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44591 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 27 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of mashed bulbs applied for rheumatism. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 27 |
44590 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 27 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Poultice of cooked, mashed bulbs applied to strain and bruise pains. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 27 |
44589 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 321 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root considered poisonous. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 321 |
44588 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 321 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to painful bruises and sprains. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 321 |
44587 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 321 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed bulbs applied for boils and painful bruises. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 321 |
44586 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 321 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to rheumatism. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 321 |
44585 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 321 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to painful bruises and sprains. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 321 |
44584 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 28 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant poisonous to humans. | 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, page 28 |
44583 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Klamath 115 | c97 66 | 93 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Roots mixed with rootstocks of blue flag and used for vomiting. | 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, page 93 |
44582 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Karok 105 | b81 70 | 64 | Food 1 | Bulbs used for food. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 64 | |
44581 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 203 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Roots considered highly toxic. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 203 |
44580 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 23 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Plant sometimes used as a violent emetic. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 23 |
44579 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of bulb used for toothache. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44578 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of bulb used for sprains and lameness. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44577 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of bulb used for swellings. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44576 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of crushed, raw root applied for rheumatism. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44575 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Poultice of bulb used for neuralgia. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44574 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of bulb used for toothache. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44573 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of bulb used for sprains and lameness. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44572 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Decoction of root taken as an emetic, in spite of poisonous nature of plant. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44571 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of bulb used for swellings. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44570 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of crushed raw or roasted root applied for rheumatism. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44569 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Poultice of bulb used for neuralgia. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44568 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 128 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of roasted, mashed bulbs applied to swollen parts or used for rheumatism. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128 |
44567 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of bulb used for toothache. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44566 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of bulb used for sprains and lameness. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44565 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Decoction of root taken as an emetic, in spite of poisonous nature of plant. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44564 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of bulb used for swellings. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44563 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of root, sometimes mixed with tobacco, applied for rheumatism. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44562 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 149 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Poultice of bulb used for neuralgia. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 149 |
44561 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 17 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Plants used as greens. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 17 |
44560 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 17 | Food 1 | Bulbs cooked with meat and corn and used for food. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 17 | |
44559 | Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. 4249 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 17 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Infusion of plant given to sheep with bloat. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 17 |
44558 | Zigadenus nuttallii (Gray) S. Wats. 4248 | Ute 272 | c09 142 | 37 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Bulbs considered poisonous. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 37 |
44557 | Zigadenus nuttallii (Gray) S. Wats. 4248 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 384 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Plant used for venereal affections. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 384 |
44556 | Zigadenus nuttallii (Gray) S. Wats. 4248 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 384 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Plant used as an emetic. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 384 |
44555 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 508 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Roots placed in the eye sockets and mouth of a dead grouse by the father of a girl reaching puberty. The father of a girl reaching puberty had to snare a grouse, cut off its head, remove its eyes and in their places put two small roots of this plant and another in the mouth. Otherwise, the father was not able to snare any more grouse. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508 |
44554 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Leaves usually fatal to cattle. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
44553 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Bulb caused 'human poisoning' and leaves usually fatal to cattle. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
44552 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 463 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Pulverized, baked root used as salve on painful areas, especially back and feet. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463 |
44551 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Cold infusion of plant used as a lotion for mad coyote bite. | 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 21 |
44550 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 78 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Root rubbed on muscles as a strengthener. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 78 |
44549 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 78 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of eleven plants used as an emetic before breakfast prior to athletic events or deer hunts. Infusion of eleven plants used during athletic training every morning prior to breakfast until the brew had been depleted, to give long endurance, a keen eye and so that the deer could not smell you. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 78 |
44548 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 78 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 78 |
44547 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 78 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Eleven plants used in sweatbath. An infusion of eleven plants was sprinkled on hot rocks to form dense steam. Men stayed in the sweat bath for three to five minutes for several successive evenings before the deer hunt or race. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 78 |
44546 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 78 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Infusion of eleven plants used as an athletic rub down. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 78 |
44545 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Eskimo, Inupiat 72 | j83 54 | 139 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Whole plant considered poisonous. | Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 139 |
44544 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 163 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 163 |
44543 | Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schlechter 4246 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 318 | Drug 2 | Reproductive Aid 142 | Decoction of whole plant used as a wash for impotency. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 318 |
44542 | Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schlechter 4246 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 318 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of whole plant taken and used as a wash for barrenness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 318 |
44541 | Zephyranthes sp. 4245 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 304 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Infusion of bulbs used for toothaches. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 304 |
