A
Achnatherum hymenoides
28
acorns 40
Agave 5, 68
parryi 5
Alamogordo 62
Albuquerque 20, 26, 28, 31,
35, 61
Alder-leaf serviceberry 47
Allium cernuum 60
drummondii 60
geyeri 60
Alpine false springparsley 37
woodsorrel 49
Amaranth 6, 30
Amaranthus hybridus 6
palmeri 6
powellii 6
retroflexus 6
Amelanchier alnifolia 47
utahensis 47
American red raspberry 45
Animas 21, 33
antibacterial 60
antiviral 60
Apache 8
Arctostaphylos pungens 33
uva-ursi 33
Arizona 9, 29, 32, 40, 51,
53, 59
jewel flower 29
arthritis 67, 68
asparagus 10, 38
Aspen 2, 9, 25, 45, 53, 55,
60, 63
Astragalus 4
astringent 9, 14, 17, 22, 31, 33,
40, 53, 62, 63
B
baking soda 10
Banana yucca 67
Barberry 27
basket weaving 7
Beargrass 7
Beeplant 8
Bee spiderflower 8
berberine 16
Berberis aquifolium 16
fremontii 27
haematocarpa 27
repens 16
Berro 58
Big Burro Mountains 51
Bilberry 9
Birdbill dayflower 18
Black cherry 14
currant 17
Range 22, 51
Blueberry 9
Blue Range 51
Box thorn 65
Bracken 10
fern 10
Brassica 58
Broadleaf cattail 12
broom making 7
Buffalo gourd 11
Bulrush 56
Buttercup family 34
C
calcium 9, 30, 43, 44, 49, 66
California 19, 32, 53
nettle 39
Caltha leptosepala 34
Cañaigre 61
Candle cholla 15
Cane cholla 15
Canyon grape 59
capers 8
carcinogenic 10
Cardamine cordifolia 25
Carelessweed 6
Carlsbad 31
Carrot family 2, 52
Caryophyllaceae 13
Cassava 67
cataracts 9
Cattail 12, 56
Century plant 5
Cerastium spp. 13
Chaparral beargrass 7
Cheeseplant 32
Cheeseweed 32
Chenopodium album 30
fremontii 30
incanum 30
Cherry 14
Chickweed 13
Chihuahuan Desert 29, 68
Chimaja 52
chlorine bleach 12, 56, 58
Chokecherry 14
Cholla 15
Christmas cholla 15
Chual 30
Chuska Mountains 37, 39, 53,
55, 63
Cicuta 4
Cirsium ochrocentrum 54
scariosum 54
spp. 54
Clammyweed 8
Cleomaceae 8
Cleome serrulata 8
Clorox 56
Cocolmeca 51
Colorado 20, 57
pinyon 42
Commelinaceae 50
Commelina dianthifolia 18
erecta 18
Common mallow 32
monkey flower 36
panicgrass 41
purslane 44
sunflower 64
tule 56
Conium 4
constipation 40
Coral bean 4
cordage 5, 68
Cota 23
Creek mustard 58
Creeping hollygrape 16, 27
mahonia 16
Cucurbita foetidissima 11
Curly dock 66
Currant 17, 22
cuts 63
cyanogenic glycosides 14, 47
Cylindropuntia imbricata 15
Cymopterus glomeratus 52
lemmonii 37
multinervatus 52
spp. 52
D
Dasylirion wheeleri 7
Datura 4
Dayflower 18, 50
Deathcamas 4, 60
Desert Grassland 21, 35
olive 19
rhubarb 61
rose 62
spoon 7
tobacco 4
diarrhea 9, 19
diuretic 15, 23, 29
Douglas fir 9, 16
Dysphania ambrosioides 30
E
Elbowbush 19
Elkslip 34
El Paso 51, 61
Emory oak 40
Epazote 30
Erythranthe guttata 36
esophageal cancer 10
Espadilla 12
essential fatty acids 11, 17, 44
F
False Solomon’s Seal
hellebore 4
Field chickweed 13
sorrel 48
Fir 9, 16, 17, 45, 53, 63
Flameflower 21, 44
flavonoids 3, 17
flu 60
Forestiera pubescens 19
Fragaria vesca 63
virginiana 63
X ananassa 63
Fremont’s barberry 27
mahonia 27
G
Gambel oak 9, 40, 49, 55
Garlic 60
Garrya spp. 33
gastritis 35
gastrointestinal 16
Geyer’s onion 60
Gila 16, 22, 31, 33, 37, 39, 47,
49, 51, 55
glucosinolates 8, 25, 29, 57
Goat’s beard 46
Goji berry 65
Golden currant 17
Gooseberry 17, 22
currant 22
Goosefoot 30
Gordolobo 38
Gourd 11
Gray oak 40
Great Plains 2, 20
Greenthread 23
Ground cherry 24, 65
Groundsel 4
H
Hall’s panicgrass 41
Hardstem bulrush 56
hayfever 39, 65
heartburn 29, 35
Heartleaf bittercress 25
Heath family 33
Hedge mustard 57
Helianthus annuus 64
tuberosus 64
hide tanning 40
Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa
26
glauca 26
Hog potato 26
Hollygrape 16, 27
honey 60
Honey mesquite 35
Hopi 23
tea 23
Horse nettle 4, 24
Husk tomato 24
I
Indian millet 28
mountain ricegrass 28
ricegrass 28, 41
rushpea 26
tea 23
indigestion 25, 29, 58
inflammation 63
isoquinoline alkaloids 16
Ivyleaf ground cherry 24
J
Japanese 10
Jemez Mountains 9, 16, 22,
25, 34, 37, 39, 45, 47,
53, 55, 62
Jerusalem artichoke 64
Jewel flower 8, 25, 29, 57
Jim Hill mustard 57
Juniper 27, 28, 33, 42, 47,
51, 52
K
kidneys 40
kidney stones 29, 30, 49
L
Lambsquarters 30
Large mountain bittercress
25
Las Cruces 21, 31, 62
Lemonade berry 31
Lily family 2
Littleleaf sumac 31
Little mallow 32
hogweed 44
oregongrape 16
liver 16
Locoweed 4
Longleaf ground cherry 24
Longstalk greenthread 23
Lycium barbarum 65
pallidum 65
Lyre-leaf jewel flower 29
M
macular degeneration 9
Madrone 33
Magdalena Mountains 45
magnesium 9, 44
Mahonia fremontii 27
haematocarpa 27
repens 16
Malva neglecta 32
parviflora 32
Manioc 67
Manzanita 33, 51
Marsh marigold 34
Meadow salsify 46
menses 25, 29, 57, 58
Mesquite 35
Metcalf bean 51
Mexican panicgrass 41
Mimulus glabratus 36
guttatus 36
Missouri gourd 11
Mogollon Mountains 9, 25,
45, 51, 53, 63
Monkey flower 36
Mountain nettle 39
parsley 37, 52
Mullein 38
Mustard 8
family 25, 29
greens 58
oil 8, 29, 57
seed 29, 57, 58
mutagenic 10
Myrtle blueberry 9
N
Narrowleaf cattail 12
dock 66
yucca 68
Nasturtium officinale 58
nausea 19, 65
Navajo 8
tea 23
yucca 68
Nettle 39
neurotoxic 10
New Mexico pinyon 42
thistle 54
Nicotiana 4
Nightshade family 2
Nodding onion 60
Nolina greenei 7
micrantha 7
microcarpa 7
texana 7
Nootka rose 62
Nopal 43
Nopalitos 43
O
Oak 27, 40, 47, 51
Oklahoma 19, 20
Olive family 19
Opuntia engelmannii 43
Orange flameflower 21
gooseberry 22
Oregongrape 16, 27
Oryzopsis hymenoides 28
oxalate 30, 43, 44, 48, 49,
61, 66
Oxalis alpina 49
decaphylla 49
spp. 48, 49
violacea 49
Oxytropis 4
Oyster root 46
P
Pacific Coast 53
Pale desert thorn 65
wolfberry 65
Pampa tea 23
Panicgrass 41
Panicum capillare 41
hallii 41
hirticaule 41
virgatum 41
Parry’s agave 5
Pea family 35
Pecos River 2
Peloncillo Mountains 33
pemmican 62
Peritoma jonesii
serrulata 8
Peritoma serrulata 8
Phaseolus angustissimus 51
maculatus 51
Phemeranthus aurantiacus
21
Physalis hederifolia 24
longifolia 24
Pickle of the Plains 20
Pignut 26
Pigweed 6
Pine 2, 9, 42, 50
pitch 42
sap 42
Pinewoods spiderwort 50
Pink family 13
Pinos Altos Mountains 51
Pinus cembroides 42
edulis 42
Pinyon pine 18, 27, 28, 33,
42, 52
Pointleaf manzanita 33
Poison hemlock 4
ivy 31
sumac 31
Polanisia dodecandra 8
Ponderosa pine 10, 16, 18, 37,
38, 42, 47, 49, 60
Portulaca oleracea 44
potassium 9, 44, 63
poultice 63
Prairie rose 62
spiderwort 50
sumac 31
Prickly pear 15, 43
rose 62
Proboscidea althaeifolia 20
louisianica 20
parviflora 20
Prosopis glandulosa 35
velutina 35
Prunus serotina 14
virginiana var. demissa 14
var. melanocarpa 14
Pseudocymopterus montanus
37
Pseudostellaria jamesiana 55
ptaquiloside 10
Pteridium aquilinum 10
Pueblo 8
Pulque 5
pumpkin seeds 11
Punks 12
Purple salsify 46
Purslane 21, 44
family 21, 44
pyrrolizidine alkaloids 34
Q
Quelites 6, 30
Quercus arizonica 40
emoryi 40
gambelii 40
grisea 40
turbinella 40
R
Raspberry 45, 53, 63
Red barberry 27
mahonia 27
oak 40
