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Cahuilla Drug, Analgesic Leaves used for headaches. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 143 |
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Concow Food, Beverage Root bark used to make a drink. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Costanoan Food, Bread & Cake Kernels roasted or ground into flour for cakes. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
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Costanoan Food, Fruit Fruits eaten raw or boiled. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
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Costanoan Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Burning leaf smoke used to drive ground squirrels from burrows. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
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Costanoan Other, Incense & Fragrance Leaves hung in bunches to freshen air. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
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Costanoan Other, Insecticide Burning leaf smoke used to rid one of fleas. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 7 |
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Costanoan Other, Insecticide Burning leaf smoke used to rid one of fleas. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
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Karok Drug, Analgesic Infusion of plant taken by women for the pains of afterbirth. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
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Karok Drug, Cold Remedy Plant used as steambath or burning boughs used to fumigate house for colds. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
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Karok Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of ground seeds applied to sores. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 59 |
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Karok Drug, Disinfectant Boughs used in fire to fumigate the house for colds and other sicknesses. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
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Karok Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of plant taken by women for the pains of afterbirth. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
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Karok Drug, Panacea Plant used as steambath or burning bough to fumigate house for any sickness. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
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Karok Food, Unspecified Nuts hulled, stored, parched in ashes, cracked open and eaten. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
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Karok Food, Unspecified Seeds shelled, roasted and eaten. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 59 |
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Karok Food, Winter Use Food Nuts hulled and stored in big baskets for winter use. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
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Karok Other, Ceremonial Items Foliage placed on fire during the Brush Dance to drive evil spirits away. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 59 |
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Karok Other, Toys & Games Leaves thrown into the fire by children to hear them crack like firecrackers. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
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Mendocino Indian Drug, Analgesic Decoction taken, used as wash or poultice of leaves applied for headaches. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Infusion of leaves used as a bath for rheumatism. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of leaves used as wash for vermin on the head. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of plant taken for stomachaches and headaches. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Poultice of leaves applied as counterirritant for chronic stomach complaints. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Drug, Panacea Burning leaf vapor used for many diseases. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Drug, Stimulant Nuts eaten as a stimulant. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Food, Bread & Cake Nuts roasted, shelled, pounded into a small mass and molded into 'bread.' Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Food, Sauce & Relish Nuts eaten as a relish. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Food, Sauce & Relish Nuts used as a condiment. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified Nuts roasted and eaten. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Mendocino Indian Other, Insecticide Leaves used for fleas. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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Miwok Drug, Analgesic Poultice of leaves and twigs bound to forehead for headaches. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 174 |
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Pomo Drug, Analgesic Poultice of heated leaves applied for rheumatic and neuralgic pains. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13 |
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Pomo Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of heated leaves applied for rheumatic pains. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Analgesic Indian doctor would sing and hit you with little branches for pain or headache. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Analgesic Poultice of leaves used for rheumatic and neuralgic pains. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of leaves used for rheumatic pains. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of leaves taken for colds. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Cold Remedy Indian doctor would sing and hit you with little branches for a cold. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of leaves used to wash sores. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid Peppernut charcoal rubbed into a man's moustache to groom it. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of leaves taken for menstrual cramps and clotting. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Respiratory Aid Decoction of leaves taken to clear up 'slime' in the chest. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of leaves taken for sore throats. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Food, Dried Food Fruit sun dried. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Food, Fruit Ffleshy end of the husk eaten raw and the kernel roasted and eaten whole. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Food, Unspecified Roasted kernels or kernel meal cakes eaten with greens, buckeye meal, acorn meal, mush or seaweed. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Food, Winter Use Food Pounded kernel meal used to make sun dried, flat cakes and stored for winter use. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Leaves rubbed on a man's body before he went hunting to take the body smell away. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Other, Protection Small, leafy branches hung in homes for protection against any harm that might come into the homes. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |