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Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Costanoan Fiber, Basketry
Shoots used in basketry.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 251
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Costanoan Other, Containers
Leaves used to wrap bread.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 251
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Diegueno Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of roots used in the eyes for tiny sores inside the lids and to improve vision.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 43
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Karok Drug, Contraceptive
Leaf swallowed in the spring as a prophylactic.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Karok Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 58
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Karok Food, Candy
Plant chewed like tobacco, 'just to raise heck.'
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 58
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Karok Other, Containers
Leaves used to cover soap plant while cooking in the earth oven.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Karok Other, Cooking Tools
Branches used to prop salmon filet open.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 58
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Karok Other, Cooking Tools
Twigs used to spit the salmon steaks during smoking.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Mahuna Drug, Preventive Medicine
Infusion of dried roots taken as an immunity against any further poisoning.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 11
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Mendocino Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Moxa of plant used for warts and ringworms.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 364
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Basketry
Slender stems used for circular withes in basket making.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 364
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Mendocino Indian Food, Forage
Fruits and leaves eaten by hogs as forage.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 364
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Mendocino Indian Food, Forage
Fruits eaten by yellowhammers and squirrels as forage.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 364
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Mendocino Indian Other, Cooking Tools
Fresh leaves formerly used to wrap up acorn meal for baking.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 364
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Mendocino Indian Other, Decorations
Black juice used to apply temporary tattoo marks onto the skin.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 364
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Pomo Dye, Black
Ashes rubbed on children to make skin color darker. The ashes were rubbed on those children who were fathered by a white man to make them look more 'Indian' in color.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Pomo Dye, Black
Charcoal or soot used for tattoo pigment.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Pomo Dye, Black
Juice used as a black dye for blackroot sedge.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 6
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Designs
Burned wood ashes made into a paste for tattooing.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 81
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Tolowa Drug, Antidote
Buds eaten in the spring to obtain immunity from the plant poisons.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 58
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Tolowa Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 58
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Wailaki Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Poultice of fresh leaves applied to rattlesnake bites.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 364
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Yuki Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant juice used on warts.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 46
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Pacific Poison Oak
USDA TODI
Yurok Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 58