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Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant eaten to clean out the stomach.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Gynecological Aid
Poultice of plant applied to woman's stomach during parturition.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Hallucinogen
Plant eaten to cause dreams.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Hemostat
Poultice of plant applied to bleeding cuts.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Other
Plant used for infanticide and suicide.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Psychological Aid
Plant blown in the air to prevent bad dreams.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Respiratory Aid
Plant used as snuff for stuffy noses.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Sedative
Plant used as a soporific.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Stimulant
Plant used for fatigue.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Drug, Toothache Remedy
Plant held between the teeth for toothaches.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Other, Protection
Leaves and lime placed in the camp fire to prevent supernatural beings from bothering you.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Kawaiisu Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried, pulverized, powdered, mixed with liquid, formed into cakes and smoked in hollow stems.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Mendocino Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Light green leaves used for smoking.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 386
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Mewuk Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried, pounded and used for smoking.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 356
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Midoo Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried, pounded and used for smoking.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 319
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Smoke Plant
Dried leaves used as tobacco.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 115
Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
Bigelow's Tobacco
USDA NIQUB
Tolowa Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves smoked for leisure.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 41
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Apalachee Other, Cash Crop
Plant cultivated and sold.
Hann, John H., 1986, The Use and Processing of Plants by Indians of Spanish Florida, Southeastern Archaeology 5(2):1-102, page 97
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Apalachee Other, Smoke Plant
Plant smoked in the pre-ballgame rituals.
Hann, John H., 1986, The Use and Processing of Plants by Indians of Spanish Florida, Southeastern Archaeology 5(2):1-102, page 97
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Chewed plant used for headaches.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 56
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Used for cramps and sharp pains.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic
Used as an antihelminthic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Anticonvulsive
Used as an antispasmodic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic
Used as a cathartic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Used extensively in rituals.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of beaten plant used for boils and applied to insect bites.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Diaphoretic
Used as a sudorific.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Diuretic
Used as a diuretic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Emetic
Used as an emetic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Expectorant
Used as an expectorant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Taken for colic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Taken for dropsy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of leaf used for ague, 'locked-jaw' and 'black-yellow disease.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Other
Compound used for apoplexy, dizziness and fainting.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Other
Decoction of leaves rubbed in scratches made on the patient for apoplexy.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 56
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Juice applied to snakebite.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy
Smoke blown on toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Drug, Vertigo Medicine
Used for dizziness and fainting.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Cherokee Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for smoking.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Drug, Antidote
Compound decoction of plants used as wash to counteract poison.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 430
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed plant applied to all insect bites.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 430
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid
Decoction of plants taken for insanity caused by masturbation.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 430
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Plant used for consumption.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 430
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Other, Ceremonial Items
Leaves used for ceremonial purposes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 4
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for smoking purposes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 4
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used to smoke and if the smoke blew in a streak to one side, it would rain in 24 hours.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 30
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Iroquois Other, Smoke Plant
Smashed roots used for smoking.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 57
Nicotiana rustica L.
Aztec Tobacco
USDA NIRU
Pima Other, Smoke Plant
Used for smoking.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 111
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Cheyenne Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of wet leaves applied to sores.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 39