| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root taken for stomach trouble. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Bella Coola Other, Containers Large leaves folded and used as berry containers. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Bella Coola Other, Cooking Tools Large leaves folded and used as drinking cups, as covering for drying cakes and to line pits. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Clallam Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roots used for sores. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 196 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Cowlitz Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of heated blossoms applied to the body for rheumatism. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Cowlitz Food, Unspecified Blossoms cooked overnight and eaten no more than two or three at a time, otherwise one became sick. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Gitksan Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound containing root used as plaster on the chest for lung hemorrhages. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Gitksan Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Compound containing root used for rheumatism. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Gitksan Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice applied or leaves sat on or lain on in sweatbath for rheumatism. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Gitksan Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Smoke of root inhaled for influenza, rheumatism and bad dreams. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Gitksan Drug, Dermatological Aid Simple or compound poultice of mashed root applied for blood poisoning and boils. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Gitksan Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Smoke from burning roots inhaled for influenza and bad dreams. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Gitksan Drug, Poison Roots considered poisonous. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Gitksan Drug, Pulmonary Aid Compound containing root used as plaster on the chest for lung hemorrhages. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Gitksan Drug, Sedative Smoke of root inhaled for bad dreams, influenza and rheumatism. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of pounded root paste applied to burns. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 189 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Urinary Aid Roots used experimentally for bloody urine. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 189 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Forage Roots eaten by black and grizzly bears after hibernation, to cleanse and strengthen their stomachs. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 189 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used as a mat when drying berries. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 189 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to wrap western hemlock cambium, bear meat and porcupine meat while cooking. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 189 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Hesquiat Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of cold and fresh leaves applied for burns. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 78 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Hesquiat Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of cool leaves used for bad burns. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 48 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Hesquiat Drug, Unspecified Roots used as a medicine. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 48 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Hesquiat Food, Forage Roots eaten by deer and bear. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 48 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Hesquiat Other, Containers Leaves used as sheets to dry berries. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 48 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Hoh Food, Forage Plants eaten by bears in spring. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 59 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Hoh Food, Spice Leaves placed over roasting camas, wild onion or garlic for flavoring. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 59 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Hoh Other, Containers Leaves wrapped around cooked fruits and buried in swampy regions for preservation. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 59 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Hoh Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to wrap red elderberries during baking. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 59 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kitasoo Other, Toys & Games Spadices on sticks thrown by children in distance contests. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 320 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Klallam Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of baked roots applied to carbuncles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Klallam Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Poultice of leaves applied to parts of the body sore with scrofula. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Heated leaves used to draw out thorns and splinters. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaf, oil, down and Douglas fir bark applied to carbuncles. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 270 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of steamed, mashed roots applied to swellings. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of washed, heated leaves applied to boils, carbuncles and sores. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Pulverized root rubbed into a child's head to make his hair grow. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Herbal Steam Leaves used in a sweatbath for general weakness or undefined sickness. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Other Leaves used in a sweatbath for undefined sickness. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Pediatric Aid Pulverized root rubbed into a child's head to make his hair grow. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Stimulant Leaves used in a sweatbath for general weakness. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Containers Leaves used to cover baskets of freshly picked berries. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Containers Leaves used to cover baskets of stink currants. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 286 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used for drying salal berry cakes. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 282 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used for steam cooking salmon. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to wrap wild clover roots for baking, boiling and steaming. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 285 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used with green grass leaves to line steaming boxes for cooking lupine roots. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 285 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Makah Drug, Abortifacient Raw root chewed by women to effect an abortion. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Makah Drug, Abortifacient Roots chewed to induce an abortion. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 78 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John American Skunkcabbage USDA LYAM3 |
Makah Drug, Analgesic Poultice of warmed leaves applied for chest pain. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |