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Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Costanoan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pounded root lather used to draw blisters.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 27
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Costanoan Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Poultice of pounded root lather used for lung problems.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 27
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Costanoan Food, Staple
Seeds eaten in pinole.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 255
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Costanoan Food, Unspecified
Raw stems used for food.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 255
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Miwok Drug, Diaphoretic
Decoction of leaves used as a bath for fever and produced perspiration.
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
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Miwok Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of leaves used as a bath for fever.
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
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Pomo Food, Staple
Seeds used to make pinoles.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 87
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Staple
Seeds ground to mix with pinole.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 111
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Winter Use Food
Seeds dried for winter use.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 111
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Yuki Drug, Emetic
Decoction of roots taken as an emetic.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 47
Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt.
California Compassplant
USDA WYAN
Yuki Food, Spice
Seeds used to flavor pinole.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 85