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Zigadenus
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Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Alaska Native Drug (Poison)
Plant considered poisonous.
Heller, Christine A. 1953 Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska. University of Alaska (p. 163)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug (Poison)
Whole plant considered poisonous.
Jones, Anore 1983 Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat. Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program (p. 139)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Navajo, Ramah Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Cold infusion of plant used as a lotion for mad coyote bite.
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. 21)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Keres, Western Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Infusion of eleven plants used as an athletic rub down.
Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 78)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Keres, Western Drug (Diaphoretic)
Eleven plants used in sweatbath.
Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 78)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Keres, Western Drug (Poison)
Plant considered poisonous.
Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 78)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Keres, Western Drug (Strengthener)
Root rubbed on muscles as a strengthener.
Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 78)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Keres, Western Drug (Strengthener)
Infusion of eleven plants used as an emetic before breakfast prior to athletic events or deer hunts.
Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 78)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Analgesic)
Pulverized, baked root used as salve on painful areas, especially back and feet.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 463)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Poison)
Bulb caused "human poisoning" and leaves usually fatal to cattle.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 512)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Leaves usually fatal to cattle.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 512)

Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Mountain Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Thompson Other (Ceremonial Items)
Roots placed in the eye sockets and mouth of a dead grouse by the father of a girl reaching puberty.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 508)

Zigadenus nuttallii (Gray) S. Wats.
Nuttall's Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Gosiute Drug (Emetic)
Plant used as an emetic.
Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1911 The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah. Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405. (p. 384)

Zigadenus nuttallii (Gray) S. Wats.
Nuttall's Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Gosiute Drug (Venereal Aid)
Plant used for venereal affections.
Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1911 The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah. Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405. (p. 384)

Zigadenus nuttallii (Gray) S. Wats.
Nuttall's Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Ute Drug (Poison)
Bulbs considered poisonous.
Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1909 Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians. American Anthropologist 11:27-40 (p. 37)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Navajo, Kayenta Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Infusion of plant given to sheep with bloat.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris 1951 The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho. Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press (p. 17)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of bulb used for neuralgia.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of root, sometimes mixed with tobacco, applied for rheumatism.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of bulb used for swellings.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Emetic)
Decoction of root taken as an emetic, in spite of poisonous nature of plant.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Poultice of bulb used for sprains and lameness.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Poultice of bulb used for toothache.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute, Northern Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of roasted, mashed bulbs applied to swollen parts or used for rheumatism.
Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 128)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of bulb used for neuralgia.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of crushed raw or roasted root applied for rheumatism.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of bulb used for swellings.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Emetic)
Decoction of root taken as an emetic, in spite of poisonous nature of plant.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Poultice of bulb used for sprains and lameness.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Poultice of bulb used for toothache.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Washo Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of bulb used for neuralgia.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Washo Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of crushed, raw root applied for rheumatism.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Washo Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of bulb used for swellings.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Washo Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Poultice of bulb used for sprains and lameness.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Washo Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Poultice of bulb used for toothache.
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. 149)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Navajo, Kayenta Food (Unspecified)
Bulbs cooked with meat and corn and used for food.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris 1951 The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho. Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press (p. 17)

Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Navajo, Kayenta Food (Vegetable)
Plants used as greens.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris 1951 The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho. Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press (p. 17)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Chehalis Drug (Emetic)
Plant sometimes used as a violent emetic.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 23)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug (Poison)
Roots considered highly toxic.
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. 203)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Klamath Drug (Emetic)
Roots mixed with rootstocks of blue flag and used for vomiting.
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. 93)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Lakota Drug (Poison)
Plant poisonous to humans.
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. 28)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Mendocino Indian Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to painful bruises and sprains.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 321)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Mendocino Indian Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to rheumatism.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 321)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Mendocino Indian Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied for boils and painful bruises.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 321)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Mendocino Indian Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to painful bruises and sprains.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 321)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Mendocino Indian Drug (Poison)
Root considered poisonous.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 321)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Montana Indian Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of cooked, mashed bulbs applied to strain and bruise pains.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 27)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Montana Indian Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of mashed bulbs applied for rheumatism.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 27)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Montana Indian Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of cooked, mashed bulbs applied to boils.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 27)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Poison)
Bulbs considered extremely poisonous.
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. 50)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Okanagon Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Bulbs mashed and used for rheumatism.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 37)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of bulb used for rheumatic pains.
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. 149,150)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of bulb used for rheumatic pains.
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. 149,150)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Burn Dressing)
Poultice of bulb used for burns.
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. 149,150)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of bulb used for swellings.
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. 149,150)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Poison)
Seeds and roots considered a deadly poison if eaten by humans or horses.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 54)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Snake Bite Remedy)
Poultice of bulb used for rattlesnake bites.
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. 149,150)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Paiute, Northern Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of roasted, mashed bulbs applied to swollen parts or used for rheumatism.
Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 128)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Drug (Poison)
Plant considered poisonous.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 30)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Shuswap Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Poultice of plant applied to sore legs.
Palmer, Gary 1975 Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany. Syesis 8:29-51 (p. 55)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Shuswap Drug (Poison)
Plant considered poisonous.
Palmer, Gary 1975 Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany. Syesis 8:29-51 (p. 55)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Squaxin Drug (Emetic)
Plant sometimes used as a violent emetic.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 23)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Bulbs mashed and used for rheumatism.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 37)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Mashed bulbs rubbed on broken bones to help them heal 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. 133)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Yuki Drug (Poison)
Bulbs considered poisonous.
Curtin, L. S. M. 1957 Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants. The Masterkey 31:85-94 (p. 94)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Karok Food (Unspecified)
Bulbs 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. 64)

Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas; Liliaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Mashed bulbs used as an arrow poison.
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. 50)