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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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41274 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 24 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves used to make ceremonial necklaces and wristbands for the Male Shooting Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
40549 | Tribulus terrestris L. 3993 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 163 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Plant used as a traditional ceremonial medicine. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 163 |
40526 | Tragopogon porrifolius L. 3985 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 156 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Latex used as milk. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156 |
40439 | Townsendia strigosa Nutt. 3971 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Juice spat upon the wand used in the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
40438 | Townsendia strigosa Nutt. 3971 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Chewed by Night Chant chanter & spit upon prayersticks to facilitate the disentanglement of string. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
40437 | Townsendia strigosa Nutt. 3971 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Dried, pulverized plants used as a snuff for throat troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
40436 | Townsendia strigosa Nutt. 3971 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Nose Medicine 118 | Dried, pulverized plants used as a snuff for nose troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
40435 | Townsendia strigosa Nutt. 3971 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of crushed, dried leaves taken to accelerate deliverance. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
40434 | Townsendia strigosa Nutt. 3971 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Decoction of crushed, dried leaves taken for stomach troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
40430 | Townsendia sp. 3970 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used to accelerate deliverance. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
40427 | Townsendia incana Nutt. 3969 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 156 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used in labor to facilitate delivery of the baby. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156 |
40422 | Townsendia exscapa (Richards.) Porter 3968 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Chewed and spit upon ceremonial knots to unravel them, 'untying medicine.' | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39799 | Thelypodium wrightii Gray 3938 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 97 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Plant used for swellings. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97 |
39796 | Thelesperma subnudum Gray 3935 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Dye 5 | Orange 193 | Leaves, stems and blossoms used as an orange dye for wool. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39790 | Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze 3934 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Food 1 | Substitution Food 112 | Leaves and stems used as a substitute for tea. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39789 | Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze 3934 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Infusion of leaves and stems taken for the teeth. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39788 | Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze 3934 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of leaves and stems taken as a 'nervous stimulant.' | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39776 | Thelesperma longipes Gray 3933 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Food 1 | Substitution Food 112 | Leaves and stems used as a substitute for tea. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39712 | Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray 3923 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 48 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used to make tea to drink and bathe in on fifth night after blackening ceremony of War Dance. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 48 |
39642 | Tetradymia canescens DC. 3914 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 156 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant used as bath for (inducing?) menstruation. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156 |
39283 | Tagetes micrantha Cav. 3887 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plants used for 'summer complaint.' | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39282 | Tagetes micrantha Cav. 3887 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Plants used for stomach troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39281 | Tagetes micrantha Cav. 3887 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Plants used for fevers. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39280 | Tagetes micrantha Cav. 3887 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 89 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Plants used for colds. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
39014 | Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene 3846 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 45 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Seeds boiled into a gruel. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 45 |
38902 | Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus 3825 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 80 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Plant used as a toothache medicine. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 80 |
38901 | Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus 3825 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 96 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Plant used for throat troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 96 |
38900 | Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus 3825 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 97 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant used for sore gums. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97 |
38899 | Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus 3825 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 96 | Drug 2 | Nose Medicine 118 | Plant used for nose troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 96 |
38898 | Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus 3825 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 96 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Plant used for indigestion. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 96 |
38837 | Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britt. 3818 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 50 | Drug 2 | Gland Medicine 177 | Poultice of plants applied to glandular swellings. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
38787 | Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray 3806 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 163 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Used as forage by animals. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 163 |
38786 | Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray 3806 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 26 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Seeds ground to make dumplings, rolls, griddle cakes and tortillas. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 26 |
38775 | Sporobolus contractus A.S. Hitchc. 3805 | Navajo 157 | steg41 119 | 223 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Seeds used to make bread. | Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
38660 | Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea 3773 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots chewed during food shortages. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
38659 | Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea 3773 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | Infusion of plants taken for diseases produced by witchcraft. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
38658 | Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea 3773 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Infusion of plants used to stop bleeding. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
38631 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 63 | Food 1 | Seeds used for food. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 63 | |
38630 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 163 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for influenza. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 163 |
38629 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 163 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | Plant used for coughs. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 163 |
38628 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 163 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Plant used for colds. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 163 |
38627 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 63 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Roots used as a ceremonial medicine. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 63 |
38523 | Sophora nuttalliana B.L. Turner 3756 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 58 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Plant used by sheep for forage. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 58 |
38441 | Solidago nemoralis Ait. 3739 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant used as an incense. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
38299 | Solanum jamesii Torr. 3722 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 75 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Tubers eaten raw, boiled or baked. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75 |
38298 | Solanum jamesii Torr. 3722 | Navajo 157 | steg41 119 | 221 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Potatoes mixed with white clay to remove the astringent effect on the mouth and eaten like mush. | Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 221 |
38287 | Solanum fendleri Gray ex Torr. 3721 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 163 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Raw tubers taken for gastric distress from hyperacidity. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 163 |
38286 | Solanum fendleri Gray ex Torr. 3721 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 163 | Drug 2 | Carminative 119 | Raw tubers taken for gastric distress from hyperacidity. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 163 |
38274 | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. 3720 | Navajo 157 | steg41 119 | 222 | Food 1 | Cooking Agent 131 | Dried or fresh berries added to goat's milk to make it curdle for cheese. | Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 222 |
