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Show Medicinal Use by Utes: Both the Northern Utes and Utah Southern Paiutes utilized the roots of the Valeriana edulis ( Fowler 1986: 79). Janetski ( 1983: 46) reports that there were " rather extensive stands of tobacco root ( Valeriana edulis)" in the bottoms of the Utah Valley in historical times ( around 1844) ( Janetski 1983: 46). It is considered a medicine by one Ute consultant ( 3.1). Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: According to Janetski ( 1983: 65), Fremont said the Kooyah was eaten by the Shoshones. This term " kooyah" is also applied to Porter's lovage- the " bear root" used most commonly by the Utes. A.. 3.. 13 Yampa.,.. Wild... Carrot ( Perideria gairdneri., Apiaceae): The Ute name is / yaa= pi/ ( Smith 1974a: 271), also / yaam pi/ [ 2.1]. Reported Locations: According to Goodrich and Neese ( 1986: 29), this plant exists in the Uinta Basin in meadow and sagebrush communities from 7,500 to 7,700 feet and has been seen in Strawberry Valley. However, ECOTONE ( 1995) does not include yampa for the reservation. One Ute elder indicated that it grows mostly over in Colorado near Meeker and that some of the White River Utes were called / yamparka/ because they depended so much on these carrots. She also indicated that " once and awhile I've come upon it around here but there's not many" ( 2.1). Ute Food Use: Callaway et al. ( 1986: 338) reported this was used by the Utes, and was one of the favorite tubers of the Eastern Utes, and Smith ( 1974a: 271) and Garner and Hawley ( 1950: 324) also reported its use by the Northern Utes. It's still considered a food source today ( 2.1). Medicinal Use by Utes: Smith ( 1974a: 137) related that raw yampa were believed to cause miscarriage. Use by Neighboring Great Basin Populations:. Fowler ( 1986: 71) listed this plant for Paiutes, Shoshones, and Gosiutes, although more recent studies indicate that the wild carrot of the Gosiutes, Shoshones, and Paiutes is a Lipidium ( Halmo et al. 1993: 147). A. 3,14 Yucca ( possibly the Yucca harrimaniae., Agavaceae): The Ute name for yucca is / wisi/ and for its root / pisa- wisi/ ( Smith 1974a: 274). Reported Locations: Yucca is found in the Uinta Basin from east Duchesne County eastward, on dry slopes and foothills amid desert shrub and pinion-juniper communities from 4,800 to 6,000 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 19). ECOTONE ( 1995) does not include the Yucca sp. for the Uintah- Ouray Reservation. Flowering yucca were numerous and easily seen along U. S. Highway 40 from Myton to Roosevelt. Uses by Utes: A Ute consultant noted that the roots of the yucca were sometimes used to make a shampoo for the hair ( 1.2). This was also reported by Lowie ( 1924: 201) and Stewart ( 1942: 251). Smith ( 1974a: 72, 58 |
