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 |