| Aquilegia caerulea James Colorado Blue Columbine USDA AQCAC2 |
Gosiute Drug, Analgesic Seed chewed or infusion of roots used for abdominal pains. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 362 |
| Aquilegia caerulea James Colorado Blue Columbine USDA AQCAC2 |
Gosiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Seed chewed or infusion of roots used for abdominal pains. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 362 |
| Aquilegia caerulea James Colorado Blue Columbine USDA AQCAC2 |
Gosiute Drug, Heart Medicine Plant used as a medicine for the heart. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 362 |
| Aquilegia caerulea James Colorado Blue Columbine USDA AQCAC2 |
Gosiute Drug, Panacea Seed chewed or infusion of roots used when 'sick all over.' Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 362 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Cold infusion used for 'flux.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Cherokee Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion taken for heart trouble. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound infusion of plants taken and used as a wash for poison ivy and itch. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Iroquois Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of roots taken before meals for the kidneys. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Compound used to detect bewitchment. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Meskwaki Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of root and leaves taken for diarrhea. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Meskwaki Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Decoction of root and leaf used as a 'power of persuasion at trade or council.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Meskwaki Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root chewed for stomach and bowel troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Meskwaki Drug, Love Medicine Seeds used with love medicine and for smoking. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid Compound containing root taken 'when the contents of the bladder are thick.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238239 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Meskwaki Other, Incense & Fragrance Ripe seeds used to perfume smoking tobacco. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 273 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root considered a good medicine for stomach trouble. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 383 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Omaha Drug, Analgesic Infusion of crushed seeds taken for headache. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Omaha Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of crushed seeds taken for fever. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Omaha Drug, Love Medicine Pulverized seeds used as a love charm. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Omaha Other, Incense & Fragrance Chewed seed paste spread among clothing and used as perfume, especially by bachelors. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Omaha Other, Incense & Fragrance Chewed seed paste used among blankets or other effects by young men as perfume. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Pawnee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of crushed seeds taken for headache. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Pawnee Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of crushed seeds taken for fever. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Pawnee Drug, Love Medicine Seeds used as a love charm. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Pawnee Other, Incense & Fragrance Seeds used as perfume. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Ponca Drug, Analgesic Infusion of crushed seeds taken for headache. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Ponca Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of crushed seeds taken for fever. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Ponca Drug, Love Medicine Pulverized seeds used as a love charm. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83 |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. Red Columbine USDA AQCA |
Ponca Other, Incense & Fragrance Crushed seeds spread among clothing and used as perfume, especially by bachelors. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82 |
| Aquilegia elegantula Greene Western Red Columbine USDA AQEL |
Keres, Western Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of plant used as a blood purifier. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27 |
| Aquilegia eximia Van Houtte ex Planch. Van Houtte's Columbine USDA AQEX |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items Flowers used in dance wreathes at the Strawberry Festival. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 39 |
| 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 |