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Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Chehalis Drug, Emetic
Plant sometimes used as a violent emetic.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 23
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Poison
Roots considered highly toxic.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 203
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Karok Food, Unspecified
Bulbs used for food.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 64
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Klamath Drug, Emetic
Roots mixed with rootstocks of blue flag and used for vomiting.
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 93
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Lakota Drug, Poison
Plant poisonous to humans.
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 28
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Mendocino Indian Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to painful bruises and sprains.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 321
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Mendocino Indian Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to 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 321
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Mendocino Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied for boils and painful bruises.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 321
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Mendocino Indian Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to painful bruises and sprains.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 321
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Mendocino Indian Drug, Poison
Root considered poisonous.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 321
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Montana Indian Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of cooked, mashed bulbs applied to strain and bruise pains.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 27
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Montana Indian Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied for rheumatism.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 27
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Montana Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of cooked, mashed bulbs applied to boils.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 27
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Poison
Bulbs considered extremely poisonous.
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 50
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Okanagan-Colville Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Mashed bulbs used as an arrow poison.
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 50
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Okanagon Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Bulbs mashed and used for rheumatism.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Paiute Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of bulb used for rheumatic pains.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149150
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of bulb used for rheumatic pains.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149150
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Paiute Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of bulb used for burns.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149150
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of bulb used for swellings.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149150
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Paiute Drug, Poison
Seeds and roots considered a deadly poison if eaten by humans or horses.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 54
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Paiute Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Poultice of bulb used for rattlesnake bites.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149150
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Paiute, Northern Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of roasted, mashed bulbs applied to swollen parts or used for rheumatism.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 30
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Shuswap Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of plant applied to sore legs.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Shuswap Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Squaxin Drug, Emetic
Plant sometimes used as a violent emetic.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 23
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Bulbs mashed and used for rheumatism.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Mashed bulbs rubbed on broken bones to help them heal more quickly.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 133
Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
USDA ZIVEV
Yuki Drug, Poison
Bulbs considered poisonous.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 94