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Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Acoma Food, Vegetable
Plants cooked with meat and eaten like spinach.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 43
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Unspecified
Eaten without preparation or cooked with green chile and meat or animal bones.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 46
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic
Compound decoction taken 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 51
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Cherokee Drug, Ear Medicine
Juice used for earache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Hawaiian Drug, Strengthener
Plant and other plants pounded, squeezed and resulting liquid taken to check run down conditions.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 24
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Cooked in a gravy.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 75
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Plant boiled with meats and eaten.
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 15
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Plant formerly cut up fine and eaten in gravy.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 60
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Iroquois Drug, Antidote
Good medicine to cure you if someone has given you some bad medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 318
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Iroquois Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of mashed plant used on burns.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 318
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of entire plant used on bruisess.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 318
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Cooked and seasoned with salt, pepper or butter.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 118
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Isleta Food, Vegetable
Plants oven dried, stored and used as greens during the winter.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 43
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Isleta Food, Winter Use Food
Plants dried in ovens, stored and used as greens in the winter.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 39
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Keres, Western Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of leaf stems used for diarrhea.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 62
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Keres, Western Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of leaf stems used as an antiseptic wash for blood clots.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 62
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Keres, Western Drug, Oral Aid
Raw leaves rubbed in mouth for difficulty in opening the mouth.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 62
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Keres, Western Food, Vegetable
Plant cooked with meat as greens.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 62
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Laguna Food, Vegetable
Plants cooked with meat and eaten like spinach.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 43
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Luiseno Food, Vegetable
Plant used for greens.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo Drug, Analgesic
Plant used for pain.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant taken for stomachaches.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo Drug, Panacea
Plant used to 'cure sick people.'
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo Food, Forage
Plant used as a good sheep forage.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Plants used for food.
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 154
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Plant used as a lotion for scarlet fever.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 22
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo, Ramah Food, Spice
Leaves used as a potherb.
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 26
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Navajo, Ramah Food, Vegetable
Leaves boiled as greens with meat.
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 26
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified
Leaves boiled and eaten.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified
Leaves boiled and eaten.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound decoction of bruised leaves applied as salve for 'footage' trouble.
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 28
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
San Felipe Food, Unspecified
Young plants fried or boiled and mixed with young peas.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 43
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
San Felipe Food, Vegetable
Young plants used as greens.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 43
Portulaca oleracea L.
Little Hogweed
USDA POOL
Tewa Food, Unspecified
Fleshy plant tops boiled and eaten.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 59