Names

Shoshone:
Unknown

English: Green Gentian

Scientific: Frasera speciosa

Zone

Upper Foothills

Harvest Time

• Any time

Primary Uses

• Roots, used for same results, gut clean-out, by grizzlies

Secondary Uses

• Roots, used in Spring to prepare body for new plant diet, of the fresh plants of the new growing season
• Old People’s Medicine for intestinal stimulant

Cautions

• Internally can be irritating to intestinal ling if used too long

Active Principle(s)

• Gentiopicrin and Amaragenin

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Medicinal Uses

• Fungicide: Topical or internal leaves or roots in tea
• Lice: Powdered root in soapy water
• Old People’s Medicine: Intestinal stimulant to improve digestion
• Stomach: Root tea soothes upset stomach

Process Prep

• 1 tsp of dried powdered root in water for constipation or stomach upset

Names

Shoshone:
Unknown

English: Goldenrod

Scientific: Solidago sp.

Zone

Upper Foothills

Harvest Time

• When pollinating or when leaves are green

Primary Uses

• The entire plant was used as an antibacterial. Pollen was sprinkled on the wound site.
• Today sometimes are treated this because of its anti-fungal properties

Secondary Uses

• Leaves were used as pot herb

Cautions

• Some people maybe allergic to plants in this family

Active Principle(s)

• None Listed

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Medicinal Uses

• Abrasion: Wound dressing with roots and leaves
• Allergy: Leaf tea
• Antibacterial: Poultice or pollen sprinkled on open wound
• Anti-inflammatory: Leaf and root
• Bleeding: Pollen or leaf infusion
• Burns: Leaf or flower poultice soothes burns. Root was to heal burns
• Fungicide: Powdered leaves or leaf/flower/root tea
• Glomerulitis: Leaf/root tea
• Headache: Root tea
• Healing: Powdered plant or whole plant tea
• Infection: Flower, leaf, roots as powder or tea
• Itching: Tea drunk to reduce histamine reaction
• Intestinal Health: Leaf/flower tea
• Kidney Nephritis: Leaf tea
• Kidney Stones: Roo tea
• Lice: Powdered leaves in soapy water
• Menstruation: Tea regulates menstrual flow
• Neuropathy: Leaf/flower tea
• Pneumonia: Tea
• Rash: Tea
• Stomach: Tea to calm the sensitive stomach
• Swelling: Leaf/flower tea is anti-inflammatory
• Throat: tea
• Urinary Tract Infection: tea
• Vitamin C: LEaves as vegetable
• Yeast infection: Root, leaf, flower tea

Names

Shoshone: Unknown

English: Chickweed or “Mouse Ear”

Scientific: Cerastium arvense

Zone

Upper Foothills

Harvest Time

• During flowering time

Primary Uses

• Flowers and Leaves as Pot herb

Secondary Uses

• None Listed

Cautions

• None Listed

Active Principle(s)

• Vitamins A,C,E, and B

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General Use:

• Leaves and flowers as food and have vitamin C in them

Names

Shoshone:
woy·yoe·nah·gway·shee

English: Horsetail

Scientific: Equisetum arvense

Zone

Upper Foothills

Harvest Time

• Not Specified
  • Located in both Upper Foothills and Montane
• Foods sprouts when 1″ to 2″ tall
• Medicinal tea: mature green plants

Primary Uses

• Kidney and Bladder infection and joint pain

Secondary Uses

• Polishing and scrubbing, especially fine sanding of woods and metal items

Cautions

• Do not eat when plants are mature-too much silica can be harmful to the intestinal lining

Active Principle(s)

• Silicon Dioxide for scrubbing aids in calcium recycling
• Calcium and enzymes

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Medicinal Uses:

• Antibacterial: Infusion is wash for infections
• Bleeding: Poultice to stop bleeding
• Blood pressure: Tea raises low blood pressure
• Constipation: Tea
• Cough: Tea
• Immune: Tea strengthens immune response
• Old People’s Medicine: Tea to strengthen connective tissue and bones
• Osteoporosis: Tea for recycling calcium
• Pneumonia: Tea
• Rash: Tea improves skin quality through blood purification
• Skin: Tea for skin tone
• Stomach: Tea for upset stomach
• Urinary Tract Infection: Tea

