Search for Equisetaceae found 261 matches:
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of stem pieces applied to rash under the arm and in the groin.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 76)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Diuretic)
Infusion of fertile stem roots used as a powerful diuretic.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 69)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Powdered stems put in moccasins to avoid foot cramps when traveling long distances.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 112)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Infusion of fertile stem roots given to horses as a diuretic.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 88)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Infusion of fertile stem roots rubbed on the groins of horses.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 88)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Powdered stems and water given to perk a horse up.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 88)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cherokee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion taken for kidneys.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 39)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cherokee Drug (Laxative)
Strong infusion taken for constipation.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 39)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Infusion of leaves and stems given to horses with a hard cough.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 169)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Chippewa Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of stems taken for dysuria.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 122)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Analgesic)
Used for headaches and pains.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 261)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Used for rheumatism.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 261)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Used for joint aches.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 261)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of rhizomes and hazel stems given to children for teething.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 33)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Raw stems chewed by teething babies.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 261)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Infusion of rhizomes and hazel stems given to children for teething.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 33)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Raw stems chewed by teething babies.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 261)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of rough leaves and stems applied to cuts and sores.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 263)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of whole plant used for dropsy.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 368)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Infusion of stems taken for lumbago.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Plant pounded, mixed with water and used to wash areas of the body affected by poison ivy.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Diuretic)
Infusion of stems taken as a diuretic to stimulate the kidneys.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Infusion of stems taken for backaches.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Stimulant)
Infusion of stems taken for sluggishness due to a cold.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Venereal Aid)
Decoction of plant and false box taken or used as a bath for syphilis and gonorrhea.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Given to thin, old horses with diarrhea after eating fresh grass in spring.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of plant used as a wash for itching or open sores.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 58)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of whole plant used for lumbago.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 55, 56)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of plant used for kidney trouble.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 55, 56)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Infusion of plant used for lumbago.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 55, 56)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Urinary Aid)
Infusion of plant used for bladder trouble.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 55, 56)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Saanich Drug (Blood Medicine)
Tender, young shoots eaten raw or boiled and thought to be "good for the blood."
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1971 The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II. Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339 (p. 68)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction or infusion of stems used after childbirth to expel the afterbirth more quickly.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of new plant tops taken for "stoppage of urine."
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Chinook, Lower Food (Unspecified)
Young shoots used as food.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Eskimo, Alaska Food (Unspecified)
Black, edible nodules attached to roots used for food.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager 1980 Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska. Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48 (p. 33)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food (Forage)
Plant eaten by geese.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 156)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hesquiat Food (Vegetable)
Tender, young, vegetative shoots peeled and eaten raw.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 28)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Meskwaki Food (Fodder)
Plant fed to captive wild geese to make them fat in a week.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 272)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Ojibwa Food (Fodder)
Plant gathered to feed domesticated ducks and fed to ponies to make their coats glossy.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 400)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Food (Fodder)
Used in winter for fodder during hay shortage.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Saanich Food (Unspecified)
Tender, young shoots eaten raw or boiled.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1971 The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II. Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339 (p. 68)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Tanana, Upper Food (Unspecified)
Tubers eaten.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 9)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Tewa Food (Forage)
Plant eaten by horses.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco 1916 Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians. SI-BAE Bulletin #55 (p. 68)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Dye (Red)
Crushed stems used as a light pink dye for porcupine quills.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 112)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Costanoan Fiber (Basketry)
Roots used in basketry.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 247)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber (Scouring Material)
Rough leaves and stems used for polishing canoes and other wooden articles.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 264)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Fiber (Scouring Material)
Stems used as sandpaper to polish bone tools and soapstone pipes.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to polish fingernails.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Other (Soap)
Plant used by children to shine their bouncing arrows.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 112)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Chippewa Other (Malicious Charm)
Plant pieces carried in men's pockets to prevent their rivals from having good luck.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 122)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Containers)
Hollow stems used to administer medicines to babies.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Shoshoni Other (Musical Instrument)
Plant used for whistles.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 57)
Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Shuswap Other (Tools)
Used as a file.