38273 | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. 3720 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 97 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Plant used for throat troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97 |
38272 | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. 3720 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 97 | Drug 2 | Nose Medicine 118 | Plant used for nose troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97 |
38271 | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. 3720 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 75 | Drug 2 | Eye Medicine 25 | Plant used for sore eyes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75 |
38124 | Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michx. 3700 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Plant used for throat troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
38123 | Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michx. 3700 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | Drug 2 | Nose Medicine 118 | Plant used for nose troubles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
38098 | Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. 3693 | Navajo 157 | c35 19 | 22 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Seeds parched, ground into meal and made into soup or stew. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22 |
38097 | Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. 3693 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 50 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Parched, ground seeds used to make soup or stew. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
38096 | Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. 3693 | Navajo 157 | steg41 119 | 223 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Seeds ground and eaten as a mush or gruel. | Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
38095 | Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. 3693 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 50 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Plant used by horses for forage. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
38081 | Sisymbrium altissimum L. 3691 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 50 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Seeds used, with goat's milk, to make a mush. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
37944 | Shinnersoseris rostrata (Gray) S. Tomb 3662 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant offered to the antelope at the Corral Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
37943 | Shinnersoseris rostrata (Gray) S. Tomb 3662 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant smoked as a sedative. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
37787 | Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. 3657 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 156 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fresh fruit used for food. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156 |
37786 | Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. 3657 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 156 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Dried fruit used for food. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156 |
37785 | Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. 3657 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 156 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Berries taken for fevers. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156 |
37689 | Senecio spartioides var. multicapitatus (Greenm. ex Rydb.) Welsh 3648 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 156 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of plants used as a steam bath for sores. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156 |
37668 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant boiled and taken before person goes into sweathouse, to get a good voice for the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
37667 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tops used as brooms to brush the spines from cactus fruit. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
37666 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Navajo 157 | f96 72 | 19 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant top used as a brush to remove spines from the prickly pears. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
37164 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Weapon 98 | Wood used to make war bows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
37163 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make dice. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
37162 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make planting sticks, knitting needles, heddle sticks, distaff handles used in weaving. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
37161 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Used as firewood. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
37160 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Roots carved into an image of a snake for the Lightning Chant, Beauty Chant and Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
37159 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 155 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | 'Seeds' (actually fruits) used for food. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 155 |
37158 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Used as forage by sheep and eaten for the salt. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
37157 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 97 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Plant used for insect bites. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97 |
37106 | Sanvitalia abertii Gray 3582 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed for mouth sores. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
37105 | Sanvitalia abertii Gray 3582 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used to increase perspiration. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
36353 | Salsola tragus L. 3554 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 27 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Very young, raw sprouts chopped into salads. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 27 |
36352 | Salsola tragus L. 3554 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 27 | Food 1 | Sprouts boiled and eaten with butter or small pieces of mutton fat. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 27 | |
36351 | Salsola tragus L. 3554 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 155 | Food 1 | Roasted seeds used for food. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 155 | |
36350 | Salsola tragus L. 3554 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of chewed plants applied to ant, bee and wasp stings. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
36236 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Branches made into hoops and used inside the buckskin sack of a bellows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36235 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Branches made into heddle sticks and used in weaving. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36234 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Branches used to make arrowshafts. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36233 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Branches hardened by pounding with a stone and used to make lances. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36232 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Branches used to make or sew water bottles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36231 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Sticks used for the Night Chant and Mountain Chant. For the first day's ceremony of the Mountain Chant, willow sticks were gathered to make the emblem of the concentration of the four winds. A square was made with these sticks, leaving the ends projecting at the corners. The square was then placed over the invalid's head. For the rite of charcoal painting in the Night chant, a quantity of willow sticks, together with several pieces of pine bark, were burned to charcoal. The ashes of two different kinds of weeds, together with the ashes of two small feathers, were then added to the fat of a goat, mountain sheep or other animal, made into balls and daubed on the usual parts of the body. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36230 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Peeled sticks made into the talisman used in the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36229 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Branches used to make prayersticks, prayerstick foundations and plumed wands. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36228 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Furniture 109 | Branches used to make cradle canopies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36227 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Branches used to make a braided strap worn across the forehead to support a water bottle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36226 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Branches used to make permanent carrying baskets. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
35818 | Salix exigua Nutt. 3527 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 155 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Leaves and bark used as food for both wild and domesticated animals. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 155 |
35817 | Salix exigua Nutt. 3527 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 155 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Leaves and bark used as food for both wild and domesticated animals. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 155 |
35816 | Salix exigua Nutt. 3527 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 155 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Leaves used to make a drink 'like orange juice.' | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 155 |
35565 | Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon 3508 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 24 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Plant used for headaches. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
35386 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 43 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Stems baked and eaten. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
35385 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 30 | Food 1 | Leaves roasted in ashes or boiled and served with butter or chopped and fried with mutton grease. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 30 | |
35384 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 30 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Seeds used to make mush. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 30 |
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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) );