| Tradescantia bracteata Small ex Britt. Longbract Spiderwort USDA TRBR |
Lakota Other, Paint Flowers made into a blue jelly like paint used for painting moccasins. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 26 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Acoma Food, Unspecified Tender shoots eaten without preparation. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 53 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Plant used for greens. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 369 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Keres, Western Food, Unspecified Tender shoots eaten for food. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 73 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Laguna Food, Unspecified Tender shoots eaten without preparation. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 53 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Meskwaki Drug, Diuretic Infusion of root used as a 'urinary.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 209 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Meskwaki Drug, Psychological Aid Root gum inserted in cut on head 'to stop craziness.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 209 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Love Medicine Plant used as an aphrodisiac. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 16 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant Cold infusion of root used internally and externally 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 20 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Internal Medicine Decoction of root taken for internal injury. 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 20 |
| Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Prairie Spiderwort USDA TROCO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Cold simple or compound infusion given to livestock as an aphrodisiac. 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 20 |
| Tradescantia pinetorum Greene Pinewoods Spiderwort USDA TRPI |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Cold simple or compound infusion given to livestock as an aphrodisiac. 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 20 |
| Tradescantia sp. Spiderwort |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves relished as greens. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 75 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Infusion used for stomachache from overeating. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56, 57 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound infusion taken for 'female ailments or rupture.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56, 57 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Drug, Cancer Treatment Poultice of root used for cancer. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56, 57 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant mashed and rubbed on insect bites. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56, 57 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion used for stomachache from overeating. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56, 57 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound infusion taken for 'female ailments or rupture.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56, 57 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Compound used for kidney trouble. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56, 57 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Drug, Laxative Infusion taken as a laxative and plant mashed and rubbed on insect bites. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56, 57 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Young growth parboiled, fried, frequently mixed with other greens and eaten. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 252 |
| Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia Spiderwort USDA TRVI |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves and stems mixed with other greens or grease and parboiled until tender. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 33 |