Shoshoni Drug, Burn Dressing
Paste of ripe seeds applied to burns.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pulped root applied as a salve for venereal 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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Shoshoni Drug, Ear Medicine
Warm decoction of root dropped into ear for earache.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of root taken for stomachaches.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Shoshoni Drug, Toothache Remedy
Raw root placed in cavity or against gum for toothache.
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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of root taken for gonorrhea and root salve used for venereal 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 89, 90
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Yavapai Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of root taken as a purgative.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 261
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Zuni Drug, Pediatric Aid
Poultice of chewed root applied to increase strength of newborns and infants.
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 373
Iris missouriensis Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Iris
USDA IRMI
Zuni Drug, Strengthener
Poultice of chewed root used for newborns and infants to increase strength.
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 373