Liliaceae
shortstyle onion
Allium brevistylum S. Watson
Indigenous Names: Kha-a’-mot-ot-ke-‘wat, Kha-ohktsi-me-is’-tse-hi, Tohtoo?e-xaoe-nestavo, Xaoe-hehestavo
Medicinal Documentation
Cheyenne
Poultice of ground roots and stems applied and infusion used as a wash for opened and unopened carbuncles. Additional commentary: The finely ground roots and stems of wild onions were applied as a poultice in the treatment of unopened carbuncles. If the carbuncle were opened, the powder would be boiled in an infusion to be poured over it to “clean out the pus clinging to the cavity.”66
Botanical Reference
Parts Documented: roots, stems
Distribution: Moist sites; prairies, open woods, montane, and sub-alpine zones, sometimes roadsides; Idaho, Montana, into Colorado