Palmer, Gary 1975 Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany. Syesis 8:29-51 (p. 49)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Decoction of plant used as a horse medicine.
McClintock, Walter 1909 Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer. Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9 (p. 276)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Decoction of foliage used in horse medicine as a drench.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 16)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Infusion used as a drench for horse medicine.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 58)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Carrier Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of plant taken for kidney problems.
Carrier Linguistic Committee 1973 Plants of Carrier Country. Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee (p. 84)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Carrier Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of plant taken for the inability to pass water.
Carrier Linguistic Committee 1973 Plants of Carrier Country. Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee (p. 84)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cherokee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion taken for kidneys.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 39)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cherokee Drug (Laxative)
Strong infusion taken for constipation.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 39)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Plant used as a medicine for horses.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 4)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Chippewa Drug (Disinfectant)
Leaves burned as a disinfectant.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 366)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cowlitz Other (Insecticide)
Decoction of stalks used as a wash for hair infested with vermin.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cree Drug (Abortifacient)
Decoction of plant and two unknown roots used to correct menstrual irregularities.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 16)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cree Drug (Abortifacient)
Used for irregular menstruation.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 58)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Crow Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice used for bladder and prostate pains.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 58)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Crow Drug (Diuretic)
Infusion of stems used as a diuretic.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 58)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Flathead Drug (Diuretic)
Infusion of stems used as a diuretic.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 58)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hoh Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Rootstocks eaten during medicinal ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Urinary Aid)
Infusion of rhizomes taken by old people "when the urine is too red."
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 33)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Karok Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used in ceremonial cleansing for the priests in First Salmon ceremony.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany. Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 378)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Karok Drug (Eye Medicine)
Decoction of plant used as a wash or poultice of stalks applied for sore eyes.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany. Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 378)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Mahuna Drug (Urinary Aid)
Infusion of dried plants taken for prostate gland troubles.
Romero, John Bruno 1954 The Botanical Lore of the California Indians. New York. Vantage Press, Inc. (p. 21)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Makah Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Raw shoots chewed for diarrhea.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Menominee Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction of rushes taken after childbirth "to clear up the system."
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 34)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Menominee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of rushes taken for kidney troubles.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 34)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Meskwaki Drug (Venereal Aid)
Infusion of whole plant taken by both men and women for gonorrhea.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 220)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Unspecified)
Plant used as a medicine.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 418)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Infusion of stems taken for lumbago.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of stems used as a wash on children for skin sores.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Plant pounded, mixed with water and used to wash areas of the body affected by poison ivy.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Diuretic)
Infusion of stems taken as a diuretic to stimulate the kidneys.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Eye Medicine)
Stem fluid used as an eyewash.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Infusion of stems taken for backaches.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of stems used as a wash on children for skin sores.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Stimulant)
Infusion of stems taken for sluggishness due to a cold.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Venereal Aid)
Decoction of plant and false box taken or used as a bath for syphilis and gonorrhea.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Given to thin, old horses with diarrhea after eating fresh grass in spring.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Rootstocks eaten during medicinal ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Drug (Sports Medicine)
Plant rubbed on swimmers to make them feel strong.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quinault Drug (Abortifacient)
Decoction taken to regulate menses, informant insisted not an abortive.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quinault Drug (Eye Medicine)
Infusion of roots or root juice used as a wash for sore eyes.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Sanpoil Drug (Adjuvant)
Used as a drinking tube for medicine and used for giving medicine to infants.
Ray, Verne F. 1932 The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington. University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5 (p. 218)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Sanpoil Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Used as a drinking tube for medicine and used for giving medicine to infants.
Ray, Verne F. 1932 The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington. University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5 (p. 218)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Eye Medicine)
Stem liquid used for sore eyes or decoction of stems used for sore, itchy eyes or cataracts.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction of roots taken during difficult childbirth, to accelerate it.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction or infusion of stems taken after childbirth to expel the afterbirth more quickly.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of new growths taken for bladder trouble.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Blackfoot Food (Beverage)
Blades boiled to make a drink.
