Equisetum hyemale L.
Common names: Scouringrush Horsetail
Species details (USDA):
USDA EQHYA
Documented uses
76 uses documented
Bella Coola
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J.,
1973,
The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia,
Syesis 6:193-220,
pages 196)
Blackfoot
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 16)
Blackfoot
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(McClintock, Walter,
1909,
Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer,
Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9,
pages 276)
Blackfoot
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 58)
Blackfoot
Food, Beverage
detail...
(McClintock, Walter,
1909,
Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer,
Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9,
pages 276)
Carrier
Drug, Kidney Aid
detail...
(Carrier Linguistic Committee,
1973,
Plants of Carrier Country,
Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee,
pages 84)
Carrier
Drug, Urinary Aid
detail...
(Carrier Linguistic Committee,
1973,
Plants of Carrier Country,
Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee,
pages 84)
Cherokee
Drug, Kidney Aid
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 39)
Cherokee
Drug, Laxative
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 39)
Cheyenne
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(Hart, Jeffrey A.,
1981,
The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana,
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55,
pages 4)
Chippewa
Drug, Disinfectant
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 366)
Chippewa
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 377)
Costanoan
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Bocek, Barbara R.,
1984,
Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington,
Economic Botany 38(2):240-255,
pages 247)
Cowlitz
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Gunther, Erna,
1973,
Ethnobotany of Western Washington,
Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition,
pages 15)
Cowlitz
Food, Dried Food
detail...
(Gunther, Erna,
1973,
Ethnobotany of Western Washington,
Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition,
pages 15)
Cowlitz
Other, Insecticide
detail...
(Gunther, Erna,
1973,
Ethnobotany of Western Washington,
Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition,
pages 15)
Cree
Drug, Abortifacient
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 16)
Cree
Drug, Abortifacient
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 58)
Crow
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 58)
Crow
Drug, Diuretic
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 58)
Flathead
Drug, Diuretic
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 58)
Gosiute
Other, Toys & Games
detail...
(Chamberlin, Ralph V.,
1911,
The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah,
Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405.,
pages 368)
Havasupai
Other, Tools
detail...
(Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman,
1985,
Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture,
Tucson. The University of Arizona Press,
pages 204)
Hoh
Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 57)
Hoh
Food, Dried Food
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 57)
Hoh
Food, Special Food
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 57)
Hoh
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 57)
Iroquois
Drug, Urinary Aid
detail...
(Rousseau, Jacques,
1945,
Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga,
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72,
pages 33)
Karok
Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
detail...
(Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford,
1952,
Karok Ethnobotany,
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392,
pages 378)
Karok
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford,
1952,
Karok Ethnobotany,
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392,
pages 378)
Klamath
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Coville, Frederick V.,
1897,
Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110,
pages 88)
Lakota
Food, Fodder
detail...
(Rogers, Dilwyn J,
1980,
Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota,
St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety,
pages 25)
Mahuna
Drug, Urinary Aid
detail...
(Romero, John Bruno,
1954,
The Botanical Lore of the California Indians,
New York. Vantage Press, Inc.,
pages 21)
Makah
Drug, Antidiarrheal
detail...
(Gunther, Erna,
1973,
Ethnobotany of Western Washington,
Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition,
pages 15)
Menominee
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1923,
Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174,
pages 34)
Menominee
Drug, Kidney Aid
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1923,
Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174,
pages 34)
Menominee
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1923,
Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174,
pages 75)
Meskwaki
Drug, Venereal Aid
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1928,
Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326,
pages 220)
Meskwaki
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1928,
Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326,
pages 268)
Meskwaki
Food, Fodder
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1928,
Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326,
pages 273)
Missouri River Indian
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 58)
Montana Indian
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 58)
Ojibwa
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1932,
Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525,
pages 418)
Ojibwa
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1932,
Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525,
pages 418)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Diuretic
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Stimulant
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Venereal Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Food, Fodder
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Okanagan-Colville
Other, Containers
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Quileute
Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 57)
Quileute
Drug, Sports Medicine
detail...
(Gunther, Erna,
1973,
Ethnobotany of Western Washington,
Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition,
pages 15)
Quileute
Food, Dried Food
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 57)
Quileute
Food, Special Food
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 57)
Quileute
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 57)
Quinault
Drug, Abortifacient
detail...
(Gunther, Erna,
1973,
Ethnobotany of Western Washington,
Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition,
pages 15)
Quinault
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Gunther, Erna,
1973,
Ethnobotany of Western Washington,
Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition,
pages 15)
Quinault
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Gunther, Erna,
1973,
Ethnobotany of Western Washington,
Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition,
pages 15)
Sanpoil
Drug, Adjuvant
detail...
(Ray, Verne F.,
1932,
The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington,
University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5,
pages 218)
Sanpoil
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Ray, Verne F.,
1932,
The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington,
University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5,
pages 218)
Sanpoil and Nespelem
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 17)
Sioux
Other, Toys & Games
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 58)
Thompson
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 86)
Thompson
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 86)
Thompson
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 86)
Thompson
Drug, Urinary Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 86)
Thompson
Fiber, Scouring Material
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 86)
Thompson
Other, Fertilizer
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 86)