| Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Narrowleaf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERLI6 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of leaves and flowers applied to limbs for rheumatism. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 33 |
| Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Narrowleaf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERLI6 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of leaves and flowers applied to soreness, bruises and cuts. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 33 |
| Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Narrowleaf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERLI6 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of leaves and flowers applied to sore backs of horses. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 33 |
| Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Narrowleaf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERLI6 |
Tubatulabal Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Compound decoction of leaves and flowers used as a wash for rheumatism. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
| Ericameria nana Nutt. Dwarf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERNA7 |
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of flowering heads and stems or stems alone used for colds. 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 36 |
| Ericameria nana Nutt. Dwarf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERNA7 |
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of flowering heads and stems used for coughs and colds. 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 36 |
| Ericameria nana Nutt. Dwarf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERNA7 |
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic Decoction of flowering tops taken for stomachaches or stomach cramps. 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 36 |
| Ericameria nana Nutt. Dwarf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERNA7 |
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of flowering heads and stems or whole plant used for colds. 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 36 |
| Ericameria nana Nutt. Dwarf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERNA7 |
Shoshoni Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of flowering heads and stems used for coughs and colds. 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 36 |
| Ericameria nana Nutt. Dwarf Heathgoldenrod USDA ERNA7 |
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of flowering tops taken for stomachaches or cramps. 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 36 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis var. oreophila (A. Nels.) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAO |
Hopi Dye, Yellow Yellow flowers used to make a yellow dye. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 95 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAB2 |
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Yellow Flowers and buds boiled overnight and used as a yellow dye for basket material. 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 49 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAB2 |
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Yellow Flowers used as a yellow dye for wool. 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 49 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAB2 |
Tewa Dye, Yellow Flowers boiled to make a yellow dye for woolen yarn. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. glabrata (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAG |
Hopi Dye, Yellow Yellow flowers used to make a yellow dye. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 95 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. glabrata (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAG |
Navajo Dye, Green Immature flowers, leaves or green bark boiled with heated alum and used as a green dye for wool. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 83 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. glabrata (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAG |
Navajo Dye, Yellow Mature flowering tops boiled with heated alum and used as a yellow dye for wool. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 83 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. hololeuca (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAH |
Hopi Dye, Yellow Yellow flowers used to make a yellow dye. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 95 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. latisquamea (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAL2 |
Navajo Dye, Yellow Twigs and flowers used as a yellow dye for wool. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 83 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAN5 |
Cheyenne Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of flower parts taken or burning plant smoke inhaled for colds. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAN5 |
Cheyenne Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of flower parts taken for coughs. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAN5 |
Cheyenne Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of flower parts taken for tuberculosis. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAN5 |
Hopi Dye, Yellow Flowers used as yellow dye. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 303 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush |
Karok Other, Decorations Stems and flowers tied by girls onto the end of hair rolls as imitation mink skins. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush |
Shoshoni Drug, Tonic Infusion of dried leaves and flowers taken as a general tonic. 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 57 |
| Ericameria parryi var. howardii (Parry ex Gray) Nesom & Baird Howard's Rabbitbrush USDA ERPAH |
Hopi Dye, Yellow Yellow flowers used to make a yellow dye. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 95 |
| Ericameria parryi var. howardii (Parry ex Gray) Nesom & Baird Howard's Rabbitbrush USDA ERPAH |
Hopi Other, Paint Flowers and chalky stones used as a bright yellow pigment for personal decoration in ceremonies. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 20 |
| Erigeron grandiflorus Hook. Largeflower Fleabane USDA ERGRG |
Gosiute Drug, Poison Roots used for arrow poison. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 368 |
| Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus (Greene) Cronq. Subalpine Fleabane USDA ERPEC2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of dried, pulverized roots, stems and flowers used as a steambath or taken for backaches. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
| Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus (Greene) Cronq. Subalpine Fleabane USDA ERPEC2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of roots, stems and flowers used as steambath for backaches. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
| Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus (Greene) Cronq. Subalpine Fleabane USDA ERPEC2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Other Infusion of dried, pulverized roots, stems and flowers used as a steambath or taken for dizziness. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
| Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus (Greene) Cronq. Subalpine Fleabane USDA ERPEC2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Stimulant Infusion of dried, pulverized roots, stems and flowers used as a steambath or taken for drowsiness. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
| Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus (Greene) Cronq. Subalpine Fleabane USDA ERPEC2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Stimulant Infusion of roots, stems and flowers used as steambath when dizzy and drowsy. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
| Erigeron philadelphicus L. Philadelphia Fleabane USDA ERPHP |
Ojibwa Drug, Cold Remedy Smoke of dried flowers inhaled for headcold. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364 |
| Erigeron philadelphicus L. Philadelphia Fleabane USDA ERPHP |
Ojibwa Drug, Cold Remedy Snuff of pulverized flowers used to cause sneezing to loosen headcolds. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364 |
| Erigeron philadelphicus L. Philadelphia Fleabane USDA ERPHP |
Ojibwa Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of flowers used to break fevers. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364 |
| Erigeron pulchellus Michx. Robin's Plantain USDA ERPUP |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of plants and flowers taken for consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 464 |
| Eriodictyon angustifolium Nutt. Narrowleaf Yerbasanta USDA ERAN2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic Poultice of decoction of stems, leaves and flowers applied for rheumatic pains. 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 71, 72 |
| Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. California Yerbasanta USDA ERCA6 |
Miwok Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for rheumatism. 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 169 |
| Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. California Yerbasanta USDA ERCA6 |
Miwok Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for colds. 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 169 |
| Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. California Yerbasanta USDA ERCA6 |
Miwok Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for coughs. 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 169 |
| Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. California Yerbasanta USDA ERCA6 |
Miwok Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for stomachaches. 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 169 |
| Eriogonum elatum Dougl. ex Benth. Tall Woolly Buckwheat USDA ERELE |
Paiute Other, Toys & Games Stems used in game similar to wishbone pulling. When the plant has matured and the stems are dry and brittle, the stout, long-branched flowering stems of this plant are used to play a game. Two children fashion a hook for themselves from the branching portion of the stem. These hooks are interlocked, and the participants pull on them until one of the hooks is broken. The person with the unbroken hook is considered to be the winner. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 68 |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAF3 |
Coahuilla Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of flower used as an eyewash. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 78 |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAF3 |
Diegueno Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of flowers given to babies for diarrhea. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 21 |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAF3 |
Diegueno Drug, Emetic Decoction of flowers taken to 'throw up badness in the stomach.' Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 21 |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAF3 |
Diegueno Drug, Heart Medicine Decoction of dried flowers or dried roots taken for a healthy heart. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 216 |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAF3 |
Diegueno Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of flowers given to babies for diarrhea. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 21 |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium (Benth.) Torr. & Gray Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAP |
Tubatulabal Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of dried flowers given to children for bloody flux. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium (Benth.) Torr. & Gray Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAP |
Tubatulabal Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of dried flowers given to children for bloody flux. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |