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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
Aquilegia micrantha Eastw.
Mancos Columbine
USDA AQMIM2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gynecological Aid
Plant used to deliver placenta.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 22
Aquilegia micrantha Eastw.
Mancos Columbine
USDA AQMIM2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Hemostat
Plant used as a hemostatic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 22
Aquilegia sp.
Garden Columbines
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 sp.
Garden Columbines
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 triternata Payson
Chiricahua Mountain Columbine
USDA AQTR
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Analgesic
Plant used as a ceremonial fumigant for headaches or other severe pain.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 22
Aquilegia triternata Payson
Chiricahua Mountain Columbine
USDA AQTR
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as a ceremonial fumigant for headaches or other severe pain.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 22