| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Alaska Native Food, Vegetable Leaves mixed with other greens. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 41 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Alaska Native Other, Containers Large, mature leaves used to cover berries and other greens stored in kegs for winter use. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 41 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Alaska Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Cotton like seed heads formerly used for mattress stuffing with duck and goose feathers. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Vegetable Leaves used for greens. Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 716 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Containers Leaves used by children to make cone shaped buckets to hold the picked berries. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Cooking Tools Leaves occasionally used to form make-shift funnels. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Smoke Plant Dried, burned leaves added to chewing tobacco for flavoring. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Snuff Dried, burned leaves added to snuff for flavoring. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Arctic Food, Vegetable Young leaves & flowering stems eaten raw as salad, cooked as a potherb or made into a 'sauerkraut.' Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 26 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Smoke Plant Dried, burned plant ashes added to chewing tobacco. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 189 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of dried, stored leaves used for colds and head congestion. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 62 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of dried, stored leaves used for chest congestion. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 62 |
| Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRF |
Eskimo, Inupiat Other, Containers Large, mature leaves used to cover barrels of rhubarb and blueberries, to prevent mold from growing. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 62 |
| Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRN |
Eskimo, Alaska Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Cotton like seed heads formerly used for mattress stuffing with duck and goose feathers. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRN |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Containers Leaves occasionally used to form make-shift funnels. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRN |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Containers Leaves used by children to make cone shaped buckets to hold the picked berries. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRN |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Smoke Plant Dried, burned leaves added to chewing tobacco for flavoring. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRN |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Snuff Dried, burned leaves added to snuff for flavoring. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRN |
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of dried, stored leaves used for colds and head congestion. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 62 |
| Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRN |
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of dried, stored leaves used for chest congestion. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 62 |
| Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRN |
Eskimo, Inupiat Other, Containers Large, mature leaves used to cover barrels of rhubarb and blueberries, to prevent mold from growing. Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 62 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Concow Drug, Dermatological Aid Dried, grated roots applied to boils and running sores. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 395 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Concow Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Root used for the first stages of grippe. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 395 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Concow Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Root used for the first stages of consumption. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 395 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Concow Food, Unspecified Leaves and young stems used for food. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 395 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Delaware Drug, Cough Medicine Combined with great mullein, plum root and glycerine and used as a syrup for coughs. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Delaware Drug, Pulmonary Aid Combined with great mullein, plum root and glycerine and used as a syrup for lung trouble. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Delaware Drug, Respiratory Aid Combined with great mullein, plum root and glycerine and used as a syrup for catarrh. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cough Medicine Compound decoction of leaves taken for coughs. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 31 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Pulmonary Aid Compound decoction of leaves taken for catarrh and lung trouble. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 31 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Respiratory Aid Compound containing plant taken for catarrh, coughs and lung trouble. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 31 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Karok Drug, Panacea Plant used for sickly babies. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Karok Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for sickly babies. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Lummi Drug, Emetic Decoction of roots taken as an emetic. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of root used for itch. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 31 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Nitinaht Food, Forage Plants eaten by elk. 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 98 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Quileute Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of roots or raw roots eaten as a cough medicine. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Quinault Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of smashed roots used as a wash for swellings. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Quinault Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of smashed roots used as a wash for sore eyes. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Quinault Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to cover berries cooking in pits. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Sanpoil and Nespelem Food, Unspecified Petioles eaten raw after removal of integumental fibers. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 103 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Skagit Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of warmed leaves applied to parts afflicted with rheumatism. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Skagit Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of roots taken for tuberculosis. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Tanaina Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Plant used for diseases from rheumatism to tuberculosis. Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 329 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Tanaina Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Plant used for diseases from rheumatism to tuberculosis. Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 329 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Tanaina Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Plant used for diseases from rheumatism to tuberculosis. Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 329 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Tlingit Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound containing plant used for sores. Krause, Aurel, 1956, The Tlingit Indians. Translated by Erna Gunther, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 284 |
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot USDA PEFRP |
Tolowa Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Leaves placed in hot water and used for arthritic joints. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 42 |