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Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound infusion of roots given to prevent menstruation after childbirth.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Cherokee Drug, Nose Medicine
Powdered, dry leaves used to induce sneezing.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Comanche Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of stems used as a wash for fever.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 522
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Mahuna Drug, Respiratory Aid
Plant used for catarrh.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 24
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Menominee Drug, Alterative
Compound infusion of flower heads taken 'for its alterative effects.'
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 30, 31
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Menominee Drug, Analgesic
Compound of dried flowers applied to small cuts made on temples for headache.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 129
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Menominee Drug, Analgesic
Snuff of compounded flowers used to cause sneezing for headaches.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 129
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Menominee Drug, Cold Remedy
Simple or compound snuff of flowers caused sneezing to clear a stuffy headcold.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 30, 31
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Meskwaki Drug, Cold Remedy
Disk florets used as snuff for colds or catarrh.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Meskwaki Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of florets taken for stomach catarrh.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Meskwaki Drug, Poison
Plant known to be poisonous to cattle.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215
Helenium autumnale L.
Common Sneezeweed
USDA HEAUA
Meskwaki Drug, Respiratory Aid
Snuff of dried disk florets inhaled for catarrh or colds.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215