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Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Apache, White Mountain Dye, Yellow
Blossoms used to make a yellow dye.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Keres, Western Dye, Yellow
Boiled, crushed flowers used for yellow paint or dye.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 64
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Keres, Western Other, Paint
Boiled, crushed flowers used for yellow paint or dye.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 64
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic
Strong infusion taken for stomachache or as a cathartic.
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 52
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cathartic
Strong infusion of plant taken as a cathartic.
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 52
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Cold infusion of leaves used as ceremonial eyewash.
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 52
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant used as lotion for itching.
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 52
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Eye Medicine
Cold infusion of leaves used as ceremonial eyewash.
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 52
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Strong infusion of plant 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 52
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Throat Aid
Cold infusion gargled or poultice of leaves applied for sore throat.
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 52
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Zuni Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Compound poultice of root applied with much ceremony to rattlesnake bite.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 53
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Zuni Dye, Yellow
Blossoms used to make a yellow dye.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items
Blossoms used by personators of anthropic gods for painting masks and for coloring bodies yellow. The blossoms were used by personators of anthropic gods for painting masks and for coloring their limbs and bodies yellow. The flowers were ground into a meal and mixed with yellow ocher and urine.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 97
Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
Woolly Paperflower
USDA PSTAT
Zuni Other, Paint
Blossoms used by personators of anthropic gods for painting masks and for coloring bodies yellow. The blossoms were used by personators of anthropic gods for painting masks and for coloring their limbs and bodies yellow. The flowers were ground into a meal and mixed with yellow ocher and urine.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 97