Process Prep

• Stir fry or boiled as food
• tea for medicine

Names

Shoshone: goo·kee·toy·p

English: Scouring Rush

Scientific: Equisetum hyemale

Zone

Upper Foothills

Harvest Time

• Not Specified
  • In both Upper Foothills and Montane

Primary Uses

• Kidney and Bladder Infection and Join Pain

Secondary Uses

• Polishing and Scrubbing especially fine sanding of wood, metal items

Cautions

• Too much tea can damage intestinal lining

Active Principle(s)

• Silicon Dioxide for scrubbing aids in calcium recycling
• Calcium

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Medicinal Uses

• Antibacterial: Topical wash or tea for kidney or UTI
• Anxiety: Tea can reduce anxiety in some people with low blood calcium
• Arthritis: Tea as a calcium supplement
• Congestion: Tea
• Cough: Tea
• Healing: General antimicrobial
• Immune: Tea aids in immune response
• Infection: General antimicrobial
• Kidney Nephritis: General aid in kidney function
• Old People’s Medicine: Aids in calcium recycling
• Osteoporosis: Source of dietary calcium. Aids in calcium recycling
• Stomach: Tea
• Throat: Tea
• Urinary tract infection: Tea
• Yeast Infection: Good for urinary tract health

Process Prep

• Young shoots cooked as food
• Older stems used for medicinal tea

Names

Shoshone: guhnk

English: Prairie Onion

Scientific: Allium textile

Zone

Desert

Harvest Time

• May
  • Heavy spring rains promote this as ground cover
  • Tops were preferred onion flavor part
• Tops of plants harvested for stews or flavor/garnish

Primary Uses

• Good carbohydrate source. Skin source of quercetin

Secondary Uses

• Used to flavor meats

Cautions

• None Listed

Active Principle(s)

• None Listed

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Medicinal Uses

• Antibacterial: bulbs eaten for food poisoning
• Diarrhea: Eat bulbs to treat dysentery
• Vitamin C: Potherb flowers and leaves

Names

Shoshone: gah.boe.n.zee.nee

English: Fleabane

Scientific: Erigeron sp.

Zone

Alpine

Harvest Time

• June or July depending on the elevation

Primary Uses

• Repels fleas

Secondary Uses

• Not edible

Cautions

• Too bitter to eat

Active Principle(s)

• None Listed

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General Notes

• Dried plants powdered and used in flea colors

Process Prep

• Dry and powder the entire plant and save it in an airtight jar.

Names

Shoshone:

English: American Bistort

Scientific: Polygonum bistortoides

Zone

Alpine

Harvest Time

• Spring and early summer

Primary Uses

• Root: eaten fried, or in stews

Secondary Uses

• Cure for scurvy
• Roots: wound dressing

Cautions

• None Listed

Active Principle(s)

• None listed

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Medicinal Uses

• Abrasion: Root poultice
• Antibacterial: Mashed roots
• Anti-inflammatory: Mashed roots
• Bleeding: Mashed roots to stop bleeding
• Burns: Mashed roots applied to burns
• Diarrhea: Roots eaten as food
• Healing: Root poultice applied to all wounds
• Hemorrhoids: Roots eaten as food
• Infection: Root poultice
• Intestinal Health: Roots eaten for parasites
• Liver: Roots eaten for jaundice
• Rash: Root poultice
• Stings: Root poultice
• Ulcers: Roots
• Vitamin C: Plants with roots
• Wounds: astringent

General Notes:

• Good food and medicine
• Astringent

Process Prep:

• Cook roots as food
• Mash roots as medicine

Names

Shoshone: ay.fee.by.hy.d

English: Alpine Bluebells

Scientific: Mertensia alpina

Zone

Alpine

Harvest Time

• Spring

Primary Uses

• Gut health: flowers eaten as pre-biotics

Secondary Uses

• Immune booster

Cautions

• May cause some nausea till you get accustomed

Active Principle(s)

• glucopoly-saccharides
• Vitamins C, B, A

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Medicinal Uses:

• Abrasion: Crushed leaves and poultice
• Antibacterial: Mashed leaves in poultice
• Vitamin C: Food

Process Prep

• Raw or cooked as food

Names

Shoshone:

English: Moss Campion

Scientific: Silene acaulis

Zone

Alpine

Harvest Time

• Early summer

Primary Uses

• Flowers Edible; sweet

Secondary Uses

• None listed

Cautions

• None listed

Active Principle(s)

• None listed

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