Book
Navajo Indian medical ethnobotany: an analysis of the John and Louisa Wetherill ethnobotanical collection
University of New Mexico Press • (5) • Published In 1941 • Pages: 66
By: Wyman, Leland Clifton, Harris, Stuart Kimball.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work is an analysis of a botanical collection made by John and Louisa Wetherill sometime between 1906 and 1931. The analysis provides a compendium of Navajo ethnobotany covering the flora within a fifty mile radius of Kayenta, Arizona, Navajo plant nomenclature, and uses. Focus is on medicinal and ceremonial utilization. Data are presented on 240 plant species. Particularly useful are the cross references to other studies, notably other works by Wyman and Harris and studies by Vestal, Matthews, Elmore and the Franciscan Fathers. The reader should note that in many cases data were gathered from a single informant. Organizationally this is a technical source and the researcher should consult Category 128 for a full explanation of symbols and abbreviations. Two tables (see Category 824) provide lists of plants by medicinal and ceremonial uses.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Flora
- Ethnobotany
- Medical therapy
- Bodily injuries
- Pharmaceuticals
- Magical and mental therapy
- Diet
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Navajo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Natural Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Richard A. Wagner ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1906-1915
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Navajo Reservation, Kayenta area, Arizona; Utah, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Leland C. Wyman and Stuart K. Harris
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-76)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians