| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for menstrual pain and stomachache. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Burn Dressing Cold infusion or powdered plant applied to burns. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of plant taken for cough. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of root applied to swellings, gun wounds and arrow wounds, a 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Simple or compound decoction of root taken for stomachache. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid Honey sucked from flower by pregnant woman to keep baby small for easy labor. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid Simple or compound decoction of root taken for menstrual pain. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Decoction of plant taken for internal injuries, a 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Poultice of root applied to gun wounds, arrow wounds and swellings, a 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth Beardlip Penstemon USDA PEBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Poultice of plant applied to sheep for fractured legs. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44 |
| Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi (Benth.) Keck Torrey's Penstemon USDA PEBAT |
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Plant used as a magic medicine. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 159 |
| Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi (Benth.) Keck Torrey's Penstemon USDA PEBAT |
Keres, Western Other, Decorations Flowers used for bouquets and decorations in dances. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
| Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi (Benth.) Keck Torrey's Penstemon USDA PEBAT |
Navajo Drug, Diuretic Infusion of plants taken as a diuretic. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 77 |
| Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi (Benth.) Keck Torrey's Penstemon USDA PEBAT |
Tewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as a dressing for sores. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 58 |
| Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi (Benth.) Keck Torrey's Penstemon USDA PEBAT |
Zuni Drug, Hunting Medicine Chewed root rubbed over the rabbit stick to insure success in the hunt. A rabbit stick which was treated in this manner was sure to kill any rabbit that it was aimed at, provided the thrower had a good heart. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 95 |
| Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi (Benth.) Keck Torrey's Penstemon USDA PEBAT |
Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items Chewed root rubbed over the rabbit stick to insure success in the hunt. A rabbit stick which was treated in this manner was sure to kill any rabbit that it was aimed at, provided the thrower had a good heart. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 95 |