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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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6850 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Atsugewi 19 | g53 129 | 139 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Parched, winnowed, ground seeds made into cakes and eaten without cooking. | Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 139 |
6851 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 78 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Root smudge smoke inhaled for body aches. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 78 |
6852 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 75 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of chewed roots applied to blisters and sores. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75 |
6853 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 277 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Leaves used in roasting camas roots. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 277 |
6854 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 47 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Roots used as incense during the Planting ceremonies of the Tobacco Society. A horse was encouraged to stand near a smudge of roots. Then a rider leapt on the horse and galloped across the planting grounds, stopping only to deposit small offerings to the Small People. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47 |
6855 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 47 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Roots used as incense during the preparatory rites for the ceremonial runner. The ceremonial runner, in pre-horse days, had the duty of herding the buffalo toward the piskun (buffalo jump). The runner bathed himself in the smoke from a smudge of the dried root; according to tradition, that would enable him to run long distances--more than twenty miles a day. The runner wore special moccasins, which were transferable annually. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47 |
6856 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 47 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Roots used as incense for the Crow feather headpiece during the transfer ceremony of Beaver bundle. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47 |
6857 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38, 39 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of leaves, roots and stems taken for stomach pains. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38, 39 |
6858 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 189 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Infusion of leaves, roots and stems taken for stomach pains and headaches. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 189 |
6859 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Steam of decoction of plant inhaled for headache and used as wash on head. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38 |
6860 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 20 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Infusion of leaves, stems and roots taken for colds. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20 |
6861 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 189 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Plant used for colds. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 189 |
6862 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Infusion of root taken for fever. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38 |
6863 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Decoction of leaves, roots and stems taken for stomach pain. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38 |
6864 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 189 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Infusion of leaves, roots and stems taken for stomach pains. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 189 |
6865 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 20 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Infusion of leaves, stems and roots taken for stomach pains. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20 |
6866 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root taken when labor begins, to insure easy delivery. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38 |
6867 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38, 39 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root chewed and saliva allowed to run down throat for sore mouth and throat. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38, 39 |
6868 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38, 39 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root chewed and rubbed over the body for any sickness. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38, 39 |
6869 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Root chewed and saliva allowed to run down throat for sore throat. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38 |
6870 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Root chewed for toothaches. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38 |
6871 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Drug 2 | Burn Dressing 82 | Poultice of coarse, large leaves used for burns. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 |
6872 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a cathartic. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 |
6873 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Infusion of roots taken for whooping cough. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 |
6874 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Drug 2 | Tuberculosis Remedy 49 | Infusion of roots taken for tuberculosis. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 |
6875 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Infusion of roots taken to increase urine. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 |
6876 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Food 1 | Roots pit baked and used for food. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 | |
6877 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Food 1 | Young, immature flower stems peeled and eaten raw. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 | |
6878 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 363 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Chewed roots or pounded root salve applied to fresh wounds. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 363 |
6879 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 348 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of pounded or chewed root paste applied to arrow or gunshot wounds. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 348 |
6880 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 348 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Poultice of plant applied to arrow or gunshot wound hemorrhages. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 348 |
6881 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 363 | Food 1 | Cooking Agent 131 | Seeds a highly prized source of oil. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 363 |
6882 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 363 | Food 1 | Leaves and petioles boiled and eaten. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 363 | |
6883 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 363 | Food 1 | Seeds a highly prized source of 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 363 | |
6884 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Klamath 115 | c97 66 | 106 | Food 1 | Roasted, ground seeds used for food. | 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 106 | |
6885 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 20 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of root infusion used for wounds, cuts and bruises. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 |
6886 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 20 | Food 1 | Young, immature flower stems peeled and eaten raw. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 | |
6887 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 167 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of ground root cooled and taken for headaches. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
6888 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 167 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Decoction of ground root cooled and taken for rheumatism. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
6889 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 167 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of root taken to produce profuse perspiration for rheumatism. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
6890 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 152 | Food 1 | Cracked seeds pulverized, winnowed and eaten. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 152 | |
6891 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 8 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Roasted seeds ground into a flour. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 8 |
6892 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 26 | Food 1 | Plant heated, fermented and eaten. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 26 | |
6893 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 8 | Food 1 | Roots eaten raw and cooked. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 8 | |
6894 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 8 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young stems and leaves eaten raw as a salad. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 8 |
6895 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 20 | Food 1 | Seeds roasted, ground, grease added and mixture eaten. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 | |
6896 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 20 | Food 1 | Young, immature flower stems peeled and eaten raw. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 | |
6897 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Drug 2 | Burn Dressing 82 | Poultice of dried, powdered leaves applied to severe skin burns. | 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, page 80 |
6898 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Leaves placed on glowing coals and laid on to cause profuse sweating. | 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, page 80 |
6899 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Seeds oven dried for future use. | 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, page 80 |
