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Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene
California Manroot
USDA MAFAF
Pomo Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pounded nuts and grease rubbed on the head for falling hair.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14
Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene
California Manroot
USDA MAFAF
Pomo Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Root used as a fish drug.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14
Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene
California Manroot
USDA MAFAF
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid
Raw, pounded root mixed with pounded pepper nuts & skunk grease applied to head to prevent baldness.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 41
Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene
California Manroot
USDA MAFAF
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Mashed root used in pools in the river and in tidepools at the beach for poisoning fish.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 41