The ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana

Hart, Jeffrey A.

doi:10.1016/0378-8741(81)90019-2

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“…Achillea millefolium was selected because it is used as an analgesic (Supplementary Table 1) (Black, 1980; Hellson, 1974; Raymond, 1945). Acorus calamus was selected because it alleviates paralysis (Leighton, 1985), has analgesic, anticonvulsive, and stimulant properties (Hamel, 1975; Hart, 1981; Johnston, 1987; Smith, 1973), and is used as a psychological aid (Supplementary Table 3) (Gilmore, 1919). We chose to study the ubiquitous plant Allium sativum as a potential neuroprotective candidate based on evidence that Allium sp.…”

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Pikuni-Blackfeet traditional medicine: Neuroprotective activities of medicinal plants used to treat Parkinson’s disease-related symptoms

Jacquet

Tambe

Ying

et al. 2017

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Ethnopharmacological relevance Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder affecting 5% of the population over the age of 85 years. Current treatments primarily involve dopamine replacement therapy, which leads to temporary relief of motor symptoms but fails to slow the underlying neurodegeneration. Thus, there is a need for safe PD therapies with neuroprotective activity. In this study, we analyzed contemporary herbal medicinal practices used by members of the Pikuni-Blackfeet tribe from Western Montana to treat PD-related symptoms, in an effort to identify medicinal plants that are affordable to traditional communities and accessible to larger populations. Aim of the study The aims of this study were to (i) identify medicinal plants used by the Pikuni-Blackfeet tribe to treat individuals with symptoms related to PD or other CNS disorders, and (ii) characterize a subset of the identified plants in terms of antioxidant and neuroprotective activities in cellular models of PD. Materials and Methods Interviews of healers and local people were carried out on the Blackfeet Indian reservation. Plant samples were collected, and water extracts were produced for subsequent analysis. A subset of botanical extracts was tested for the ability to induce activation of the Nrf2-mediated transcriptional response and to protect against neurotoxicity elicited by the PD-related toxins rotenone and paraquat. Results The ethnopharmacological interviews resulted in the documentation of 19 medicinal plants used to treat various ailments and diseases, including symptoms related to PD. Seven botanical extracts (out of a total of 10 extracts tested) showed activation of Nrf2-mediated transcriptional activity in primary cortical astrocytes. Extracts prepared from Allium sativum cloves, Trifolium pratense flowers, and Amelanchier arborea berries exhibited neuroprotective activity against toxicity elicited by rotenone, whereas only the extracts prepared from Allium sativum and Amelanchier arborea alleviated PQ-induced dopaminergic cell death. Conclusions Our findings highlight the potential clinical utility of plants used for medicinal purposes over generations by the Pikuni-Blackfeet people, and they shed light on mechanisms by which the plant extracts could slow neurodegeneration in PD.

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Pikuni-Blackfeet traditional medicine: Neuroprotective activities of medicinal plants used to treat Parkinson’s disease-related symptoms

Jacquet

Tambe

Ying

et al. 2017

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…(sensu McGregor, 1968) and recently revised as E. pallida var. angustifolia (Binns et al, 2002), has been reported as a systemic and topical anti-microbial, among a host of therapeutic uses from North American Native traditions (Hart, 1981;Kindscher, 1989;Shemluck, 1982) and Eclectic medicine (reviewed in Foster, 1991;Hobbs, 1989Hobbs, , 1994. Many of these applications suggest therapeutic antifungal applications of prairie Echinacea species roots as phytomedicines.…”

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Antifungal and Anti-inflammatory Activity of the Genus Echinacea

Merali

Binns

Paulin-Levasseur

et al. 2003

Pharmaceutical Biology

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The antifungal activity and 5-lipoxygenase-inhibiting activity of extracts of five wild and three commercially used taxa of the genus Echinacea were investigated. The near-UV mediated antifungal bioassays included clinically isolated Cryptococcus neoformans, two Candida albicans isolates (D10 and CN1A) with amphotericin B resistance, as well as established and emerging filamentous fungal pathogens (Trichophyton tonsurans, T. mentagrophytes, Microsporum gypseum and Pseudallescheria boydii). Root extracts of the eight Echinacea taxa showed antifungal activity against most of the pathogenic fungi. The inhibition of the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) enzyme of the arachadonic acid pathway was determined by HPLC detection of a direct metabolic product (LTB 4 ) of 5-LOX derived from stimulated rat basophilic cells. Root extracts of the three commercial species of Echinacea (E. purpurea, E. pallida var. angustifolia, E. pallida var. pallida) inhibited the 5-LOX enzyme. E. pallida var. angustifolia was the most potent of the three. The results show that Echinacea spp. have significant antifungal and antiinflammatory activity.Pharmaceutical Biology Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by Emory University on 08/07/15For personal use only.

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“…Rubus parviflorus ) and hawthorn ( Crataegus sp. ), were key parts of indigenous northwest diets (Hart 1979:288, 290; Ross 2011:347; Stenholm 2000:14.1–14.66; Teit 1928:56; Turner 2007:143), although their presence could be attributed to seed rain (Minnis 1981). Camas is also found throughout the assemblage, with leaflets and whole bulbs concentrating in the C and B strata (Figure 5e, Supplemental Figure 5e–h).…”

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Gendered Places and Depositional Histories: Reconstructing a Menstrual Lodge in the Interior Northwest

Carney

Guedes

Lyons³

et al. 2019

Am. Antiq.

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This project considered the deposition history of a burned structure located on the Kalispel Tribe of Indians ancestral lands at the Flying Goose site in northeastern Washington. Excavation of the structure revealed stratified deposits that do not conform to established Columbia Plateau architectural types. The small size, location, and absence of artifacts lead us to hypothesize that this site was once a non-domestic structure. We tested this hypothesis with paleoethnobotanical, bulk geoarchaeological, thin section, and experimental firing data to deduce the structural remains and the post-occupation sequence. The structure burned at a relatively low temperature, was buried soon afterward with imported rubified sediment, and was exposed to seasonal river inundation. Subsequently, a second fire consumed a unique assemblage of plant remains. Drawing on recent approaches to structured deposition and historic processes, we incorporate ethnography to argue that this structure was a menstrual lodge. These structures are common in ethnographic descriptions, although no menstrual lodges have been positively identified in the archaeological record of the North American Pacific Northwest. This interpretation is important to understanding the development and time depth of gendered practices of Interior Northwest groups.

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The ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana

Cited by 61 publications

References 3 publications

Pikuni-Blackfeet traditional medicine: Neuroprotective activities of medicinal plants used to treat Parkinson’s disease-related symptoms

Pikuni-Blackfeet traditional medicine: Neuroprotective activities of medicinal plants used to treat Parkinson’s disease-related symptoms

Antifungal and Anti-inflammatory Activity of the Genus Echinacea

Gendered Places and Depositional Histories: Reconstructing a Menstrual Lodge in the Interior Northwest

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