| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Cold infusion taken orally and used to moisten head for headache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic Decoction of any part of plant in sweet milk given for worms. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy Cold infusion taken orally and used to moisten head for colds. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Warm infusion of root taken in winter for 'fever diseases.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Chenopodium botrys L. Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot USDA CHBO2 |
Thompson Other, Incense & Fragrance Plant wound in necklaces, stuffed in pillows, bags, baskets or tied to clothes as a scent. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of entire plant used for stomach disorders. 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 52 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Food, Candy Milky sap used to make gum. 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 52 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Food, Staple Parched seeds ground into flour. 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 52 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens. 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 52 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Costanoan Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of root applied as a poultice for numb or paralyzed limbs. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 11 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Costanoan Other, Soap Scraped roots and water used to produce detergent foam. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Diegueno Other, Soap Mashed root used to clean and whiten clothes. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 17 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as a hair wash. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Emetic Decoction of leaves and stems taken as an emetic. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Kawaiisu Other, Soap Grated root used as soap. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 233 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Luiseno Other, Soap Grated root used as soap. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 210 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Alaska Native Food, Dietary Aid Leaves properly cooked and used as a good source of vitamins C and A. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 23 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Alaska Native Food, Vegetable Young, tender leaves used in raw salad mixture or cooked like garden spinach. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 23 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Carrier Other, Paint Berries used as red paint. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 83 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Gosiute Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 366 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as a lotion for head bruises. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Eye Medicine Plant used as a lotion for black eyes. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Potawatomi Drug, Pulmonary Aid Juice of seeds and infusion of plant used for lung congestion. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 47 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Potawatomi Dye, Red Fruit heads used as rouge to paint on clan marks or to heighten the color of cheeks and lips. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Paint Berries used by children as paint by rubbing it on what they wished to color. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Thompson Dye, Red Calyx crushed and red stain used on the face, body, clothes, wood and skins. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Thompson Other, Paint Calyx crushed and red paint used on the face, body, clothes, wood and skins. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 |
| Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi Blite Goosefoot USDA CHCA4 |
Thompson Other, Paint Plant tops mashed with a little water and used to make ink to write with. 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 203 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens. 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 52 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Cocopa Food, Vegetable Young shoots boiled as greens. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 202 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Havasupai Food, Bread & Cake Seeds used to make bread. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Hopi Food, Porridge Ground seeds used to make mush. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 161 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Hopi Food, Spice Leaves used as flavoring with meat or other vegetables. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 300 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Leaves cooked alone as greens or boiled and eaten with a number of other foods. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 300 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Hopi Other, Containers Leaves packed around yucca fruit when baked in earth oven. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 300 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Klamath Food, Unspecified Roasted, ground seeds used for food. 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 95-96 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Mohave Food, Vegetable Young shoots boiled as greens. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 202 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Navajo Food, Bread & Cake Seeds used to make tortillas and bread. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Paiute Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 243 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Paiute, Northern Food, Staple Seeds ground into a meal and eaten. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 48 |
| Chenopodium graveolens Willd. Fetid Goosefoot USDA CHGR2 |
Hopi Food, Bread & Cake Seeds ground, mixed with corn meal and made into small dumplings wrapped in corn husks. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 18 |
| Chenopodium graveolens Willd. Fetid Goosefoot USDA CHGR2 |
Keres, Western Drug, Emetic Plant used as an emetic. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 36 |
| Chenopodium graveolens Willd. Fetid Goosefoot USDA CHGR2 |
Keres, Western Other, Protection Plant used to protect people from lightning during thunder showers. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 36 |
| Chenopodium graveolens Willd. Fetid Goosefoot USDA CHGR2 |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Used, with other herbs, in the liniment for the Mountain Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
| Chenopodium graveolens Willd. Fetid Goosefoot USDA CHGR2 |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Protection Cold infusion taken to give protection in warfare. 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 25 |
| Chenopodium graveolens Willd. Fetid Goosefoot USDA CHGR2 |
Zuni Drug, Analgesic Plant steeped in water and vapor inhaled for headache. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45 |
| Chenopodium graveolens Willd. Fetid Goosefoot USDA CHGR2 |
Zuni Drug, Herbal Steam Plant steeped in water and vapor inhaled for headache. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45 |
| Chenopodium humile Hook. Marshland Goosefoot USDA CHCH |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens. 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 52 |