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Show All of the following are plants were listed by Smith ( 1974a: 269- 274) with Ute names but whose botanical identifications are unknown because her collection of specimens was destroyed. Food Uses Either of the following terms may be names for watercress, wild rhubarb, spring parsley or wild cabbage. A.. 5.18 / ka? a= ti/ ( unidentified botanical species): This is an edible plant whose greens are prepared through boiling ( Smith 1974a: 273). A... 5.19 / k- Wus. a= ti/ ( unidentified botanical species): The greens of this plant are also boiled and eaten ( Smith 1974a: 273). Medicinal and Ritual Uses In addition to plants mentioned above, there are several other possible species that are located in the area and known to be used by neighboring Great Basin populations for healing purposes. Any one of them may have been used by the Utes as well. These include Mormon tea stems [ Ephedra sp.] ( Train et al. 1974: 68- 70; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 136- 137), pennyroyal [ Hedeoma dromundii] ( Train et al. 1974: 83; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 168), penstemon [ Penstemon sp.] ( Chamberlin 1911: 376; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 280- 282; 112- 5), plantain leaves and roots [ Plantago sp., or Goody era oblongifolia] ( Chamberlin 1911: 376; Train et al. 1974: 119- 120; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 187,192), potentilla [ Potentilla sp.] ( Chamberlin 1911: 378; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 257- 259), and vervain [ Verbena bracteata] ( Fowler 1986: 79; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 288). There are also plants whose leaves and/ or roots and/ or bark are used medicinally and may also be candidates for some of the Ute names listed below. These are alumroot [ Heuchera parvifolia] ( Chamberlin 1911: 371; Train et al. 1974: 87; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 268), angelica [ Angelica sp.] ( Chamberlin 1911: 361; Train et al. 1974: 34- 6; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 23), barberry [ Mahonia repens and M. fremontii] ( Fowler 1986: 71; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 73), bistort roots [ Polygonum sp.] ( Chamberlin 1911: 377; Fowler 1986: 77; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 235- 236), and manzanita leaves [ Arctostaphylos patula] ( Train et al. 1974: 38; Fowler 1986: 73; Goodrich and Neese 1986: 138). A,. 5.20...../? ak- W. as. usi=. p4/ ( unidentified botanical species): Smith ( 1974a: 271) reported that the leaves of this plant were pounded, steeped in water, and drunk for sore throat, coughs and toothaches. A.. 5.21 /? asuwa- ni= pi/ ( unidentified botanical species) This herb was pounded, boiled, and drunk for the flu ( Smith 1974a: 271). 73 |