raspberry 45
sorrel 48
rhinitis 39
Rhus aromatica 31
glabra 31
lanceolata 31
microphylla 31
virens 31
Ribes aureum 17
cereum 17
inerme 22
leptanthum 22
montigenum 22
nigrum 17
pinetorum 22
wolfii 17
Rio Grande 2, 20, 35, 61
Rocky Mountains 8, 9, 17, 22,
25, 34, 37, 45, 47, 53
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
58
Rosa arkansana 62
nutkana 62
sayi 62
stellata 62
woodsii 62
Rose 62
family 14, 47, 63
Rubus idaeus 45
parviflorus 53
Rumex acetosella 48
crispus 66
hymenosepalus 61, 66
S
Sacahuista 7
Sacramento Mountains 16,
22, 25, 37, 39, 45, 51,
53, 55, 63
Salsify 46
Sandia Mountains 16, 55
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
2, 9, 16, 22, 25, 34,
37, 39, 45, 47, 53, 55,
62, 63
San Juan Mountains 9, 25, 34,
37, 39, 45, 47, 52, 53,
55, 62
Santa Fe 31, 51, 57
Rosa 26
saponins 5, 7, 11
Schoenoplectus acutus 56
Scirpus acutus 56
Screwbean mesquite 35
Scrub oak 40
Seep monkey flower 36
Senecio 4
senecionine 34
Serviceberry 47
Sheep’s sorrel 48
Silk tassel 33
Silky mountain rice 28
Silver City 21
Silybum marianum 54
Sinapis 58
Sisymbrium altissimum 57
skin 59
Slimleaf bean 51
Smooth sumac 31
soap 5, 7, 11, 68
Soaptree yucca 68
Soapweed yucca 68
Solanum 4
elaeagnifolium 24
Sorrel 48, 49
Southern cattail 12
Spiderwort 50
Spotted bean 51
Springparsley 37, 52
Spruce 9, 16, 17, 45, 53, 63
squash 11
Squawbush 31
Starwort 13, 55
Stellaria spp. 13
Sticky starwort 55
Stinging nettle 39
Stinking gourd 11
Stipa hymenoides 28
Strawberry 63
Streptanthus carinatus 29
Stretchberry 19
Switchgrass 41
T
Talinum angustissimum 21
aurantiacum 21
Tall mustard 57
Tanner’s dock 61
tannins 3, 40
Taos 31, 57
Tarahumara 51
Tater of the hog 26
Tenleaf woodsorrel 49
Tepary 51
Tequila 5
Texas 19, 20
beargrass 7
Thelesperma longipes 23
megapotamicum 23
subnudum 23
Thimbleberry 45, 53, 63
Thistle 54
Thornapple 4
Tomatillo 24
Tradescantia fluminensis 50
occidentalis 50
pinetorum 50
zebrina 50
Traditional Chinese Medicine
65
Tragopogon dubius 46
porrifolius 46
pratensis 46
Tree cholla 15
tobacco 4
Trumpet gooseberry 22
Tuber starwort 13, 55
Tucumcari 26
Tule 12, 56, 58
Tumble mustard 57
Tunas 43
Twincrest onion 60
Twistflower 29
Two-needle pinyon 42
Typha domingensis 12
latifolia 12
U
urinary tract 48
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis 39
gracilenta 39
Utah serviceberry 47
Uva-ursi 33
V
Vaccinium corymbosum 9
myrtillus 9
Velvet mesquite 35
Veratrum 4
Verbascum thapsus 38
Verdolaga 44
Violet woodsorrel 49
Virginia strawberry 63
vitamin A 9, 30, 44
B 9, 45
C 9, 17, 22, 31, 42, 44, 45, 53,
62, 63
E 45
Vitis arizonica 59
W
Wandering Jew 50
Wand panicgrass 41
Watercress 25, 36, 58
Water hemlock 4
Waveleaf thistle 54
Wax currant 17
Waxy rushpea 26
Western bracken fern 10
chokecherry 14
honey mesquite 35
red raspberry 45
spiderwort 50
sunflower 64
thimbleberry 53
Whipple cholla 15
White marsh marigold 34
oak 40
Whitemouth dayflower 18
Whitestem gooseberry 22
Whortleberry 9
Wild bean
gourd 11
grape 59
mustard 25, 57
onion 60
parsnip 52
rhubarb 61, 66
rose 62, 63
strawberry 63
sunflower 64
Wolfberry 65
Wolf currant 17
Woodland beargrass 7
strawberry 63
Woods’ rose 62
Woolly mullein 38
Y
Yellowdock 66
Yellowglow 21
Yellow monkey flower 36
salsify 46
Yellowspine thistle 54
Yuca 67
Yucca 7, 67, 68
angustissima 68
baccata 67
baileyi 68
elata 68
glauca 68
Z
Zigadenus 4
Zuni Mountains 16, 39, 55