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Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of leaf and root taken after birth to shrink uterus and stop discharge.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 35, 98
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Hopi Drug, Tonic
Plant used as a tonic.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 98
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo Drug, Abortifacient
Infusion of plant used as bath for (inducing?) menstruation.
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 156
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic
Cold simple or compound infusion of leaves taken for various aches and pain.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cold Remedy
Cold simple or compound infusion of leaf used for colds.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine
Cold simple or compound infusion of leaves taken for cough.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant
Cold simple or compound infusion of leaf used for 'ghost 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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Febrifuge
Cold simple or compound infusion of leaves taken 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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Cold simple or compound infusion of leaves 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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Herbal Steam
Leaves used as sweatbath medicine.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Cold simple or compound infusion of leaves taken for backache.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Leaves used as for protection from witches.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Yellow
Flowers with two other plants used as a yellow dye for wool.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant 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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Other, Protection
Burning leaf smoke used by undertakers after a burial to prevent the ghost from following.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Navajo, Ramah Other, Protection
Cold infusion of plant used as a bath by undertakers to prevent the ghost from following.
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 53
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic
Infusion or decoction of dried plant 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 144
Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
USDA TECA2
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of plant 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 144