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1/29/23 Ethnobotany Plants to Know - 10 Flashcards

1
Q

How was California Buckwheat used by indigenous peoples

A

Used to treat headache, diarrhea, stomach problems, heart problems, colds, coughs, wounds

Used in its entirety (leaves, seeds, roots, flowers) for teas and poultices

Seeds also were food

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Eriogonum Fasciculatum

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California Buckwheat

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How is California Buckwheat used in modern day

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Its poultice is used today to treat arthritis utilizing the anti-inflammatory properties

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4
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How did California Buckwheat inspire a modern commodity?

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Inspired modern food diets

Gluten free, fiber + protein source, vitamin source

Improves heart health, weight loss, diabetes

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5
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Nicotiana spp.

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Tobacco Plants

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6
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How was Tobacco used by the Indigenous people

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Used for religious ceremonies (prayers/sweat lodges), and offerings to deities

Pain killer for ear and toothaches

Trade and currency

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How did Tobacco inspire a modern commodity

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Europeans brought back to Europe, and harvested it as a cash crop -> American export

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How is Tobacco used today

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Large tobacco industry, cigarettes, cigars, dipping tobacco, etc.

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9
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Satureja douglasii

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Yerba buena

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How was Yerba buena used by the Indigenous peoples

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Leaves used for tea for stomach ailments, fevers, eye infections, colds

Stems and leaves wrapped around head for headache

Skin wash for rashes and prickly heat

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11
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How is Yerba Buena used today?

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Toothpaste, soaps

Cooking for its spearmint flavor

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12
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Yucca Whipplei

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chaparral yucca

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How was Yucca Whipplei used by the Indigenous peoples?

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Weaved baskets, rope, sewing, and soap

Used by the Chumash for fishing line

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How is Yucca Whipplei used today?

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Xeriscaping (process of landscaping with little irrigation)

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15
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Lophophora williamsii

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Peyote cactus

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16
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How was peyote cactus used by the Indigenous peoples?

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Religious sacrament / ceremonial medicine

Snakebite, scorpions, burns, wounds, fever, toothache, arthritis

17
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How did peyote cactus inspire a modern commodity?

A

Schedule 1 narcotic (drugs with. no benefits)

May help with mental health

18
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How id Peyote cactus used today?

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Native American Church can use it

Government restricts it elsewhere

19
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Umbellularia californica

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California bay

20
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How was California bay used by the Indigenous peoples?

A

Skin, respiratory, gastrointestinal
Crushed leaves for pain relief
Tea for sore throats
Leaf oil for earaches and sores

Fruity flesh and nut was edible
Leaf was used for cooking

Wood for bows

21
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How did California bay inspire a modern commodity?

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Wood used for instruments
Seasoning

22
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How is California bay used today?

A

Antimicrobial effects again bacteria (MRSA)
Cooking
Wood for instruments and furniture

23
Q

Sambacus mexicana

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Mexican elderberry

24
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How was Mexican elderberry used by Indigenous peoples?

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Flowers brewed in a broth, berries spread externally for sprains or sore joints

Berries eaten or dried

25
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How is Mexican elderberry used today?

A

Syrups, preserves, baked goods
Boiling flowers in tea for fever, cold, flu, stomach

26
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Claytonia perfoliata

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Miner’s lettuce

27
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How was miner’s lettuce used by the Indigenous peoples?

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Poultice for rheumatic pain
Juice for appetizer restorer
Tea used as a diuretic

28
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How is miner’s lettuce used today?

A

Inspired Gold rush miners to eat it to prevent scurvy
Salad garnish or served boiled

29
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Sequoia sempervirens

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Coastal Redwood

30
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How was Coastal Redwood used by Indigenous peoples?

A

Young trees used for earaches
Tea was for UTI
Inner bark for blood purification
Thick bark for shelter

31
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How is Coastal Redwood used today?

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Trees exported for lumber
Slow to burn, water absorption, durability

32
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Archtostaphylos spp.

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Manzanita

33
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How was Manzanita used by Indigenous peoples?

A

Berries for cider
Wood for fire drills
Chewed for nausea and upset stomachs
Soaked leaves for dressing to reduce discomfort with poison oak rashes

34
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How is Manzanita used today?

A

Wood for driftwood
Leaves for poison oak
Flowers and berries edible
Bark smoked or used for tea

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