Search for streptopus found 37 matches:
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Makah Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Chewed roots taken to produce labor in case of protracted delay.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 25)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Micmac Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Parts of plant used for spitting blood.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Micmac Drug (Kidney Aid)
Parts of plant used for kidney trouble.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Micmac Drug (Venereal Aid)
Parts of plant used for gonorrhea.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Montagnais Drug (Panacea)
Infusion of stems and berries taken "for sickness in general."
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 314)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Penobscot Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Compound infusion of plant taken for "spitting up blood."
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 311)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Penobscot Drug (Kidney Aid)
Compound infusion of plant taken for kidney trouble.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 311)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Penobscot Drug (Tonic)
Compound infusion of plant taken as a tonic.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 311)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Penobscot Drug (Venereal Aid)
Compound infusion of plant taken for gonorrhea.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 311)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Analgesic)
Compound decoction of roots taken for internal pains.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 459)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Dietary Aid)
Infusion of whole plant taken for loss of appetite.
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. 130)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of whole plant taken for stomachache.
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. 130)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Alaska Native Food (Fruit)
Berries used for food.
Heller, Christine A. 1953 Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska. University of Alaska (p. 69)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Alaska Native Food (Vegetable)
Young, tender shoots used in salads.
Heller, Christine A. 1953 Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska. University of Alaska (p. 69)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Cherokee Food (Vegetable)
Leaves cooked and eaten as greens.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 59)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Hesquiat Food (Forage)
Eaten by deer.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 55)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Montagnais Food (Forage)
Berries and roots eaten by snakes.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 314)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Nitinaht Food (Forage)
Berries eaten by wolves.
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. 86)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Okanagon Food (Fruit)
Bright-colored berries used for food.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 38)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Oweekeno Food (Forage)
Berries eaten by frogs.
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. 79)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Thompson Food (Fruit)
Berries eaten in large quantities.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 486)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Thompson Food (Fruit)
Bright-colored berries used for food.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 38)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Hesquiat Other (Toys & Games)
Children play with the berries.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat 1982 Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 55)
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
Claspleaf Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Thompson Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Plant tied to the body, clothes or hair and used as a scent.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 502)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Chippewa Drug (Eye Medicine)
Poultice of steeped root applied to sties.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 360)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Infusion of roots taken for fallen womb.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 284)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Montagnais Drug (Diaphoretic)
Infusion of blossoms taken to cause sweating.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 314)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Cathartic)
Plant used as a physic and infusion taken as a cough remedy.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 374)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of plant taken as a cough remedy and used as a physic.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 374)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Okanagon Drug (Tonic)
Plant used as a tonic medicine.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 42)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Cough Medicine)
Root used to make a cough syrup or tea.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 63)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Tonic)
Plant used as a tonic medicine.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 42)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Unspecified)
Decoction of root used medicinally.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 467)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Cherokee Food (Unspecified)
Young growth boiled, fried and eaten.
Witthoft, John 1977 Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs. Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255 (p. 251)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Cherokee Food (Vegetable)
Leaves and stalks mixed with wanegedum (Angelico) and sweet salad and cooked as greens.
Perry, Myra Jean 1975 Food Use of "Wild" Plants by Cherokee Indians. The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis (p. 48)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Cherokee Food (Vegetable)
Leaves cooked and eaten as greens.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 59)
Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
Rosy Twistedstalk; Liliaceae
Cherokee Food (Winter Use Food)
Leaves and stalks mixed with wanegedum (Angelico) and sweet salad and canned for future use.
Perry, Myra Jean 1975 Food Use of "Wild" Plants by Cherokee Indians. The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis (p. 48)