| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to cuts or infusion of leaves used as a wash for cuts and sores. 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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Toys & Games Stems used by children to play a game. Children played a game with the stems of these plants. They broke off the main stem, leaving one side branch attached to make a 'hook.' Each child took one of these. They hooked them together and pulled. The first one to break his or her stick lost the game. 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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Sanpoil Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of root taken for diarrhea. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Thompson Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Decoction of whole plant used as a purifying ceremonial wash in the sweathouse. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant used as a wash for sores. 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 237 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Thompson Drug, Disinfectant Decoction of whole plant used as a purifying ceremonial wash in the sweathouse. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of leaves used as a wash for sore eyes. 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 237 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Thompson Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of washed, clean plant taken for sickness on the lung. 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 237 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of washed, clean plant taken for tuberculosis. 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 237 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of plant taken in large quantities for tuberculosis. 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 237 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
Thompson Drug, Unspecified Decoction of plant taken or used as a wash for an unspecified illness. 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 237 |
| Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Parsnipflower Buckwheat USDA ERHEH3 |
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 nudum var. pubiflorum Benth. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUP4 |
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified Dried flowers mixed with valley stickweed seeds and eaten. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & Gray Yellowturbans USDA ERPU6 |
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified Flowers mixed with valley stickweed seeds and eaten. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat |
Cahuilla Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of flowers used as an eyewash. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 72 |
| Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat |
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of flowers used to clean out the intestines. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 72 |
| Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat |
Mahuna Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of flowers and leaves used as a mouthwash for pyorrhea. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 25 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid Mashed flowers used as a salve for gonorrheal sores. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Sulphur Wildbuckwheat USDA ERUMU2 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Venereal Aid Mashed flowers used as a salve for gonorrheal sores. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (Nutt.) Reveal Sulphurflower Buckwheat USDA ERUME |
Klamath Drug, Burn Dressing Leaves placed on burns to soothe the pain. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 95 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (Nutt.) Reveal Sulphurflower Buckwheat USDA ERUME |
Klamath Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of leaves applied to burns. Spier, Leslie, 1930, Klamath Ethnography, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 30:1-338, page 131 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus Hook. Sulphurflower Buckwheat USDA ERUMM |
Blackfoot Food, Beverage Leaves boiled to make tea. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 33 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus Hook. Sulphurflower Buckwheat USDA ERUMM |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of powdered stems and flowers taken for lengthy menses. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 172 |
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus Hook. Sulphurflower Buckwheat USDA ERUMM |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Stems and flowers powdered, made into a tea and used for menses that ran too long. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 32 |
| Eriophorum sp. Cotton Grass |
Tanana, Upper Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Flower used as a lure for catching grayling. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 9 |
| Eriophyllum ambiguum (Gray) Gray Beautiful Woollysunflower USDA ERAMA |
Kawaiisu Food, Dried Food Seeds parched, pounded and eaten dry. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30 |
| Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes Woolly Eriophyllum USDA ERLAL3 |
Chehalis Drug, Love Medicine Dried flowers used as a love charm. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
| Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum (DC.) W.R. Carter Common Woollysunflower USDA ERLAL2 |
Miwok Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of leaves bound on body over aching parts. 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 |
| Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait. Redstem Stork's Bill USDA ERCIC |
Diegueno Food, Vegetable Leaves picked early in the spring before the flowers appeared and cooked as greens. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 21 |
| Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Hopi Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Plant used for advanced cases of tuberculosis. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 315 |
| Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Crushed leaves 'smelled' for headache. 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 28, 29 |
| Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic. 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 28, 29 |
| Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic. 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 28, 29 |
| Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid Whole plant chewed and blown over patient to aid in difficult labor. 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 28, 29 |
| Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Respiratory Aid Pulverized pods snuffed to cause sneezing for 'congested nose.' 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 28, 29 |
| Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of warmed root applied for toothache. 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 28, 29 |
| Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Zuni Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Infusion of whole plant used for muscle aches. 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 375 |
| Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Zuni Drug, Emetic Flower and fruit 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 375 |
| Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum Sanddune Wallflower USDA ERCAC |
Keres, Western Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of chewed leaves applied to swellings. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43 |