McClintock, Walter 1909 Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer. Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9 (p. 276)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cowlitz Food (Dried Food)
Stalk tops dried, mashed, mixed with salmon eggs and eaten.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hoh Food (Dried Food)
Rootstocks dried and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hoh Food (Special Food)
Rootstocks eaten during puberty ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hoh Food (Unspecified)
Rootstocks used for food.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Lakota Food (Fodder)
Plant given to horses to fatten them.
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 (p. 25)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Meskwaki Food (Fodder)
Plant fed to ponies to make them fat in a week.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 273)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Food (Fodder)
Used in winter for fodder during hay shortage.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Food (Dried Food)
Rootstocks dried and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Food (Special Food)
Rootstocks eaten during puberty ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Food (Unspecified)
Rootstocks used for food.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Bella Coola Fiber (Scouring Material)
Stems formerly used for sandpaper to smooth wooden objects.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 196)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Chippewa Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used for scouring.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 377)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Costanoan Fiber (Basketry)
Roots used in basketry.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 247)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cowlitz Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to polish arrow shafts.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Klamath Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to smooth arrow shafts.
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 (p. 88)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Menominee Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used as a scouring rush for pots and pans.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 75)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Meskwaki Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to scour pots and pans.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 268)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Missouri River Indian Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Used to make mats.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 58)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Montana Indian Fiber (Scouring Material)
Abrasive stems used to polish pipes, bows and arrows and formerly used to scrub tins and floors.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 58)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Scouring Material)
Handful of stems used to scour the kettles and pans.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 418)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Fiber (Scouring Material)
Stems used as sandpaper to polish bone tools and soapstone pipes.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to polish fingernails.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quinault Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to polish arrow shafts.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Sanpoil and Nespelem Fiber (Basketry)
Roots used to imbricate woven bags and baskets.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Fiber (Scouring Material)
Rough, silicon impregnated stems used to smooth and polish implements of wood, bone and steatite.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Gosiute Other (Toys & Games)
Used by children as whistles.
Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1911 The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah. Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405. (p. 368)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Havasupai Other (Tools)
Joints pulled apart and used by children to produce a whistling sound.
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 (p. 204)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Containers)
Hollow stems used to administer medicines to babies.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Sioux Other (Toys & Games)
Stems formerly used by children to make whistles.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 58)
Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Other (Fertilizer)
Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Diuretic)
Decoction of plant taken for urinating too infrequently.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 262)
Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Eye Medicine)
Infusion of whole plant used as an eyewash for white spot on the eye.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 262)
Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of plant taken for kidney trouble.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 262)
Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Other)
Decoction of plant taken for backache or "summer complaint."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 262)
Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of plant taken for urinating too much.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 262)
Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction used by women with excessive urination who are ruptured.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 262)
Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Iroquois Drug (Venereal Aid)
Compound decoction of roots taken for gonorrhea.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 262)
Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.
Scouringrush Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Karok Fiber (Scouring Material)
Dried stalks used to sharpen mussel shell scrapers and for polishing arrows.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany. Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 378)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Keres, Western Drug (Hemorrhoid Remedy)
Plant chewed before meals for piles.
Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 42)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Costanoan Drug (Abortifacient)
Decoction of plant used for retarded menstruation.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 4)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Costanoan Drug (Contraceptive)
Decoction of plant used as a contraceptive.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 4)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Costanoan Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of stalks used as a hair wash.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 4)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Costanoan Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of plant used for bladder ailments.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 4)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Diegueno Drug (Hypotensive)
Infusion of stems taken for high blood pressure.
Hedges, Ken 1986 Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany. San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20 (p. 19)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hoh Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Rootstocks eaten during medicinal ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hopi Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Dried, ground plant used for ceremonial bread.
Fewkes, J. Walter 1896 A Contribution to Ethnobotany. American Anthropologist 9:14-21 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Navajo, Kayenta Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of plant taken or cold infusion used as a lotion for backaches.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris 1951 The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho. Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press (p. 15)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Navajo, Kayenta Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Infusion of plant taken or cold infusion used as a lotion for backaches.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris 1951 The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho. Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press (p. 15)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Disinfectant)
Compound decoction of plant used for "lightning infection."
Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 11)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Infusion of stems taken for lumbago.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of plant and chokecherry twigs given to children for colds.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Plant pounded, mixed with water and used to wash areas of the body affected by poison ivy.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Diuretic)
Infusion of stems taken as a diuretic to stimulate the kidneys.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Infusion of stems taken for backaches.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of plant and chokecherry twigs given to children for colds.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Stimulant)
Infusion of stems taken for sluggishness due to a cold.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Venereal Aid)
Decoction of plant and false box taken or used as a bath for syphilis and gonorrhea.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Given to thin, old horses with diarrhea after eating fresh grass in spring.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagon Drug (Burn Dressing)
Poultice of plant ash and grease applied to burns.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 41)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of whole plant taken for kidney trouble and associated back trouble.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 59)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Rootstocks eaten during medicinal ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Burn Dressing)
Poultice of plant ash and grease applied to burns.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 41)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Eye Medicine)
Stem liquid used for sore eyes or decoction of stems used for sore, itchy eyes or blindness.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction of roots taken to accelerate a difficult childbirth.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction or infusion of stems taken after childbirth to expel the afterbirth more quickly.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of new growths taken for bladder trouble.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hoh Food (Dried Food)
Rootstocks dried and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hoh Food (Special Food)
Rootstocks eaten as a delicacy.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hoh Food (Special Food)
Rootstocks eaten during puberty ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Isleta Food (Fodder)
Plant used for horse feed.
Jones, Volney H. 1931 The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 28)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Food (Fodder)
Used in winter for fodder during hay shortage.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Food (Unspecified)
Heads 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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Food (Dried Food)
Rootstocks dried and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Food (Special Food)
Rootstocks eaten as a delicacy.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Food (Special Food)
Rootstocks eaten during puberty ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B. 1936 Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians. Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70 (p. 57)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
San Felipe Food (Porridge)
Plant dried and ground to make mush.
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 (p. 27)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Karok Fiber (Scouring Material)
Stems used to sandpaper madrone spoons.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis (p. 29)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Fiber (Scouring Material)
Stems used as sandpaper to polish bone tools and soapstone pipes.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to polish fingernails.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagon Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used for sharpening and polishing bone tools.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 39)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used for sharpening and polishing bone tools.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 39)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Fiber (Scouring Material)
Rough, silicon impregnated stems used to smooth and polish implements of wood, bone and steatite.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Hopi Other (Ceremonial Items)
Dried, ground with corn meal and used to make a ceremonial bread.
Fewkes, J. Walter 1896 A Contribution to Ethnobotany. American Anthropologist 9:14-21 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Containers)
Hollow stems used to administer medicines to babies.
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 (p. 17)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Other (Fertilizer)
Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
Smooth Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Ute Other (Toys & Games)
Used by children as whistles.
Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1909 Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians. American Anthropologist 11:27-40 (p. 34)
Equisetum palustre L.
Marsh Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion or decoction of plants taken for stomach or bowel troubles.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 231)
Equisetum palustre L.
Marsh Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Laxative)
Decoction of plants taken for sick stomach, bowels or for constipation.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 231)
Equisetum pratense Ehrh.
Meadow Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Eskimo, Inupiat Food (Unspecified)
Raw roots eaten with seal oil.
Jones, Anore 1983 Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat. Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program (p. 121)
Equisetum pratense Ehrh.
Meadow Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Eskimo, Inupiat Food (Winter Use Food)
Roots stored in oil for future use.
Jones, Anore 1983 Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat. Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program (p. 121)
Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
Dwarf Scouringrush; Equisetaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food (Forage)
Plant eaten by grizzly bears.
Compton, Brian Douglas 1993 Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants.... Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia (p. 156)
Equisetum sp.
Mare's Tail; Equisetaceae
Aleut Drug (Poison)
Decoction of plant fed to hated guest as a magical poison.
Bank, II, Theodore P. 1953 Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts. Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters (p. 428)
Equisetum sp.
