| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Dried tops burned as incense in ceremonials. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 277 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Blackfoot Food, Beverage Roots used to make tea. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Blackfoot Food, Unspecified Roots eaten boiled or roasted. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 278 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Plant top dried and burned ceremonially. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 50 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Orthopedic Aid Finely ground leaves rubbed on paralyzed part. Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 40, 41 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Orthopedic Aid Leaf, root and stem powder rubbed on body for paralysis. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 185 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Psychological Aid Infusion of roots, leaves and stems rubbed on head & face for irrational behavior from any illness. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 185 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Psychological Aid Infusion of stems, leaves and roots used as a wash for 'irrationalness.' Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 15 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Sedative Decoction of root rubbed on one who was 'irrational by reason of illness.' Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 40, 41 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Sedative Infusion of plant parts rubbed on face when irrational from illness. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 185 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Stimulant Chewed plant spit and blown into face and rubbed over the heart by the doctor for sleepiness. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 185 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Stimulant Chewed plant spit and blown onto face to keep a very sleepy person awake. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 15 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Stimulant Plant chewed, then spit and blown in face or rubbed on chest as a stimulant. Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 40, 41 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Great Basin Indian Drug, Unspecified Roots used medicinally for unspecified purpose. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Great Basin Indian Dye, Blue Roots used to make a blue dye. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Hopi Drug, Antihemorrhagic Plant used for hemorrhages. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 331 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Hopi Drug, Blood Medicine Plant used for building up the blood. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 331 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Hopi Drug, Unspecified Used as a medicinal plant. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 165 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Hopi Drug, Unspecified Used as a medicinal plant. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 165 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Montana Indian Dye, Purple Root used to produce a violet colored dye. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 14 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo Drug, Cold Remedy Plant chewed for colds. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 71 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo Drug, Cold Remedy Plant used for colds. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 161 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo Drug, Contraceptive Plant used as an oral contraceptive. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 161 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo Drug, Cough Medicine Plant chewed for coughs. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 71 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo Drug, Cough Medicine Plant used for coughs. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 161 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid Roots used for soreness at the attachment of the umbilical cord. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 71 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots used for soreness at the attachment of the umbilical cord. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 71 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Used in the Life or Knife Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 71 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Eye Medicine Cold infusion of pulverized root and seeds used as an eyewash. 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 41 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Root used as a 'life medicine' and considered a 'big 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 41 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Okanagon Food, Unspecified Plants boiled and used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Okanagon Other, Toys & Games Seeds used as beads by children. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Shoshoni Food, Beverage Roots used to make tea. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Sioux, Teton Drug, Pulmonary Aid Fragrant herb used for lung hemorrhages. Densmore, Frances, 1918, Teton Sioux Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #61, page 269270 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Plants boiled and used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Root cooked and eaten. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 480 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Thompson Other, Paint Roots dipped in hot grease and used as a red paint on the face and on dressed skins. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Thompson Other, Toys & Games Seeds used as beads by children. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Zuni Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Salve of powdered root applied ceremonially to swelling of any body part. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 56 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of root used and decoction of plant taken for swelling. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 56 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered root mixed with bum branch resin and used for abrasions and skin infections. 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 374 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Zuni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root taken for stomachache. 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 374 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Zuni Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of root taken for kidney problems. 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 374 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Zuni Drug, Throat Aid Poultice of root used and decoction of plant taken for sore throat. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 56 |
| Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Gromwell USDA LIIN2 |
Zuni Other, Weapon Leaves bound to arrow shafts, close to the point, obscured by sinew wrapping and used in wartime. The leaves were said to be so deadly poisonous that they would cause the immediate death of anyone pierced by them. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 93 |