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Great Basin Indian Dye, Purple Seed coats used to make a violet dye. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 48 |
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Klamath Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of root taken for coughs. 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 98 |
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Klamath Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of roots taken for coughs. Spier, Leslie, 1930, Klamath Ethnography, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 30:1-338, page 131 |
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Klamath Drug, Emetic Infusion of smashed, dried, ripe, bitter fruits taken as an emetic. Spier, Leslie, 1930, Klamath Ethnography, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 30:1-338, page 131 |
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Klamath Drug, Emetic Ripe fruit mashed in cold water and taken as an emetic. 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 98 |
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Klamath Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of root taken for lung and bronchial troubles. 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 98 |
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Klamath Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of roots taken for lung troubles. Spier, Leslie, 1930, Klamath Ethnography, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 30:1-338, page 131 |
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Klamath Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of root taken for lung and bronchial troubles. 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 98 |
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Klamath Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of roots taken for bronchial troubles. Spier, Leslie, 1930, Klamath Ethnography, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 30:1-338, page 131 |
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Klamath Dye, Purple Outer seed coat used as a purple stain to produce temporary color on arrows, bows and other objects. 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 98 |
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Montana Indian Drug, Emetic Dry, ripe fruits mashed in cold water and used as an emetic. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 20 |
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Montana Indian Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of roots taken for lung troubles. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 20 |
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Montana Indian Dye, Purple Outer seed coats used to make a purple stain for wood. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 20 |
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Navajo Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant taken during confinement. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154 |
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Navajo Fiber, Clothing Bark used for diapers. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154 |
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Navajo Food, Forage Considered an important browse plant. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154 |
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Navajo Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Used to make arrows. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Leaves used as an emetic in various ceremonies. 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 31 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant Leaves chewed by hunters for 'deer infection.' 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 31 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic Leaves used as an emetic in various ceremonies. 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 31 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of root used for fever. 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 31 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root used to facilitate delivery of placenta. 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 31 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine Leaves chewed by hunters for good luck in hunting. 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 31 |
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Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Shredded bark used as bedding for cradleboard. 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 31 |
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Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items Twig and leaf ash used for Evilway blackening. 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 31 |
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Okanagan-Colville Food, Forage Plant eaten by deer. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 128 |
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Okanagan-Colville Other, Fuel Branches used for fuel. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 128 |
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Okanagan-Colville Other, Fuel Branches used to make the initial fire for pit cooking. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 128 |
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Paiute Drug, Analgesic Compound infusion of twigs and leaves taken for tubercular lung pain. 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Cathartic Decoction of leaves or twigs 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of leaves 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaf, decoction of plant or leaf powder used for skin problems. 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Emetic Decoction of leaves or twigs taken as an emetic. 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Liver Aid Decoction of leaf taken for liver trouble. 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Decoction of plant taken and used as a wash for smallpox, chickenpox 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of leaf taken for pneumonia. 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Tonic Decoction of leaf taken as a 'blood or general tonic.' 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Tonic Decoction of leaf taken as a blood tonic or general tonic. 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis and tubercular lung pain. 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of leaves or inner bark 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 126-128 |
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Paiute Fiber, Clothing Bark used to make moccasins. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 82 |
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Paiute Other, Fuel Large branches that grow close to the roots used as firewood. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 82 |
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Paiute, Northern Drug, Anthelmintic Decoction of sun dried leaves taken for intestinal worms. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126 |
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Paiute, Northern Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of sun dried leaves taken to vomit and move the bowels for stomachaches and constipation. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126 |
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Paiute, Northern Drug, Laxative Decoction of sun dried leaves taken to vomit and move the bowels for stomachaches and constipation. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126 |
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Sanpoil Drug, Antihemorrhagic Infusion of crushed berries used for hemorrhage. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 217 |
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Sanpoil Drug, Laxative Infusion of crushed berries used for constipation. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 217 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of inner bark taken to aid the healing of an internal rupture. 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 126-128 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic Decoction of leaves or twigs 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 126-128 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of leaf used as a wash for the swelling of milk leg. 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 126-128 |