Search for Distichlis found 11 matches:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of plant taken for doodle bug bites that cause pimples.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 26)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Heart Medicine)
Infusion of plant taken "when the heart beats fast."
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 26)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Laxative)
Infusion of plant taken as a laxative.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 26)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Drug (Venereal Aid)
Cold infusion of plant taken for gonorrhea.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 26)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Yokut Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of salt cooked into a gum, placed in the mouth and allowed to melt for bad colds.
Merriam, C. Hart 1966 Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes. University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley (p. 423)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Yokut Drug (Dietary Aid)
Decoction of salt cooked into a gum, placed in the mouth and allowed to melt for loss of appetite.
Merriam, C. Hart 1966 Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes. University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley (p. 423)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Cahuilla Food (Spice)
Leaves burned into ashes to remove the salt and used as a condiment.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel 1972 Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press (p. 66)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Food (Beverage)
Dried grass cakes used to make a beverage.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 26)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Kawaiisu Food (Beverage)
Green grass immersed in cold water, strained and used as a beverage.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 26)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Tubatulabal Food (Unspecified)
Leaves and stems used extensively for food.
Voegelin, Ermine W. 1938 Tubatulabal Ethnography. Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84 (p. 15)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Inland Saltgrass; Poaceae
Cahuilla Fiber (Scouring Material)
Leaves used as a brushing material for cleaning implements or removing cactus thorns from objects.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel 1972 Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press (p. 66)