44540 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Ribboned husks made into small, square pads and used by young people in games. Small plumes were attached to the small, square pads upright, in the center, forming the shuttlecocks for use in the game of battledore and shuttlecock. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44539 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Ribboned corn husks used as hair decorations in ceremonies. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44538 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | White corn meal made into a mush and used ceremonially during the death of a rain priest. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44537 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Ribboned corn husks used as hair decorations in ceremonies. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44536 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 73 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Popped corn ground, made into a beverage and used ceremonially. Although this beverage could be consumed at any time, it was used especially by the rain priests and personators of anthropic gods during ceremonies. Another native beverage was also made by the Zuni. Water was poured over sprouted corn, allowed to stand for some days and then used as a beverage. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 73 |
44535 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Corn meal wrapped in husks given to theurgists visiting the sick. The packages were always presented with a prayer and the recipient prayed. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44534 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Corn ears carried or secretly worn in dances by personators of anthropic gods. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44533 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Balls of husks covered with woven cotton used ceremonially to insure bountiful crops. The balls of corn husks covered with woven cotton were used with long fringes of white cotton ceremonial sashes symbolizing corn and a desire for bountiful crops. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44532 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 73 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Toasted or untoasted corn ground into a flour and used to make bread eaten as a staple on journeys. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 73 |
44531 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 73 | Food 1 | Snack Food 10 | Corn used to make popcorn. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 73 |
44530 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 73 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Corn used to make gruel. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 73 |
44529 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 73 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Toasted or untoasted corn ground into a flour and used to make bread. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 73 |
44528 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 73 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Popped corn ground as fine as possible, mixed with cold water, strained and used as a beverage. Although this beverage could be consumed at any time, it was used especially by the rain priests and personators of anthropic gods during ceremonies. Another native beverage was also made by the Zuni. Water was poured over sprouted corn, allowed to stand for some days and then used as a beverage. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 73 |
44527 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Cobs used to make feathered darts and to stuff kick balls. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44526 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Cobs used to make handles and holders. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44525 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Other 3 | Smoke Plant 63 | Husks made into cigarettes. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44524 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Cobs used as fuel in emergencies and as fire lighters. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44523 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Husks twisted and used to make the framework and mounts for feathers in ceremonial ornaments. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44522 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Other 3 | Cash Crop 132 | Formerly bartered with the Comanche for prepared buffalo hides. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44521 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Used as a staple food. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44520 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Husks, stalks and leaves used for stock winter forage. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44519 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Corn ground on a metate, formed into cakes, rolled and baked. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44518 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Corn meal mixed with cold water and drunk as a nourishing drink. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44517 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Corn ground and sifted into boiling water to make a gruel formerly drunk in the morning. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
44516 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 97 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Warm ear of corn rubbed with foot for child's glandular swelling in neck. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 97 |
44515 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 97 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Blue cornmeal and water used for 'heart-sickness,' 'palpitations or pains.' | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 97 |
44514 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 97 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Black corn with red streaks good for menstruating woman. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 97 |
44513 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 97 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warm ear of corn rubbed with foot for child's glandular swelling in neck. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 97 |
44512 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 97 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Blue cornmeal and water used for 'palpitations or pains.' | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 97 |
44511 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Sia 234 | w62 159 | 106 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Corn and wheat, the most important foods, used for food. | White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 106 |
44510 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 473 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Plant used to make arrow heads. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 473 |
44509 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 473 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used for religious scarification and at busk ceremonies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 473 |
44508 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 473 | Food 1 | Seeds used for food. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 473 | |
44507 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Pueblo 207 | cu35 27 | 34 | Food 1 | Special Food 47 | Cornmeal used ceremonially. | 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 34 |
44506 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 101 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Elm bark bags, filled with corn or beans and peas, buried in the ground to keep for the winter. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 101 |
44505 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 67 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Sun dried corn silks stored for future use. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 67 |
44504 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 67 | Food 1 | Sweetener 135 | Sun dried corn silks ground with parched corn for sweetness. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 67 |
44503 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 67 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Ripe, parched corn ground into a meal and used for food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 67 |
44502 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 67 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Ripe corn hulled with lye from ashes and used to make hominy. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 67 |
44501 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Pima 193 | r08 104 | 72 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Boiled with ashes, dried, hulls washed off, dried, parched with coals and made into gruel. | Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 72 |
44500 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Pima 193 | r08 104 | 72 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Ground, baked in large cakes and used for food. | Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 72 |
44499 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 67 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Sun dried corn silks stored for future use. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 67 |
44498 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 67 | Food 1 | Sweetener 135 | Sun dried corn silks ground with parched corn for sweetness. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 67 |
44497 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 67 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Ripe, parched corn ground into a meal and used for food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 67 |
44496 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 67 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Ripe corn hulled with lye from ashes and used to make hominy. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 67 |
44495 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 34 | Food 1 | Whole ears roasted in open pits, dried, grains removed, winnowed and cooked whole with meat. | 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 34 | |
44494 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 34 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Whole ears roasted in open pits, dried, grains removed, winnowed and ground into meal. | 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 34 |
44493 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 34 | Food 1 | Special Food 47 | Cornmeal used ceremonially. | 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 34 |
44492 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 34 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Grains parched, dried on mats on the roofs and used for food. | 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 34 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );