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Alaska Native Food, Dietary Aid Fresh leaves, properly cooked, furnished significant amounts of vitamins C and A. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 21 |
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Alaska Native Food, Substitution Food Young, tender leaves and stems used as a substitute for spinach or other greens. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 21 |
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Alaska Native Food, Vegetable Young, tender leaves and stems cooked in a small amount of boiling water and eaten. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 21 |
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Apache Food, Vegetable Young plants cooked as greens. 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 16 |
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Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Unspecified Eaten without preparation or cooked with green chile and meat or animal bones. 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 46 |
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Carrier Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of plant taken to improve the blood. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 86 |
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Cherokee Drug, Dietary Aid Cooked salad greens eaten to 'keep healthy.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42 |
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Cherokee Food, Spice Young growth mixed with mustard leaves, morning glory leaves or potato leaves for flavoring. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 253 |
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Cherokee Food, Unspecified Young growth parboiled, fried and eaten. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 253 |
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Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves mixed with other leaves and used for greens. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 32 |
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Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves mixed with other leaves, parboiled and cooked in grease until tender. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 32 |
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Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of plant used as wash for painful limbs. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 35 |
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Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of plant taken for painful limbs. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 35 |
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Dakota Food, Soup Young, tender plant cooked as pottage. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
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Dakota Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 361 |
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Diegueno Food, Vegetable Leaves cooked and eaten as greens. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 17 |
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Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Carminative Leaves and stems cooked with beans to reduce the intestinal gas from eating the beans. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 64 |
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Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Dried Food Leaves and stems dried for future use. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 64 |
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Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Frozen Food Leaves and stems frozen for future use. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 64 |
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Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Vegetable Leaves and stems eaten raw or cooked as hot greens with beans. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 64 |
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Hopi Food, Porridge Ground seeds used to make mush. 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 160 |
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Hopi Food, Unspecified Boiled and eaten with other foods. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
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Hopi Food, Unspecified Leaves boiled and eaten with fat. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 18 |
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Hopi Food, Unspecified Leaves cooked with meat. 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 16 |
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Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal Cold infusion of whole plant taken for diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 315 |
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Iroquois Drug, Burn Dressing Compound used as salve on burns. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
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Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction used as wash and applied as poultice when bothered by milk flow. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 315 |
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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 117 |
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Kawaiisu Food, Vegetable Upper leaves boiled, 'rinsed' in cold water and fried in grease and salt. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19 |
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Lakota Food, Vegetable Used as cooked greens. 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 43 |
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Luiseno Food, Vegetable Leaves used as greens. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 233 |
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Mendocino Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Leaves used for stomachaches. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 346 |
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Mendocino Indian Food, Vegetable Young leaves boiled and eaten as greens. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 346 |
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Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root used for urethral itching. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 209 |
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Miwok Food, Dried Food Boiled greens dried and stored for later use. 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 |
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Miwok Food, Vegetable Boiled greens used for food. 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 |
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Mohegan Food, Unspecified Cooked and used for food. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 83 |
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Montana Indian Food, Staple Seeds ground into flour and made into bread. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 9 |
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Montana Indian Food, Vegetable Young plant used as a potherb. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 9 |
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Navajo Drug, Dietary Aid Plant used as a nutrient. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 149 |
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Navajo Food, Dried Food Seeds dried and used like corn. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
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Navajo Food, Staple Seeds ground and eaten as a nutrient. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 149 |
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Navajo Food, Vegetable Young, tender plants eaten raw, boiled as herbs alone or with other foods. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of plant applied to burns. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 20 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Antidote Stem, three inches long, made into snake figurine for snake infection. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
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Navajo, Ramah Food, Bread & Cake Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
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Navajo, Ramah Food, Special Food Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
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Navajo, Ramah Food, Winter Use Food Seeds stored for winter use. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
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Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten as greens. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 240 |
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Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Young plant cooked as greens. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2209 |