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Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Unspecified
Leaves used for medicinal purposes.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Gosiute Drug, Unspecified
Leaves used as a medicine.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 367
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Havasupai Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of green branches, sagebrush and juniper used for colds to loosen the mucus.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Havasupai Drug, Laxative
Decoction of green branches, sagebrush and juniper used as a laxative for colds.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Havasupai Fiber, Clothing
Bark crushed, rubbed into softness and stuffed into over shoes for warmth.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Havasupai Fiber, Clothing
Soft bark used as an absorbent diaper for children.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Havasupai Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Bark made into loosely twisted ropes and used to make sleeping mats.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Havasupai Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Soft bark used in a thick layer in infants' cradleboards.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Havasupai Other, Fuel
Fine, soft bark used as tinder for the fire drill.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Hualapai Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Leaves chewed for arthritis.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 31
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Hualapai Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves made into a tea for bathing and cleansing the skin.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 31
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Hualapai Fiber, Building Material
Inner bark used for huts and the lining of sweathouses.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 31
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Hualapai Fiber, Clothing
Inner bark used for diapers, clothing and sandals.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 31
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Paiute Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of leaves and stems or flowers taken as a physic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of leaves and stems or flowers taken for colds.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of leaves and stem or flowers taken for venereal diseases.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of leaves and stems or flowers taken as a physic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of plant parts used as an antiseptic wash for smallpox or measles.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Shoshoni Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of plant parts used as an antiseptic wash for smallpox or measles.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Shoshoni Drug, Kidney Aid
Decoction of leaves and stems or flowers taken for pains over the kidneys.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Shoshoni Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Plant used in several compounds taken and used as washes for smallpox and measles.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61
Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
USDA PUME
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of leaves and stem or flowers taken for venereal diseases.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61