| Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. Indian Paintbrush USDA CAAFA2 |
Costanoan Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash or powdered plant applied to infected sores. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 15 |
| Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. Indian Paintbrush USDA CAAFA2 |
Costanoan Drug, Disinfectant Decoction of plant used as a wash or powdered plant applied to infected sores. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 15 |
| Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. Indian Paintbrush USDA CAAFA2 |
Hopi Other, Decorations Used by maidens to deck their hair on holiday occasions. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
| Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don Northwestern Indian Paintbrush USDA CAANA3 |
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for stomach troubles. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 96 |
| Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don Northwestern Indian Paintbrush USDA CAANA3 |
Quileute Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of whole plant taken to regulate menstruation. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 46 |
| Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don Northwestern Indian Paintbrush USDA CAANA3 |
Shuswap Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of roots, stems and leaves used for weak or sore eyes. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 69 |
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii (Abrams) Chuang & Heckard Northwestern Indian Paintbrush USDA CAAPM |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for spider bites. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 41 |
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. pinetorum (Fern.) Chuang & Heckard Wavyleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAAPP4 |
Miwok Food, Beverage Flowers sipped sporadically and as a pastime. 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 163 |
| Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard Attenuate Indian Paintbrush USDA CAAT25 |
Miwok Food, Unspecified Dried, parched, pulverized seeds used for food. 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 155 |
| Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng. Scarlet Indian Paintbrush USDA CACO17 |
Cherokee Drug, Poison Infusion used 'to destroy your enemies.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng. Scarlet Indian Paintbrush USDA CACO17 |
Chippewa Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of flower taken for colds. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
| Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng. Scarlet Indian Paintbrush USDA CACO17 |
Chippewa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Simple or compound decoction of flowers used for paralysis. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
| Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng. Scarlet Indian Paintbrush USDA CACO17 |
Menominee Drug, Love Medicine Herb secreted onto the person who is the object of the enamor, a love charm. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 81 |
| Castilleja densiflora ssp. densiflora Denseflower Indian Paintbrush USDA CADED3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items Flowers used in dance wreaths at the Strawberry Festival in May. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 35 |
| Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta Exserted Indian Paintbrush USDA CAEXE |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items Flowers used in dance wreaths at the Strawberry Festival in May. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 35 |
| Castilleja foliolosa Hook. & Arn. Texas Indian Paintbrush USDA CAFO2 |
Cahuilla Food, Sweetener Flowers picked by children to suck the nectar. 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 51 |
| Castilleja hispida Benth. Harsh Indian Paintbrush USDA CAHIH2 |
Nitinaht Food, Candy Sweet nectar sucked by children. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 127 |
| Castilleja hispida Benth. Harsh Indian Paintbrush USDA CAHIH2 |
Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Bright flowers covered with snail slime and used to trap hummingbirds. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 127 |
| Castilleja hispida Benth. Harsh Indian Paintbrush USDA CAHIH2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant pounded up and put into moccasins for 'sweaty feet.' 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 138 |
| Castilleja integra Gray Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAINI5 |
Apache, White Mountain Dye, Unspecified Root bark used with other substances to color various kinds of skins, especially deer skin. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 |
| Castilleja integra Gray Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAINI5 |
Jemez Other, Preservative Dried bracts mixed with chile seeds to prevent spoilage during storage. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 21 |
| Castilleja integra Gray Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAINI5 |
Keres, Western Other, Ceremonial Items Plant held by women for decoration during the harvest dance. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35 |
| Castilleja integra Gray Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAINI5 |
Navajo Drug, Burn Dressing Plant used for burns. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 159 |
| Castilleja integra Gray Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAINI5 |
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of crushed leaves taken for stomach troubles. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 76 |
| Castilleja integra Gray Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAINI5 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Blood Medicine Compound decoction of root used to 'clean out the blood' after internal injury. 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 43, 44 |
| Castilleja integra Gray Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAINI5 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of leaves applied to burns. 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 43, 44 |
| Castilleja integra Gray Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAINI5 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of leaf taken during pregnancy to keep baby small, for easy 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 43, 44 |
| Castilleja integra Gray Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush USDA CAINI5 |
Zuni Dye, Black Root bark used with minerals to color deerskin black. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Drug, Contraceptive Decoction of plant used as a contraceptive. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 35, 91 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Drug, Contraceptive Decoction of plant used to prevent conception. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 297 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of plant used for excessive menstrual discharge. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 297 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of plant used to ease menstrual difficulties. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 35, 91 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Flowers eaten as food. 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 166 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Used ceremonially as the 'Red Flower' associated with the southeast direction. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 297 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Used ceremonially as the Red Flower associated with the southeast direction. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 91 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Other, Decorations Used by maidens to deck their hair on holiday occasions. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Other, Paint Root and juniper bark chewed, mixed with white clay and used as ceremonial paint. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 297 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Hopi Other, Paint Root chewed, mixed with white clay and the juice used to decorate artificial squash blossoms. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 91 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Plant used for stomachaches. 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 44 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for stomachache. 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 44 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of leaf taken during pregnancy to keep baby small, for easy 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 44 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Shoshoni Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of root taken as a blood purifier. 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 53 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic Decoction of root taken as a physic. 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 53 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Shoshoni Drug, Emetic Decoction of root taken as an emetic. 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 53 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of root taken over a long period of time for venereal disease. 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 53 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Tewa Drug, Contraceptive Decoction of plant used to prevent conception. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 297 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Tewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of plant used for excessive menstrual discharge. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 297 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Tewa Other, Ceremonial Items Used ceremonially as the 'Red Flower' associated with the southeast direction. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 297 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Tewa Other, Paint Root and juniper bark chewed, mixed with white clay and used as ceremonial paint. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 297 |
| Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush USDA CALI4 |
Tewa of Hano Other, Decorations Red flowers painted on pottery and carved in wood as decorations. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 54 |