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Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Gray
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE3
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant said to remove fever and itch from a spider bite.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 99
Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Gray
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE3
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant used as a wash for fever or itch from spider bites.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 99
Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Gray
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE3
Hopi Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of plant said to remove fever and itch from a spider bite.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 99
Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Gray
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE3
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant taken and plant used as a lotion for spider bites.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 51
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Hopi Other, Soap
Plant soaked in bath water.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 99
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of dried, crushed leaves taken for stomach troubles.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 90
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 90
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine
Petals chewed for good luck in hunting.
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 54
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items
Used to make antelope prayer stick in Plumeway.
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 54
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Navajo, Ramah Other, Insecticide
Hollow piece of dried stem used in procedure to rid corn of cutworms.
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 54
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Navajo, Ramah Other, Insecticide
Stem used to rid corn of cutworms. Put four worms into a hollow piece of dried stem about five inches long, take it to an ancient Pueblo ruin and stick it in the ground at the edge of the ruin. When the worms have disappeared bury the stem, cover it with a piece of old pottery and draw a line around it with an arrowhead.
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 54
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Navajo, Ramah Other, Protection
Flowers hung in the hogan or worn in a hat band as protection from lightning.
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 54
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Zuni Drug, Analgesic
Blossoms chewed and swallowed with water as an emetic for stomach cramps.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 63
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Zuni Drug, Emetic
Blossoms chewed and swallowed with water as an emetic for stomach cramps.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 63
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Zuni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Blossoms chewed and swallowed with water as an emetic for stomach cramps.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 63
Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman
Golden Crownbeard
USDA VEENE2
Zuni Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Compound poultice of root applied with much ceremony to rattlesnake bite.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 53, 54