. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). HERBS 59 seeds to make a meal or gruel. Indians capitalized upon the seed oil to grease their hair, boiling the flower heads to get it. Roots were used in combination with other roots for snake bite, and a root decoction was used as a warm wash for rheumatism. A purple and black dye was extracted from seeds for clothes and baskets; also a yellow dye was derived from the plan to Roasted seeds or shells crushed and sifted were used as a drink like cof- fee. Ripe seeds parche
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). HERBS 59 seeds to make a meal or gruel. Indians capitalized upon the seed oil to grease their hair, boiling the flower heads to get it. Roots were used in combination with other roots for snake bite, and a root decoction was used as a warm wash for rheumatism. A purple and black dye was extracted from seeds for clothes and baskets; also a yellow dye was derived from the plan to Roasted seeds or shells crushed and sifted were used as a drink like cof- fee. Ripe seeds parched and made into a meal or bread is very nutritious. Stalks yield a fibrco Pharmacopia says, "Seed diuretic, yields a blond fixing oil; the plant is ; Bees make a fine, amber honey from the flowers. Sun flower oil is fed to sheep, cattle and poultry; claimed to be better than linseed oil. H-54. GRINDELIA, GUM PLANT, RESIN WEED, Grindelia sp„ Usually. l'-6' high herbs, rather resinous, es- pecially around the flowers; single or branched stems; rather stiff pointed leaves with toothed edges; large yellow flowers solitary or few in cluster. Brooks Botany says: "Root in Spring dried and powdered, makes a fine med- icine for purging or hemorrhages. The decoction of the whole plant is famous for wounds and, in England, it was used for ; Spanish Americans boiled buds and flowers until water was down to a pint, then that was drunk for kidney trouble. For rheumatism, fresh plant was crushed and applied to body part. Official use of drug: fluid extract made from flowering top and leaves, a stom- ach tonic, anti-spasmodic; also, fluid extract painted on surfaces affords relief to those suffering from ivy or oak poisoning. Indians boiled root and drank tea for the liver; buds on the plant were dried for use with small-pox; a decoction of leaves was made for running sores; flowering tops, collected in the spring, were used for a blood purifier and t
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