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Blackfoot Drug, Poison Raw roots considered poisonous. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56 |
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Gosiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Pounded roots rubbed on parts affected by rheumatism. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
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Gosiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Pounded roots rubbed on parts affected by rheumatism. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 384 |
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Gosiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Pounded roots rubbed on skin for swollen bruises. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 349 |
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Gosiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Pounded roots rubbed on swollen and bruised parts. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 384 |
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Klamath Food, Unspecified Steamed, cooked roots used for food. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 104 |
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Menominee Drug, Analgesic Poultice of pulverized root applied to painful, bleeding cuts and wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
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Menominee Drug, Anthelmintic Root used as a tapeworm medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
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Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pulverized root applied to draw out inflammation of boils. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
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Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pulverized root applied to painful, bleeding cuts and wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
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Menominee Drug, Hemostat Pulverized root placed on painful and bleeding cuts. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
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Meskwaki Drug, Hemostat Root used for hemorrhages. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 251 |
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Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Large quantities of roots cooked in a kiln until black and very sticky. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 26 |
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Okanagan-Colville Food, Winter Use Food Roots stored in underground pits for about a year. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 142 |
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Paiute Food, Unspecified Boiled root used for food. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 16 |
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Paiute Food, Unspecified Roots cooked overnight and eaten. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 103 |
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Sanpoil and Nespelem Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 142 |
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Snake Drug, Poison Raw root poisonous and cooked root used for food. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 26 |