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Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Mahuna Drug, Abortifacient
Plant used to cause abortions.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 67
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Mahuna Drug, Contraceptive
Plant used to prevent conception.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 67
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves used as a plaster or infusion used as a wash for sores or skin irritations.
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 90, 91
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic
Infusion or decoction of plant taken, especially by children, for stomachaches or cramps.
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 90, 91
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of plant taken for diarrhea.
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 90, 91
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion or decoction of plant used by children for colds.
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 90, 91
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion or decoction of plant taken, especially by children, for stomachaches or cramps.
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 90, 91
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Raw, roasted or boiled root eaten for indigestion.
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 90, 91
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Root soaked in cold water for tea and taken for bowel disorders.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion or decoction of plant taken, especially by children, for stomachaches or cramps.
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 90, 91
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion or decoction of plant used by children for colds.
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 90, 91
Iva axillaris Pursh
Povertyweed
USDA IVAX
Ute Drug, Unspecified
Used as medicine.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 35