6900 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Food 1 | Flower bud stems peeled and succulent inner portion eaten raw or boiled. | 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, page 80 | |
6901 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Food 1 | Powdered seeds eaten alone or mixed with deer grease, pine nuts, saskatoon berries or fir sugar. | 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, page 80 | |
6902 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Food 1 | Young shoots eaten raw or baked in the ground or oven. | 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, page 80 | |
6903 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Leaves wrapped around young boy's feet to practice walking silently and carefully in the woods. | 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, page 80 |
6904 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagon 176 | teit28 144 | 238 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Roots used as a principle food. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 238 |
6905 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagon 176 | teit28 144 | 239 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Seeds used as a principle food. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 239 |
6906 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 36 | Food 1 | Old, large roots cooked and used for food. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 36 | |
6907 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagon 176 | teit28 144 | 237 | Food 1 | Roots used as an important food. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 237 | |
6908 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagon 176 | teit28 144 | 240 | Food 1 | Seeds roasted in baskets with hot stones and eaten. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 240 | |
6909 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 36 | Food 1 | Young plants used for food. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 36 | |
6910 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of root taken for stomachaches. | 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 50, 51 |
6911 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed root applied to insect bites or 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 50, 51 |
6912 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Powdered, dried root applied to syphilitic sores. | 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 50, 51 |
6913 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Root burned as a fumigant in the sickroom. | 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 50, 51 |
6914 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Decoction of root taken for stomachaches. | 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 50, 51 |
6915 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Tuberculosis Remedy 49 | Root sap taken for consumption. | 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 50, 51 |
6916 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Decoction of root taken over a long period of time for venereal disease. | 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 50, 51 |
6917 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Poultice of dry, powdered root applied to syphilitic sores. | 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 50, 51 |
6918 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 117 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Juice from the stems sucked when thirsty. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 117 |
6919 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 117 | Food 1 | Candy 85 | Root pitch chewed as gum. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 117 |
6920 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | m90 111 | 26 | Food 1 | Pie & Pudding 88 | Ground seed meal and juniper berries used to make a pudding. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 26 |
6921 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 117 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Roasted, ground seeds made into flour and used to make mush. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 117 |
6922 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 117 | Food 1 | Blooming stems peeled and eaten. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 117 | |
6923 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 117 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Roasted, ground seeds made into flour and stored for winter use. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 117 |
6924 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 219 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Poultice of root prepared in various ways and applied to painful areas. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
6925 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 219 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of root rubbed into hair and scalp to help hair grow. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
6926 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 219 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of root prepared in various ways and applied to bruised areas. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
6927 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 219 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Pulverized root sprinkled on sores and boils. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
6928 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Sanpoil 225 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Food 1 | Special Food 47 | Shoots mixed with chocolate tips and used in the 'first roots' ceremony. | 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, page 80 |
6929 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Sanpoil 225 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Leaves used under cleaned and washed salmon. | 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, page 80 |
6930 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed root applied to insect bites or 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 50, 51 |
6931 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed root applied to syphilitic sores. | 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 50, 51 |
6932 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Eye Medicine 25 | Decoction of root used as an eyewash. | 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 50, 51 |
6933 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Poultice of mashed root applied to syphilitic sores. | 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 50, 51 |
6934 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 59 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of leaves used as a wash for poison ivy and running sores. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 59 |
6935 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 59 | Food 1 | Roots steamed and eaten. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 59 | |
6936 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 175 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Seeds eaten for dysentery. | 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, page 175 |
6937 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 493 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 221 | Root sucked and chewed for hunger. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493 |
6938 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 175 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Young shoots, when eaten in great quantities, caused sleepiness like sleeping pills. | 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, page 175 |
6939 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 491 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Seeds mixed with deer fat or grease, boiled, cooled and made into small cakes. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 491 |
6940 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 175 | Food 1 | Dessert 41 | Dried roots cooked and eaten as a 'sort of dessert' after meals. The dried roots were reconstituted by soaking in water overnight. After they were cooked, the roots tasted sweet and were eaten as a 'sort of dessert' after a meal of dried fish or some other food as a main course. | 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, page 175 |
6941 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 175 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Cooked roots hung on strings, dried and then stored on the strings or in baskets. The dried roots were reconstituted by soaking in water overnight. After they were cooked, the roots tasted sweet and were eaten as a 'sort of dessert' after a meal of dried fish or some other food as a main course. | 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, page 175 |
6942 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 491 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Seeds pounded and flour mixed with other foods. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 491 |
6943 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 175 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Dried seed flour eaten as porridge, especially in times of famine. The seeds were laid on mats, sundried, placed in buckskin bags and pounded into a flour. The resulting flour was made into a porridge and eaten, especially in times of famine. One informant said that the seeds were 'choky' and difficult to swallow if eaten alone. | 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, page 175 |
6944 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 484 | Food 1 | Crowns chewed or sucked. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 484 | |
6945 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 175 | Food 1 | Loose or skewered roots cooked overnight in a steaming pit and used for food. | 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, page 175 | |
6946 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 36 | Food 1 | Old, large roots cooked and used for food. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 36 | |
6947 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 480 | Food 1 | Plant used for food. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 480 | |
6948 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 491 | Food 1 | Ripe seeds eaten raw. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 491 | |
6949 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 175 | Food 1 | Root crown, with the young undeveloped leaves, used for food. | 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, page 175 |
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