English

tobacco

Scientific Name

Nicotiana spp

Arapaho

siisoowoo'

Translation of the Arapaho

not translatable

Tobacco and the Arapaho

Medicinal: Alfred Kroeber reports that charred tobacco was used in insect medicine. Tobacco was also bound onto wounds, sometimes mixed with animal grease, to promote healing and prevent scarring.

Smoke plant: Tobacco was and is widely smoked by Arapahos.