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Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Acoma Food, Sauce & Relish
Berries cooked into a syrup.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Havasupai Food, Beverage
Dried berries ground and mixed with water to make a drink.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 239
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Havasupai Food, Dried Food
Berries sun dried for future use.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 239
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Hopi Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used at the annual 'Niman-katcina' ceremony.
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Hopi Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh from the shrub.
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Hopi Food, Fruit
Berries eaten.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 47
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Hopi Food, Porridge
Ground berries mixed with 'potato clay' and eaten.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 332
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Hopi Food, Preserves
Berries cooked to make a jam-like food and served with fresh piki bread.
Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 19
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Hopi Food, Starvation Food
Berries boiled, ground, mixed with 'potato clay' and eaten during past famines.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 89
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Seeds eaten.
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 166
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Whole shrub used in Niman kachina dance.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 332
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Isleta Food, Fruit
Fresh, summer berries eaten for food.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 34
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Jemez Food, Fruit
Ripe or cooked berries used for food.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Jemez Food, Special Food
Unripe berries stewed, sweetened and eaten as a delicacy.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Keres, Western Food, Sauce & Relish
Cooked berries made into a syrup.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 52
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Laguna Food, Sauce & Relish
Berries cooked into a syrup.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Beverage
Berries mashed in water and used as a beverage.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 32
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Dried Food
Fruits boiled, dried, stored for winter use and eaten dry.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Dried Food
Sun dried berries used for food.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 32
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh off the bush.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 32
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
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 153
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Fruit
Fresh, mashed berries mixed with powdered clay to counteract astringency and used for food.
Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 222
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten fresh.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Soup
Berries used to make soup and stew.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 32
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Soup
Fruits boiled, dried, stored for winter use and made into a soup.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Special Food
Fruit sacrificed to the gods.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Food, Winter Use Food
Fresh berries soaked, boiled until tender, ground with clay and stored for winter use.
Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 222
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo Other, Sacred Items
Plant considered to be a sacred plant.
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Toothache Remedy
Ground root placed in cavity for toothaches.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 41
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Leaves or root used as 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 42
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Leaves or root used as 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 42
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Plant used for chickenpox and poultice of plant used for toothaches.
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 42
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea
Bark and dried berries used as '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 42
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
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 42
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo, Ramah Food, Dried Food
Berries dried and boiled with clay, sugar or wild potatoes.
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 42
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fruit
Berries eaten raw or boiled with clay.
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 42
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items
Stem used to make Evilway big hoop.
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 42
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items
Thorn ash used for Evilway blackening.
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 42
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Zuni Food, Fruit
Berries eaten raw when perfectly ripe or boiled and sometimes sweetened.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 68
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Zuni Other, Protection
Ground leaves, twigs and flowers given to warriors for protection during war. A pinch of the mixture was given to each warrior. The warriors placed it in their mouths, ejected the mass into their hands and rubbed in on their faces, arms and bodies so that the enemy's arrows could not harm them.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 94