| Sonchus arvensis L. Field Sowthistle USDA SOARA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Sedative Infusion taken to calm nerves. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
| Sonchus arvensis L. Field Sowthistle USDA SOARA2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves used for caked breast. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 54 |
| Sonchus arvensis L. Field Sowthistle USDA SOARA2 |
Potawatomi Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Hunters sucked the milk from branches to imitate the sound of a fawn nursing, to draw the doe near. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion given to babies 'who cry until they hold their breath.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Iroquois Drug, Sedative Compound infusion given to babies 'who cry until they hold their breath.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Luiseno Food, Vegetable Plant used for greens. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 228 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Mohave Food, Starvation Food Young shoots roasted and eaten as a famine food. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Heart Medicine Plant smoked or taken for palpitations. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Pima Food, Unspecified Stalks peeled and eaten raw like celery. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 106 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Pima Food, Unspecified Tender leaves rubbed between the palms and eaten raw. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 106 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Pima Food, Vegetable Tender leaves cooked as greens. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 106 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Leaves eaten raw. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Houma Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of plant taken to 'make tardy menstruation come.' Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Houma Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of whole plant taken to 'correct looseness of bowels.' Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to children for teething. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Houma Drug, Toothache Remedy Infusion of plant given to children for teething. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Houma Food, Fodder Plants used for hog feed. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Kamia Food, Vegetable Boiled leaves used for food as greens. Gifford, E. W., 1931, The Kamia of Imperial Valley, Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, page 24 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Pima Drug, Cathartic Gum used as a cathartic. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 106 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Pima Drug, Other Gum used as a cure for the opium habit. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 106 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Pima Food, Unspecified Leaves and stems rubbed between the palms of the hands and eaten raw. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 106 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Leaves eaten raw and boiled. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Yaqui Food, Vegetable Tender, young leaves boiled in salted water with chile and eaten as greens. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 106 |