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Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens
Cutleaf Goldenweed
USDA MACAC3
Navajo Drug, Nose Medicine
Dried and pulverized plant used as a snuff for nose troubles.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 82
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens
Cutleaf Goldenweed
USDA MACAC3
Navajo Drug, Throat Aid
Dried and pulverized plant used as a snuff for throat troubles.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 82
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens
Cutleaf Goldenweed
USDA MACAC3
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Used for witchcraft.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 79
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens
Cutleaf Goldenweed
USDA MACAC3
Zuni Drug, Emetic
Infusion of whole plant taken and rubbed on abdomen as an emetic.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 56
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
Whiteflower Machaeranthera
USDA MACAL
Paiute Drug, Throat Aid
Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swollen jaw or neck glands.
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 49
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
Whiteflower Machaeranthera
USDA MACAL
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of fresh or dried leaves taken for headaches.
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 49
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
Whiteflower Machaeranthera
USDA MACAL
Shoshoni Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of whole plant taken as a blood tonic.
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 49
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
Whiteflower Machaeranthera
USDA MACAL
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic
Warm infusion of plant tops taken as a physic.
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 49
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
Whiteflower Machaeranthera
USDA MACAL
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of scraped roots used as an eyewash.
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 49
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
Whiteflower Machaeranthera
USDA MACAL
Shoshoni Drug, Tonic
Decoction of whole plant taken as a blood tonic.
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 49
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. glabra var. aristata (Eastw.) B.L. Turner
Hoary Tansyaster
USDA MACAA2
Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of plant taken by parturient women for any disorder.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 94
Machaeranthera canescens ssp. glabra var. aristata (Eastw.) B.L. Turner
Hoary Tansyaster
USDA MACAA2
Hopi Drug, Stimulant
Decoction of plant taken as a strong stimulant.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 94