| Allium sp. Onion |
Paiute, Northern Food, Unspecified Stems rolled into a ball and eaten. 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 44 |
| Allium sp. Onion |
Paiute, Northern Food, Vegetable Bulbs eaten raw. 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 44 |
| Allium sp. Onion |
Rappahannock Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of mashed, raw onions applied for fever from inflamed injury. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32 |
| Allium sp. Onion |
Sanpoil and Nespelem Food, Unspecified Bulbous roots cooked in pits and used for food. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 100 |
| Allium sp. Onion |
Spokan Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 343 |
| Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl. Autumn Onion USDA ALST |
Chippewa Drug, Cold Remedy Sweetened decoction of root taken, especially by children, for colds. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
| Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl. Autumn Onion USDA ALST |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Sweetened decoction of root taken, especially by children, for colds. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
| Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl. Autumn Onion USDA ALST |
Chippewa Other, Toys & Games Used as toys. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377 |
| Allium textile A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Textile Onion USDA ALTE |
Lakota Food, Soup Bulbs cooked in stews. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 50 |
| Allium textile A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Textile Onion USDA ALTE |
Lakota Food, Unspecified Bulbs eaten fresh or stored for future use. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 50 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Cherokee Drug, Antihemorrhagic Plant eaten as a spring tonic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy Plant eaten for colds. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Cherokee Drug, Ear Medicine Warm juice used for earache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Plant eaten for croup. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled, fried and eaten. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 251 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Bulbs and leaves cooked like poke, with or without eggs. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 47 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Chippewa Drug, Emetic Decoction of root taken as a quick-acting emetic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Iroquois Drug, Anthelmintic Decoction of plant given to children for worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 281 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to children for worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 281 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Iroquois Drug, Tonic Decoction of plant taken as a spring tonic and 'cleans you out.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 281 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Iroquois Food, Vegetable Bulb, consisting of the fleshy bases of the leaves, eaten raw. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 118 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Iroquois Food, Vegetable Cooked and seasoned with salt, pepper or butter. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 118 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Large, wild onion dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 69 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Large, bitter, wild leek gathered in spring and dried for future use. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 406 |
| Allium tricoccum Ait. Wild Leek USDA ALTR3 |
Potawatomi Food, Vegetable Large, wild onion used for food. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 104 |
| Allium unifolium Kellogg Oneleaf Onion USDA ALUN |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Poison Plant 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 323 |
| Allium unifolium Kellogg Oneleaf Onion USDA ALUN |
Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified Bulbs and leaf bases fried 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 323 |
| Allium unifolium Kellogg Oneleaf Onion USDA ALUN |
Papago Food, Unspecified Bulbs used for food. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 15 |
| Allium unifolium Kellogg Oneleaf Onion USDA ALUN |
Papago Other, Cash Crop Bulbs traded for baskets, skins or pottery. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 18 |
| Allium unifolium Kellogg Oneleaf Onion USDA ALUN |
Pomo Food, Spice Bulbs cooked with other bulbs as a seasoning. Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 89 |
| Allium unifolium Kellogg Oneleaf Onion USDA ALUN |
Pomo Food, Unspecified Bulbs eaten raw or baked. Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 89 |
| Allium unifolium Kellogg Oneleaf Onion USDA ALUN |
Yuki Food, Unspecified Bulbs eaten raw or fried. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 86 |
| Allium validum S. Wats. Pacific Onion USDA ALVA |
Cahuilla Food, Spice Bulbs used as a flavoring ingredient for other foods. 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 37 |
| Allium validum S. Wats. Pacific Onion USDA ALVA |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Bulbs eaten raw. 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 37 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Carminative Used as a carminative. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Used as a mild cathartic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Diuretic Used as a diuretic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Ear Medicine Used 'to remove deafness.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Expectorant Used as an expectorant . Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Used for 'dropsy.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Used for scurvy. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid Used for asthma. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Used as a stimulant. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Bulb used for food. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 159 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Mahuna Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant rubbed on body for protection from insect bites. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 63 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Mahuna Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant rubbed on body for protection from lizard, scorpion and tarantula bites. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 63 |
| Allium vineale L. Wild Garlic USDA ALVIV |
Mahuna Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Plant rubbed on body for protection from poisonous snakebites. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 63 |