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Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Cheyenne Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Roots used for rheumatism and arthritis.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Cheyenne Drug, Dietary Aid
Roots chewed for thirst prevention.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Cheyenne Drug, Ear Medicine
Roots used for earaches.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Cheyenne Drug, Febrifuge
Roots used for fevers.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Cheyenne Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of roots taken for mumps, measles and smallpox.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Cheyenne Drug, Unspecified
Plant used as an ingredient in medicinal preparations.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Cheyenne Drug, Unspecified
Roots used for complicated illnesses.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Gosiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of roots used for bruise swellings.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 349
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Mendocino Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of leaves used as a wash for skin diseases.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 369
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Mendocino Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of leaves taken for stomachaches.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 369
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Montana Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of leaves applied as a lotion for certain skin diseases.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 16
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Montana Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of leaves taken for stomach trouble.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 16
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Paiute Food, Sauce & Relish
Fried seeds and water used for gravy.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 27
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
USDA MELAL3
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Plant used medicinally for unspecified purpose.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 474