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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