| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Hanaksiala Food, Candy Flowers sucked by children for the sweet nectar. 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 262 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Miwok Food, Vegetable Early spring greens boiled and eaten. 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 159 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Good Luck Charm Flower used as a good luck charm. 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 117 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Analgesic Mashed fresh roots rubbed briskly on aching rheumatic joints. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Mashed fresh roots rubbed briskly on aching rheumatic joints. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of leaves taken for colds. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 197 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of roots taken as a cough remedy. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine Leaves chewed for coughs. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 197 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Chewed seeds rubbed on body & clothing for perfume & seeds used in a sachet & stored with clothing. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 71 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed roots or leaves applied to bee stings. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 196 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Seeds chewed for stomachaches. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 197 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Panacea Plant used for a variety of maladies. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 155 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Paiute Drug, Throat Aid Leaves chewed for sore throats. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 197 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Quileute Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves or milky pulp from scraped roots applied to sores. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic Decoction of roots taken for stomachaches. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of roots taken for diarrhea. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Mashed ripe seeds rubbed into hair 'to discourage head lice.' 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Emetic Compound decoction of root taken to induce vomiting. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots and leaves taken for dizziness or biliousness. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots taken for stomachaches. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Stimulant Decoction of roots and leaves taken to counteract dizziness. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of whole plant taken for venereal diseases. 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 37 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of whole plant used as a wash for the hair and scalp. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Thompson Drug, Love Medicine Plant used as a charm by women 'to gain the affection of men.' Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 507 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Thompson Drug, Strengthener Root smeared on people's legs to increase stamina before a race. 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 247 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Thompson Drug, Veterinary Aid Root smeared on horse's legs to increase stamina before a race. 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 247 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Thompson Food, Forage Flowers used as sources of nectar by humming birds. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 516 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Thompson Other, Good Luck Charm Plant used as a charm by both sexes 'to retain wealth and possessions.' Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 507 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Thompson Other, Good Luck Charm Plant used as a charm for good luck in gambling. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 507 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Thompson Other, Good Luck Charm Whole plant kept by people as a good luck charm. 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 247 |
| Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. Western Columbine USDA AQFO |
Yurok Food, Unspecified Sweet nectaries inside the sepal spurs bitten off and savored mostly by the younger people. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 17 |