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Solidago sp.
Goldenrod
Chippewa Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of dried leaves taken for fever.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354
Solidago sp.
Goldenrod
Chippewa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Hot decoction of root applied externally for stomach cramps.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344
Solidago sp.
Goldenrod
Iroquois Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Compound decoction of twigs and roots taken for internal hemorrhage.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459
Solidago sp.
Goldenrod
Omaha Other, Season Indicator
Blooms used as an indicator of corn ripening. The goldenrod served the Omaha as a mark or sign in their floral calendar. When they were on the summer buffalo hunt, the sight of the goldenrod indicated to them that their corn was beginning to ripen at home.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 133
Solidago speciosa Nutt.
Showy Goldenrod
USDA SOSPS4
Meskwaki Drug, Burn Dressing
Infusion of root used for burns or steam scalds.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & Gray
Showy Goldenrod
USDA SOSPR
Chippewa Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of root taken for hemorrhaging from the mouth after being wounded.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 352
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & Gray
Showy Goldenrod
USDA SOSPR
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Root or stalk combined with bear grease used as an ointment for the hair.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 350
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & Gray
Showy Goldenrod
USDA SOSPR
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of root taken to ease difficult labor.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & Gray
Showy Goldenrod
USDA SOSPR
Chippewa Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Warm poultice of boiled stalk or root applied to sprains or strained muscles.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & Gray
Showy Goldenrod
USDA SOSPR
Chippewa Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Cold decoction of root taken for lung hemorrhages.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & Gray
Showy Goldenrod
USDA SOSPR
Chippewa Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Compound decoction of root taken for lung trouble.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & Gray
Showy Goldenrod
USDA SOSPR
Chippewa Drug, Stimulant
Decoction of root and stalk taken as a stimulant.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & Gray
Showy Goldenrod
USDA SOSPR
Chippewa Drug, Tonic
Decoction of root and stalk taken as a tonic.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364
Solidago spectabilis (D.C. Eat.) Gray
Nevada Goldenrod
USDA SOSPS6
Gosiute Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 382
Solidago spectabilis var. confinis (Gray) Cronq.
Southern California Goldenrod
USDA SOSPC
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of leaves and flower used as wash for boils and 'holes' in neck and limbs.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 64
Solidago spectabilis var. confinis (Gray) Cronq.
Southern California Goldenrod
USDA SOSPC
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of leaves and flowers used as wash for open sores and skin irritations.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 64
Solidago squarrosa Nutt.
Downy Ragged Goldenrod
USDA SOSQ
Iroquois Drug, Burn Dressing
Compound infusion of dried leaves and roots used as wash for scalds and burns.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459
Solidago squarrosa Nutt.
Downy Ragged Goldenrod
USDA SOSQ
Iroquois Drug, Emetic
Compound infusion of dried leaves and roots taken as an emetic.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459
Solidago squarrosa Nutt.
Downy Ragged Goldenrod
USDA SOSQ
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound infusion of dried leaves and roots used as wash for bad stomach.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459
Solidago squarrosa Nutt.
Downy Ragged Goldenrod
USDA SOSQ
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid
Compound infusion of dried leaves and roots used as wash for venereal disease.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459
Solidago uliginosa Nutt.
Bog Goldenrod
USDA SOULU
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of root used to bring a boil to a head.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 53, 54
Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd.
Elmleaf Goldenrod
USDA SOULU2
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant
Smoke of smudged plant directed up nostrils to revive unconscious patient.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218
Solidago velutina DC.
Threenerve Goldenrod
USDA SOVE6
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used as a lotion to bathe an infant hermaphrodite to become sensible.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50
Solidago velutina DC.
Threenerve Goldenrod
USDA SOVE6
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Psychological Aid
Plant used as a lotion to bathe an infant hermaphrodite to become sensible.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50
Solidago velutina DC.
Threenerve Goldenrod
USDA SOVE6
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Cold infusion taken and used as lotion in witchcraft.
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 53