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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 170. |
Wild tobacco
Navajo Name:
| Family | Taxon | Genus |
| Solanaceae | Nicotiana | Nicotiana L |
Classification: 41 genera in Solanaceae, 22 species in Nicotiana
Species:
- Wild tobacco Nicotiana
- Coyote Tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
- Cultivated Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum L.
- Palmer's Tobacco, Nicotiana obtusifolia var. palmeri (Gray) Kartesz
- Desert Tobacco, Nicotiana obtusifolia
Ceremonies:
Evil Way, Blessing Way, Night Chant, Raven Chant, Mountain Chant
Ritual:
- used in many ceremonies (Franciscan Fathers 1929:200)
- used to make Evil Way smoke (Wyman and Harris 1941:74)
- mixed with other plants and burned in the Blessing Way ceremony (Wyman and Harris 1941:71)
- leaf mixed with other plants and smoked in Blessing Way to treat mental problems (Wyman and Harris 1941:60)
- leaf used to fill Night Chant prayer sticks (Elmore 1944:75)
- leaf smoked after making masks for the Night Chant (Elmore 1944:75)
- Infusion of leaves given to the patient in a painted turtle shell during the Raven Chant (Elmore1944:74)
- used for sores caused by the handling or burning a raven's nest (Elmore1944:74)
- Sacred plant depicted with beans, corn & squash in the first sacred painting of the Mountain Chant (Elmore1944:75)
- Plant smoked in corn husks for ceremonial purposes (Vestal 1952:43)
Medicine:
- Leaf smoke blown in patient's face to treat fainting (Wyman and Harris 1941:59)
- Plant used for nosebleed (Wyman and Harris 1951: 41)
- Plant used as a narcotic (Wyman and Harris 1951: 41)
- Leaves smoked in corn husks for headache (Vestal 1952:l43)
- Leaves smoked in corn husks for cough (Vestal 1952:43)
Food:
none cited
Other:
- Plant used to heal castration cuts on a young race horse (Vestal 1952:43)
- Coyote Tobacco used as substitute for commercial tobacco (Vestal 1952:43)
References:
- Franciscan Fathers 1929:200
- Elmore1944:75
- Wyman and Harris 1951: 41,60,71
- Vestal 1952:43