Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook.
Common names: Rush Skeletonplant
Species details (USDA):
USDA LYJU
Documented uses
35 uses documented
Blackfoot
Drug, Cough Medicine
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 72)
Blackfoot
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 124)
Blackfoot
Drug, Diuretic
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 70)
Blackfoot
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 61)
Blackfoot
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 61)
Blackfoot
Drug, Kidney Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 70)
Blackfoot
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 115)
Blackfoot
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 67)
Blackfoot
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 67)
Blackfoot
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 89)
Blackfoot
Drug, Veterinary Aid
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 89)
Blackfoot
Other, Waterproofing Agent
detail...
(Hellson, John C.,
1974,
Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series,
pages 115)
Cheyenne
Drug, Breast Treatment
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 27)
Cheyenne
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Grinnell, George Bird,
1972,
The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2,
Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press,
pages 191)
Cheyenne
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Hart, Jeffrey A.,
1981,
The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana,
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55,
pages 22)
Cheyenne
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Grinnell, George Bird,
1905,
Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines,
American Anthropologist 7:37-43,
pages 41)
Cheyenne
Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
detail...
(Grinnell, George Bird,
1972,
The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2,
Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press,
pages 191)
Cheyenne
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Hart, Jeffrey A.,
1981,
The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana,
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55,
pages 22)
Cheyenne
Drug, Psychological Aid
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 27)
Keres, Western
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Swank, George R.,
1932,
The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 53)
Keres, Western
Other, Decorations
detail...
(Swank, George R.,
1932,
The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians,
University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis,
pages 53)
Lakota
Drug, Antidiarrheal
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 38)
Lakota
Drug, Pediatric Aid
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 38)
Lakota
Food, Unspecified
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 38)
Navajo, Ramah
Food, Candy
detail...
(Vestal, Paul A.,
1952,
The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho,
Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94,
pages 52)
Omaha
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 136)
Omaha
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 136)
Ponca
Drug, Antidiarrheal
detail...
(Howard, James,
1965,
The Ponca Tribe,
SI-BAE Bulletin #195,
pages 152)
Ponca
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Howard, James,
1965,
The Ponca Tribe,
SI-BAE Bulletin #195,
pages 152)
Ponca
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 136)
Ponca
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Howard, James,
1965,
The Ponca Tribe,
SI-BAE Bulletin #195,
pages 152)
Ponca
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 136)
Sioux
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 27)
Sioux
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 27)
Sioux
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Hart, Jeff,
1992,
Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples,
Helena. Montana Historical Society Press,
pages 27)