| Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUV |
Lakota Food, Unspecified Roots boiled and eaten. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 52 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Comanche Food, Unspecified Boiled roots used for food. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 523 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Compound decoction taken for pain between shoulder blades. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Anticonvulsive Compound decoction with plant taken by men with epilepsy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Compound infusion of dried roots taken for blood disease. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Compound decoction with roots taken for recurring chills followed by fever. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Poultice of roots or decoction taken and used as wash for swollen abdomen. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 318 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion of dried, grated plant taken for heart trouble. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of roots taken to dry up smallpox. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 318 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Other Cold infusion of roots used as a 'ghost medicine.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid Compound decoction taken for swollen lungs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine 'Hung up inside to keep witches away' as an anti-witch remedy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Compound used to 'detect bewitchment.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Poultice of roots applied to sore areas caused by witchcraft diseases. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of dried, powdered root applied to cuts and swellings. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 42, 43 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Menominee Food, Vegetable Rhizomes cooked in the same manner as rutabagas. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 69 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of bruised root with flour or meal applied to swellings and bruises. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Micmac Drug, Orthopedic Aid Leaves used for limb swellings. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Montana Indian Food, Snack Food Parched seeds eaten like popcorn. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Montana Indian Food, Soup Seeds ground into meal used for thickening soups. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Mucilaginous seed pods were well-flavored and nutritious. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Thick, fleshy rhizomes boiled with fowl or other meat. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of grated root applied to sores and powdered root used for cuts and swellings. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 376 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Pawnee Food, Unspecified Cooked seeds used for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 79 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Penobscot Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swollen limbs. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pounded root applied for 'many inflammatory diseases.' Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 65 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of parched and bruised leaf used to remove fever and inflammation from sores. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Warmed leaves applied to boils. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Rappahannock Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of parched and bruised leaf used to remove fever and inflammation from sores. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Sioux Drug, Hemostat Dry, porous rhizomes ground fine and applied to wounds as a styptic. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Thompson Drug, Analgesic Cold decoction of stems or roots taken for internal pains. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUA |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh or dried leaves applied to wounds, cuts or sores. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Alaska Native Food, Vegetable Rootstocks boiled or roasted and eaten as a vegetable. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 145 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for pain in any part of the body. 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 56 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of root taken for rheumatic pain. 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 56 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Bella Coola Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of root considered 'good for the blood.' 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 56 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Bella Coola Drug, Heart Medicine Decoction of root taken for heart disease pain. 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 56 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Bella Coola Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of root taken for consumption pain. 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 56 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Bella Coola Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Rhizomes used for tuberculosis. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 206 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Bella Coola Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of root taken for gonorrheal pain. 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 56 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Roots eaten raw or boiled. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 173 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 45 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Gitksan Drug, Antihemorrhagic Infusion of toasted root scrapings taken 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 56 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Gitksan Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of toasted root or decoction of root heart used as a contraceptive. 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 56 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Gitksan Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of root taken for lung hemorrhage. 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 56 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of rhizomes taken for tuberculosis. 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 256 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Unspecified Decoction of rhizomes taken as medicine. 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 256 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Hesquiat Drug, Unspecified Pond lily was a good medicine. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 70 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Kitasoo Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of plant and devil's club used for unspecified woman's illness. 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 339 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain Pondlily USDA NULUP |
Klamath Food, Bread & Cake Ground seeds used for bread. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 96 |