; Equisetaceae
Costanoan Drug (Abortifacient)
Decoction of plant used for retarded menstruation.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 4)
Equisetum sp.
; Equisetaceae
Costanoan Drug (Contraceptive)
Decoction of plant used as a contraceptive.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 4)
Equisetum sp.
; Equisetaceae
Costanoan Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of plant used for bladder ailments.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 4)
Equisetum sp.
Scouring-rush; Equisetaceae
Miwok Drug (Unspecified)
Stems used for medicine.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford 1933 Miwok Material Culture. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11 (p. 169)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Modesse Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of plant taken for coughs.
Merriam, C. Hart 1966 Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes. University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley (p. 224)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Modesse Drug (Urinary Aid)
Infusion of plant taken for bladder troubles.
Merriam, C. Hart 1966 Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes. University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley (p. 224)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail Rush; Equisetaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of plant taken for kidney trouble.
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 (p. 70)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Burn Dressing)
Poultice of stem ash of several species used alone or with grease on burns.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 462)
Equisetum sp.
Branchless Horsetails; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Eye Medicine)
Stem liquid used for sore eyes or decoction of stem used for sore, itchy eyes or blindness.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum sp.
Branchless Horsetails; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction or infusion of stems taken after childbirth to expel the afterbirth more quickly.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum sp.
Branchless Horsetails; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of new growths taken for bladder trouble.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum sp.
Horse Tail; Equisetaceae
Skagit, Upper Food (Unspecified)
Tender shoots eaten.
Theodoratus, Robert J. 1989 Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley. Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52 (p. 42)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cahuilla Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used for a cleaning pad as a cleansing agent.
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. 70)
Equisetum sp.
Feathery Goosegrass; Equisetaceae
Koyukon Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Blades used as dog bedding.
Nelson, Richard K. 1983 Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest. Chicago. The University of Chicago Press (p. 56)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Modesse Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to polish arrows.
Merriam, C. Hart 1966 Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes. University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley (p. 224)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Omaha Fiber (Scouring Material)
Plant used like sandpaper for polishing.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 63)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Pawnee Fiber (Scouring Material)
Plant used like sandpaper for polishing.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 63)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Ponca Fiber (Scouring Material)
Plant used like sandpaper for polishing.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 63)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to smooth and finish soapstone pipes.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 497)
Equisetum sp.
Branchless Horsetails; Equisetaceae
Thompson Fiber (Scouring Material)
Rough, silicon impregnated stems used to smooth and polish implements of wood, bone and steatite.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum sp.
Feathery Goosegrass; Equisetaceae
Koyukon Other (Fuel)
Blades used to produce smoke in smudge fires.
Nelson, Richard K. 1983 Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest. Chicago. The University of Chicago Press (p. 56)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Paiute Other (Toys & Games)
Stalk sections used by children to make whistles.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 37)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Other (Ceremonial Items)
Stem used to hold lice found in girls' hair and thrown in a stream during puberty ceremonies.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 510)
Equisetum sp.
Branchless Horsetails; Equisetaceae
Thompson Other (Fertilizer)
Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed.
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Other (Tools)
Stems used to sharpen and polish bone.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 497)
Equisetum sp.
Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Winnebago Other (Toys & Games)
Stems used by children to make whistles.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 63)
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
Woodland Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Eskimo, Alaska Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Infusion of branches and stems used for internal bleeding.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager 1980 Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska. Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48 (p. 33)
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
Woodland Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Menominee Drug (Hemostat)
Poultice of pulverized stem applied to stop bleeding.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 35)
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
Woodland Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Menominee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of stems used for dropsy.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 35)
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
Woodland Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of plant used for kidney trouble and dropsy.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 368)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Kwakiutl Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of rough leaves and stems applied to cuts and sores.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 263)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Saanich Drug (Blood Medicine)
Tender, young shoots eaten raw or boiled and thought to be "good for the blood."
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1971 The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II. Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339 (p. 68)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Thompson Drug (Urinary Aid)
Decoction of new plant tops used for "stoppage of urine."
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 (p. 86)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Yuki Drug (Diuretic)
Decoction of plant taken as a diuretic.
