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Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of stem pieces applied to rash under the arm and in the groin. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76 |
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Blackfoot Drug, Diuretic Infusion of fertile stem roots used as a powerful diuretic. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 69 |
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Blackfoot Drug, Orthopedic Aid Powdered stems put in moccasins to avoid foot cramps when traveling long distances. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 112 |
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Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of fertile stem roots given to horses as a diuretic. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 88 |
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Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of fertile stem roots rubbed on the groins of horses. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 88 |
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Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Powdered stems and water given to perk a horse up. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 88 |
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Blackfoot Dye, Red Crushed stems used as a light pink dye for porcupine quills. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 112 |
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Blackfoot Other, Soap Plant used by children to shine their bouncing arrows. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 112 |
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Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion taken for kidneys. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
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Cherokee Drug, Laxative Strong infusion taken for constipation. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
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Cheyenne Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of leaves and stems given to horses with a hard cough. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 169 |
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Chinook, Lower Food, Unspecified Young shoots used as food. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
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Chippewa Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of stems taken for dysuria. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 122 |
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Chippewa Other, Malicious Charm Plant pieces carried in men's pockets to prevent their rivals from having good luck. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 122 |
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Costanoan Fiber, Basketry Roots used in basketry. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 247 |
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Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified Black, edible nodules attached to roots used for food. The effort of collecting the nodules was considerable and therefore rarely done. However, these nodules were often obtained from underground caches of roots and tubers collected by lemmings and other tundra rodents. The caches were raided by the people and the 'mouse nuts' were used for food. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 33 |
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Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Forage Plant eaten by geese. 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 156 |
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Hesquiat Food, Vegetable Tender, young, vegetative shoots peeled and eaten raw. These shoots are green but have not yet branched out, and the segments are still very close together. The leaf sheaths were peeled off two at a time and the succulent stems eaten raw. They were 'nothing but juice.' The Hesquiat people travelled up towards Esteven Point especially to get these shoots, and sometimes they would collect 20 or more kilograms of them at a time. When they returned home, the harvesters would call together all their relatives and friends and have a feast of horsetail shoots. The white, fertile shoots were apparently not eaten, although they are in other areas of the Northwest Coast. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 28 |
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Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Used for headaches and pains. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
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Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Used for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
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Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Used for joint aches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
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Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of rhizomes and hazel stems given to children for teething. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 33 |
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Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Raw stems chewed by teething babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
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Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Infusion of rhizomes and hazel stems given to children for teething. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 33 |
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Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Raw stems chewed by teething babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
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Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of rough leaves and stems applied to cuts and sores. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 263 |
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Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber, Scouring Material Rough leaves and stems used for polishing canoes and other wooden articles. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 264 |
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Meskwaki Food, Fodder Plant fed to captive wild geese to make them fat in a week. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 272 |
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Ojibwa Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of whole plant used for dropsy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 368 |
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Ojibwa Food, Fodder Plant gathered to feed domesticated ducks and fed to ponies to make their coats glossy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 400 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of stems taken for lumbago. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant pounded, mixed with water and used to wash areas of the body affected by poison ivy. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Diuretic Infusion of stems taken as a diuretic to stimulate the kidneys. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of stems taken for backaches. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Stimulant Infusion of stems taken for sluggishness due to a cold. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of plant and false box taken or used as a bath for syphilis and gonorrhea. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Veterinary Aid Given to thin, old horses with diarrhea after eating fresh grass in spring. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Scouring Material Stems used as sandpaper to polish bone tools and soapstone pipes. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Scouring Material Used to polish fingernails. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Food, Fodder Used in winter for fodder during hay shortage. 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 17 |
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Okanagan-Colville Other, Containers Hollow stems used to administer medicines to babies. 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 17 |
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Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for itching or open sores. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 58 |
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Potawatomi Drug, Analgesic Infusion of whole plant used for lumbago. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 55, 56 |
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Potawatomi Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of plant used for kidney trouble. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 55, 56 |
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Potawatomi Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of plant used for lumbago. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 55, 56 |
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Potawatomi Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of plant used for bladder trouble. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 55, 56 |
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Saanich Drug, Blood Medicine Tender, young shoots eaten raw or boiled and thought to be 'good for the blood.' Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 68 |
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Saanich Food, Unspecified Tender, young shoots eaten raw or boiled. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 68 |
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Shoshoni Other, Musical Instrument Plant used for whistles. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 57 |
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Shuswap Other, Tools Used as a file. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |