| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Cahuilla Drug, Cold Remedy Leaves eaten, smoked and used in the sweathouse for colds. 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 136 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid Crushed leaves and water used as a hair shampoo, dye and hair straightener. 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 136 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh, crushed leaves applied before retiring to the armpits for body odors. 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 136 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Cahuilla Drug, Eye Medicine Seeds used as eye cleansers. 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 136 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Cahuilla Drug, Hunting Medicine Leaves used to prevent bad luck if a menstruating woman accidentally touched hunting equipment. 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 136 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Cahuilla Food, Spice Leaves used as flavoring for mush. 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 136 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Cahuilla Food, Staple Parched seeds ground into a flour and used to make mush. 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 136 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Cahuilla Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Fresh, crushed leaves applied to armpits by hunters to eliminate body odors and detection from game. 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 136 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Diegueno Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of leaves taken as a tonic for the blood. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 219 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Diegueno Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of leaves taken for colds. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Diegueno Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of leaves taken as a cough medicine. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 219 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Diegueno Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Leaves burned in hot coals to fumigate the house after a case of sickness such as measles. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Diegueno Drug, Other Decoction of leaves taken for a serious case of poison oak that 'has entered the blood.' Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Diegueno Food, Porridge Seeds mixed with wheat or wild oats, toasted, ground fine and eaten as a dry cereal. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Diegueno Food, Unspecified Young stalks eaten raw. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Ripe stem tops peeled and eaten uncooked. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Seeds eaten for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
| Salvia apiana Jepson White Sage USDA SAAPA |
Mahuna Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots taken to heal internally and remove particles of afterbirth. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 14 |
| Salvia carduacea Benth. Thistle Sage USDA SACA8 |
Cahuilla Food, Porridge Parched seeds ground into flour, mixed with other seeds and used to make mush. 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 136 |
| Salvia carduacea Benth. Thistle Sage USDA SACA8 |
Diegueno Food, Spice Seeds added to wheat to improve the flavor. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41 |
| Salvia carduacea Benth. Thistle Sage USDA SACA8 |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
| Salvia carduacea Benth. Thistle Sage USDA SACA8 |
Tubatulabal Food, Unspecified Seeds used extensively for food. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 15 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Drug, Disinfectant Poultice of seed mush applied to infections. 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 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Drug, Eye Medicine Seeds used to cleanse the eyes or remove foreign matter from the eyes. 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 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Food, Beverage Seeds used to make a beverage. 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 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Food, Dietary Aid Seeds used to render water palatable by removing the alkalies. 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 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Food, Staple Parched seeds ground into flour and used to make cakes or mush. 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 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Costanoan Drug, Eye Medicine Gelatinous seeds placed in the eye to remove foreign objects. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 16 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Costanoan Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of seeds taken for fevers. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 16 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Costanoan Food, Staple Seeds used for pinole. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 253 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Diegueno Drug, Strengthener Seeds kept in the mouth and chewed during long journeys on foot, to give strength. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Diegueno Food, Spice Seeds added to wheat to improve the flavor. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Kawaiisu Drug, Eye Medicine Seeds placed in the eye for irritation and inflammation. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Kawaiisu Food, Beverage Seeds parched, pounded, mixed with water and used as a beverage. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mahuna Drug, Eye Medicine Seeds placed under the eyelids while sleeping to remove sand particles. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 54 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mahuna Fiber, Building Material Formerly used to cover dwellings. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 54 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mahuna Food, Porridge Seeds winnowed, ground into a fine meal and made into porridge. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 54 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mohave Food, Beverage Seeds ground and mixed with water. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mohave Food, Staple Seeds used to make pinole. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Paiute Food, Porridge Seeds used to make mush. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 243 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Papago Food, Beverage Seeds steeped and used as tea-like drinks for refreshment. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 27 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pima Food, Beverage Seeds made into a popular, mucilaginous beverage. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 77 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pima, Gila River Food, Beverage Seeds used to make a mucilaginous drink. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pima, Gila River Food, Porridge Seeds used to make a mucilaginous mass and eaten. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Seeds eaten raw and parched. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pomo Food, Staple Ground seeds used for pinole. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 28 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pomo Food, Staple Seeds used to make pinoles. Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 87 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Tubatulabal Food, Unspecified Seeds used extensively for food. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 15 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Yavapai Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 258 |