Names

Shoshone: doy.yah.ay.gah.pah

English: Strawberry

Scientific: Frageria vesca

Zone

Montane

Harvest Time

• July
• as an understory plant in Montane Forests

Primary Uses

• Leaves promote contentment

Secondary Uses

• Leaves and berries have strong chemical for treating skin cancer growth

Cautions

• Requires vigilance if competing with wild creatures, which usually eat them right away

Active Principle(s)

• Elagic Acid-Anti-cancer

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Notes

• Leaf tea is used by most tribes to ease childbirth and menstrual pain.
• Leaf tea
  • Anti-anxiety, Depression, Vitamin C

Names

Shoshone: any.gah.poe.goe.mp

English: Raspberry

Scientific: Rubus idaeus

Zone

Montane

Harvest Time

• July
• In forests, bordering Montane Meadows, where forest opening to South, allows sunshine in

Primary Uses

• Saved for women in winter to ease Childbirth Pain

Secondary Uses

• None Listed

Cautions

• Leaves must be dried

Active Principle(s)

• Heraclenin – a furanocoumarin compound that stimulates nerve growth

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Notes

Food Notes

Leaves must first be dried for a tea to drink close to child birthing time

• Leaf tea
  • Anti-viral, cough, diarrhea, fever, menstruation pain reducer, urinary tract infection, vitamin C

Names

Shoshone:
bah·hoe·vee (Sacred Sage)

English: White Sage

Scientific: Artemisia ludoviciana

Zone

Lower Foothills

Harvest Time

• Near sage brush
• Scattered

Primary Uses

• Medicinal
  • Anti-bacterial
  • Anti-parasitic
• Other
  • Ceremony

Secondary Uses

• Medicinal
  • Intestinal health

Cautions

• None listed

Active Principle(s)

• Turpines

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Notes

Kills parasites. Leaves can be used to treat intestinal distress.

Ceremonially used for smudging. For smudging, harvest before flowering.

Names

Shoshone:
boe·hoe·v (“Little Brother of Big Sage”)

English: Fringed Sage

Scientific: Artemisia frigida

Zone

Lower Foothills

Harvest Time

• Near sage brush
• Scattered

Primary Uses

• Medicinal
  • Anti-bacterial
  • Diarrhea
  • Lungs
  • Pneumonia
  • Anti-parasitic

Secondary Uses

• None listed

Cautions

• None listed

Active Principle(s)

• Artemisin is anti-bacterial.

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Notes

Kills parasites, helps prevent malaria, fights food poisoning, giardia, and pneumonia.

Rub on hands as hand sanitizer. Or, make a tincture with 70% alcohol.

Names

Shoshone:
Unknown

English: Yellow Paintbrush

Scientific: Castilleja occidentalis

Zone

Lower Foothills

Harvest Time

• Low elevation
• Near sage brush
• Scattered

Primary Uses

• Food
• Medicinal
  • Vitamin C

Secondary Uses

• None listed

Cautions

• None listed

Active Principle(s)

• Vitamin C
• Carotenoids (anti-oxidants)
• Selenium

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Notes

Has a mushroom flavor when fried.

Names

Shoshone:
moe.hah.gwah.rahnd

English: Scarlet Paintbrush

Scientific: Castilleja minata

Zone

Lower Foothills

Harvest Time

• Low elevation
• Scattered

Primary Uses

• Medicinal
  • Vitamin C

Secondary Uses

• None listed

Cautions

• None listed

Active Principle(s)

• Vitamin C
• Carotenoids (antioxidants)
• Selenium

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Notes

Tops are nutrient rich.

Names

Shoshone:
Unknown

English: Indian Ricegrass

Scientific: Orizopsis hymenoides

Zone

Lower Foothills

Harvest Time

• Sandy, dry places
• Red desert

Primary Uses

• Food
  • Flour

Secondary Uses

• Other
  • Fire Starter

Cautions

• None listed

Active Principle(s)

• None listed

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Notes

High in protein.

Pounded and added to other flours for bread.

Names

Shoshone:
Unknown

English: Bitterbrush

Scientific: Purshia tridentata

Zone

Lower Foothills

Harvest Time

• In sagebrush stappa after fire

Primary Uses

• Medicinal
  • Induce vomiting

Secondary Uses

• Medicinal
  • Nervous system

Cautions

• Causes vomiting

Active Principle(s)

• None listed

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Notes

Can be used to induce vomiting.

Names

Shoshone:
boe.hoe.v

English: Big Sagebrush

Scientific: Artemisia tridentata

Zone

Lower Foothills

Harvest Time

• Med: Leaves
• Food: Seeds edible – low elevation

Primary Uses

• Medicine
  • Anti-bacterial
  • Fever
  • Fungicide
  • Infection
  • Lungs

Secondary Uses

• None listed

Cautions

• In general, do not eat the leaves.

Active Principle(s)

• Turpine (fever control)
• Camphor (insect repellent)

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Notes

While the seeds are edible, primarily the leaves are used for medicinal purposes and to preserve food in underground caches.