Curtin, L. S. M. 1957 Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants. The Masterkey 31:85-94 (p. 47)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Clallam Food (Unspecified)
Sprouts peeled and eaten raw or pit baked and eaten.
Fleisher, Mark S. 1980 The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington. Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210 (p. 193)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cowlitz Food (Unspecified)
Root stock bulbs cooked and eaten.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cowlitz Food (Unspecified)
Bulbs eaten raw.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Klallam Food (Unspecified)
Reproductive and vegetative sprouts used for food.
Gunther, Erna 1927 Klallam Ethnography. Seattle. University of Washington Press (p. 197)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Makah Food (Unspecified)
Young stems peeled and eaten raw.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Nitinaht Food (Substitution Food)
Hollow, water filled stem segments used when water scarce.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie 1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 60)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Nitinaht Food (Unspecified)
Young shoots eaten in spring.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie 1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 60)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Food (Fodder)
Used as fodder for horses.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Food (Unspecified)
Young stems peeled and eaten raw.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quinault Food (Fodder)
Used as fodder for horses.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quinault Food (Unspecified)
Young stems peeled and eaten raw.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quinault Food (Unspecified)
Roots eaten with whale or seal oil.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Saanich Food (Unspecified)
Tender, young shoots eaten raw or boiled.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1971 The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II. Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339 (p. 68)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Swinomish Food (Unspecified)
Bulbs eaten raw.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Cowlitz Fiber (Basketry)
Black roots used for imbrication on coiled baskets.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber (Scouring Material)
Rough leaves and stems used for polishing canoes and other wooden articles.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 264)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Quileute Fiber (Basketry)
Black roots used for imbrication on coiled baskets.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Salish, Coast Fiber (Basketry)
Stems used for black imbrication in basketmaking.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1971 The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II. Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339 (p. 68)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Skokomish Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used with dogfish as sandpaper.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Swinomish Fiber (Basketry)
Black roots used for imbrication on coiled baskets.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Swinomish Fiber (Scouring Material)
Used to polish arrow shafts.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 15)
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Yuki Fiber (Scouring Material)
Stalks used to smooth Indian hemp stems and to polish arrows.
Curtin, L. S. M. 1957 Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants. The Masterkey 31:85-94 (p. 92)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction of stem taken for menstrual cramps.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 58)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Tolowa Drug (Oral Aid)
Stem rubbed on child's teeth to keep them from gritting their teeth.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis (p. 29)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Tolowa Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Stem rubbed on child's teeth to keep them from gritting their teeth.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis (p. 29)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Makah Food (Unspecified)
Young, sterile or fertile shoots peeled, washed or soaked in cold water and eaten raw.
Gill, Steven J. 1983 Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA). Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis (p. 215)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Makah Food (Unspecified)
Strobili boiled in water for ten minutes and eaten.
Gill, Steven J. 1983 Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA). Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis (p. 215)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Nitinaht Food (Beverage)
Vegetative shoots used as a source of drinking water when traveling.
Gill, Steven J. 1983 Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA). Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis (p. 215)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Nitinaht Food (Unspecified)
Fertile and sterile shoots used for food.
Gill, Steven J. 1983 Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA). Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis (p. 215)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Yurok Food (Unspecified)
Very small, fresh sprouts 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 (p. 29)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Other (Fasteners)
Plant used as binding to fasten feathers onto the coat of a wale-pu.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 58)
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail; Equisetaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Other (Tools)
Leafless, fertile stems used as sandpaper in smoothing arrow shafts and drill shafts.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 58)
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D.M.H. Mohr
Variegated Scouringrush; Equisetaceae
Yuki Drug (Eye Medicine)
Plant used for sore eyes.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 304)
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D.M.H. Mohr
Variegated Scouringrush; Equisetaceae
Mendocino Indian Food (Forage)
Used as an occasional forage food for horses.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 304)
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D.M.H. Mohr
Variegated Scouringrush; Equisetaceae
Mendocino Indian Fiber (Scouring Material)
Silicious stems used as a substitute for sandpaper in finishing off arrows and other woodwork.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 304)