| Eriogonum abertianum var. abertianum Abert's Buckwheat USDA ERABA |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as lotion for skin cuts. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum abertianum var. abertianum Abert's Buckwheat USDA ERABA |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of plant used as lotion for skin cuts on horses. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo Drug, Analgesic Plant used for pain. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 42 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 42 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used in the Life or Knife Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 42 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as a lotion for rashes. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Panacea Plant used as a life medicine. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Antidiarrheal Cold infusion of root used for diarrhea. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Cold infusion of root used as a ceremonial medicine. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine Cold infusion of root used for bad cough. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered root mixed with tallow and used as ointment for infant's sore navel. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Oral Aid Cold infusion of root used as a mouthwash for sore gums. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Cold infusion of root used as an important 'life medicine.' 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Powdered root mixed with tallow and used as ointment for infant's sore navel. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Porridge Ground seeds made into a mush with milk. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Root chew by children. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Zuni Drug, Emetic Root eaten as an emetic for stomachaches. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 378 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Zuni Drug, Other Infusion of powdered root taken after a fall and relieve general misery. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 49 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Analgesic Decoction of plant taken for internal pains, especially stomach pain. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Analgesic Plants used in steambath for rheumatism, stiff and aching joints and muscles. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Plants steamed in sweatbath for rheumatism and various aches and stiffness. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Plants used in steambath for aching and rheumatic joints. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Salve of dry leaves or leaf ash mixed with grease used for swellings. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of plant taken for stomach pain. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Herbal Steam Plants steamed in sweatbath for rheumatism and various aches and stiffness. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid Plants used in steambath for sprains, stiff and aching joints and muscles. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Other Mild or medium decoction taken for general indisposition. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Rockjasmine Buckwheat USDA ERAN5 |
Thompson Drug, Venereal Aid Strong decoction of plant used for syphilis. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
| Eriogonum angulosum Benth. Anglestem Buckwheat USDA ERAN3 |
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified Seeds pounded in a bedrock mortar hole and eaten 'without boiling.' Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 29 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Kiowa Dye, Unspecified Leaves rubbed on buffalo or deer hides in the process of staining and tanning. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 24 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Kiowa Other, Hide Preparation Leaves rubbed on buffalo or deer hides in the process of staining and tanning. The leaves were applied fresh, or, if the hide was dry, the leaves were moistened before application. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 24 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Lakota Drug, Diuretic Infusion of plant used for urination problems. 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 54 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Lakota Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of plant used for children with sore mouths. 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 54 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Lakota Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used for children with sore mouths. 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 54 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Lakota Dye, White Blossoms, brains, liver or gall and spleen rubbed into hides to bleach them. 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 54 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used as a ceremonial medicine. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Cold infusion taken or used as lotion for red ant bite. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant Cold infusion taken for 'lightning 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 23 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Other Cold infusion taken or used as lotion for sickness from swallowing an ant. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Plant used as a 'life medicine,' 'the boss of all medicines.' 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 23 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Cold infusion used for protection against witches. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum baileyi S. Wats. Bailey's Buckwheat USDA ERBAB |
Kawaiisu Food, Beverage Seeds pounded into a meal, mixed with water and used as a beverage. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 29 |
| Eriogonum baileyi S. Wats. Bailey's Buckwheat USDA ERBAB |
Kawaiisu Food, Staple Seeds pounded into a meal and eaten dry. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 29 |
| Eriogonum baileyi S. Wats. Bailey's Buckwheat USDA ERBAB |
Tubatulabal Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of entire plant used as lotion for pimples. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
| Eriogonum cernuum Nutt. Nodding Buckwheat USDA ERCEC |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for rashes. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19 |
| Eriogonum cernuum Nutt. Nodding Buckwheat USDA ERCEC |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of plant used for kidney disease. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19 |
| Eriogonum cernuum Nutt. Nodding Buckwheat USDA ERCEC |
Navajo, Kayenta Food, Porridge Seeds made into a mush and used for food. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19 |
| Eriogonum cernuum Nutt. Nodding Buckwheat USDA ERCEC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied to red ant bite. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum compositum Dougl. ex Benth. Arrowleaf Buckwheat USDA ERCOC8 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of roots and stems taken for colds. 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 112 |
| Eriogonum compositum Dougl. ex Benth. Arrowleaf Buckwheat USDA ERCOC8 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots and stems used to wash infected cuts. 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 112 |