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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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10056 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 55 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Eaten fresh. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 55 |
10057 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 55 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Cut, peeled into strips and dried for winter use. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 55 |
10058 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Infusion of seeds taken for kidney trouble. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
10059 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seeds chewed for bedwetting. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
10060 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Seeds chewed for bedwetting. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
10061 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Food 1 | Species used for food. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 | |
10062 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 24 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Decoction of seeds taken as a diuretic. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
10063 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Chickasaw 35 | t40 115 | 59 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Decoction of mashed seeds taken for blood in the urine. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 59 |
10064 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cocopa 44 | giff33 178 | 266 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Dried, whole seeds used for food. | Gifford, E. W., 1933, The Cocopa, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31:263-270, page 266 |
10065 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cocopa 44 | giff33 178 | 266 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Ripe melon scooped with fingers and used for food. | Gifford, E. W., 1933, The Cocopa, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31:263-270, page 266 |
10066 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cocopa 44 | giff33 178 | 266 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Ripe and green melons stored in pits and the green melons ripened in storage. | Gifford, E. W., 1933, The Cocopa, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31:263-270, page 266 |
10067 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 66 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruit eaten fresh. | 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, page 66 |
10068 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 243 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Seeds parched and ground to make sumkwin and other dishes. | 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, page 243 |
10069 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 243 | Other 3 | Planting Seeds 141 | Seeds stored for future planting. | 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, page 243 |
10070 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 92 | Food 1 | Cooking Agent 131 | Seeds ground and used to oil the 'piki' stones. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92 |
10071 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 92 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Eaten and considered to be almost a staple food. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92 |
10072 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 92 | Food 1 | Seeds parched and eaten with parched corn and 'piki.' | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92 | |
10073 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 451 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Compound decoction of roots and seeds taken for urine stoppage. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 451 |
10074 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 113 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Fresh or dried flesh boiled, mashed and mixed into the paste when making corn bread. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 113 |
10075 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 113 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Flesh cut into strips, dried and stored away. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 113 |
10076 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 113 | Food 1 | Special Food 47 | Squash eaten at feasts of ceremonial importance and longhouse ceremonies. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 113 |
10077 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 113 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Flesh boiled, baked in ashes or boiled, mashed with butter and sugar and eaten. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 113 |
10078 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 113 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Flesh fried and sweetened or seasoned with salt, pepper and butter. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 113 |
10079 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Kamia 103 | g31 180 | 21 | Food 1 | Species used for food. | Gifford, E. W., 1931, The Kamia of Imperial Valley, Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, page 21 | |
10080 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 53 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Unripened plant considered poisonous. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 53 |
10081 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 257 | Food 1 | Melon used for food. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257 | |
10082 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Navajo 157 | steg41 119 | 222 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Fruit cut into strips, wound upon sticks in the form of a rope, sun dried and stored for months. | Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 222 |
10083 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 46 | Food 1 | Watermelon cultivated and used for food. | 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 46 | |
10084 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 46 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Watermelon sliced into strips, dried and stored for winter use. | 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 46 |
10085 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 98 | Food 1 | Species used for food. | 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 98 | |
10086 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Pima 193 | r08 104 | 75 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruits eaten as one of the most important foods. | Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 75 |
10087 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Infusion of seeds taken for gravel (kidney stones). | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
10088 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Infusion of seeds given to horses for gravel (kidney stones). | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
10089 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 479 | Food 1 | Plant used for food. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 479 | |
10090 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Sia 234 | w62 159 | 106 | Food 1 | Cultivated watermelons used for food. | White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 106 |
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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) );