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Acoma Food, Candy Milky latex allowed to harden and used as chewing gum. 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 31 |
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Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Candy 'Milk' squeezed from leaves and stems and chewed as gum. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 45 |
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Cheyenne Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of plant tops strained and used as an eye medicine. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 66 |
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Cheyenne Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of plant tops used as an eyewash for blindness or snowblindness. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 |
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Cheyenne Food, Candy Dried, hardened milk used for chewing gum. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 184 |
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Cheyenne Food, Candy Milky juice allowed to harden and used as chewing gum. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 66 |
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Cheyenne Food, Candy Milky juice hardened and chewed as gum. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 |
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Cheyenne Food, Fruit Green, immature fruits peeled and the inner layer eaten raw. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 |
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Cheyenne Food, Fruit Immature fruits peeled and inner layer eaten. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 66 |
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Cheyenne Food, Fruit Inner layer of fruit used for food. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 184 |
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Cheyenne Food, Sauce & Relish Flowers boiled with soup or meat, flour added and eaten as a gravy. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 66 |
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Cheyenne Food, Soup Whole buds boiled with meat or in water to make soup. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 184 |
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Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Tender stalks cooked, sweetened and used for food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 |
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Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Tender, spring shoots eaten raw. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 |
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Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Young, unopened buds boiled with meat, grease, gravy or soup and eaten. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 |
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Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Young, unopened buds boiled with meat, grease, gravy or soup and used for food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 |
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Crow Food, Sauce & Relish Flowers boiled with soup or meat, flour added and eaten as a gravy. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 66 |
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Crow Food, Unspecified Flowers boiled for food. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7 |
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Crow Food, Unspecified Seeds eaten raw. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7 |
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Crow Other, Paint Milky juice used for temporary branding of livestock. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 66 |
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Flathead Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Fresh roots chewed or dried, pulverized and boiled and used for stomachache. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 66 |
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Hopi Food, Unspecified Boiled with meat. 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 164 |
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Keres, Western Food, Candy Milky juice used as chewing gum. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 30 |
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Laguna Food, Candy Milky latex allowed to harden and used as chewing gum. 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 31 |
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Lakota Drug, Unspecified Used as a medicine. 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 34 |
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Lakota Food, Cooking Agent Floral bud clusters used to thicken soup. 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 34 |
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Lakota Food, Preserves Open flowers cut up for a sort of preserve. 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 34 |
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Lakota Food, Unspecified Blossoms boiled, mixed with flour and eaten. 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 34 |
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Miwok Drug, Dermatological Aid Milk of plant applied to warts. 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 167 |
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Miwok Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of root taken in small doses for venereal diseases. 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 167 |
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Montana Indian Other, Tools 'Milk' from the broken stems used in cases of emergency for branding stock temporarily. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used as a Eagleway, Female Shootingway, Beautyway and Beadway emetic. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 37 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Emetic Plant used as a Eagleway, Female Shootingway, Beautyway and Beadway emetic. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 37 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of mashed roots applied for rheumatism. 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 74 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Latex rubbed on skin sores. 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 74 |
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Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Cordage Stems used as a poor substitute for Indian hemp. 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 74 |
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Okanagon Drug, Analgesic Decoction of roots taken for headaches and general debility. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
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Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of root used as a wash for rheumatism. 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 48 |
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Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of root taken for cough, especially from tuberculosis. 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 48 |
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Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Latex or pulverized seeds used as an antiseptic and healing agent on sores. 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 48 |
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Paiute Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Hot decoction of root taken to 'bring out the rash of measles.' 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 48 |
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Paiute Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Decoction of seeds used to draw poison from snakebites. 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 48 |
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Paiute Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of root taken for cough, especially from tuberculosis. 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 48 |
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Paiute Food, Candy Dried sap chewed as gum. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 105 |
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Paiute Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 242 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Clothing Stem fibers shredded to make a woman's skirt. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 70 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Cordage Stem fibers used to make two ply string. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 70 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of root taken for 'bloody 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 48 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Latex applied to remove corns and calluses. 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 48 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Latex used as an antiseptic and healing agent on sores, cuts and ringworm. 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 48 |