id,species,tribe,source,pageno,use_category,use_subcategory,notes,rawsource
44318,4241,100,7,368,2,84,Decoction of bark taken to promote miscarriage.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368"
44127,4230,125,108,28,2,84,Roots and prickly pear cactus roots used as 'medicine for not give birth.',"Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 28"
43223,4144,100,7,365,2,84,Decoction of plant taken by women with suppressed menses.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 365"
43107,4132,141,35,63,2,84,Roots used for irregular menstruation.,"Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 63"
43105,4132,134,93,258,2,84,Infusion of roots used for irregular menstruation.,"Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258"
42911,4118,35,138,289,2,84,Plant used as a 'deobstruant.',"Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 289"
42853,4108,32,1,60,2,84,Used for female obstructions.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60"
42702,4105,121,63,273,2,84,Juice taken by women to bring about an abortion.,"Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 273"
42103,4079,58,47,63,2,84,Decoction of plant used to bring menstruation.,"Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63"
42102,4079,58,47,63,2,84,Decoction of leafy stems used to bring menstruation.,"Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63"
40752,4027,100,7,444,2,84,Infusion of roots taken for irregular or profuse menses.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444"
40704,4020,138,51,41,2,84,Decoction of root taken for 'irregularity of the menses.',"Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 41"
39944,3951,31,25,19,2,84,Chewed bark or decoction of bark taken to induce menstruation.,"Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19"
39890,3950,138,51,46,2,84,Infusion of dried inner bark taken during a cold to treat suppressed menses.,"Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46"
39642,3914,157,141,156,2,84,Infusion of plant used as bath for (inducing?) menstruation.,"Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156"
39627,3911,59,128,658,2,84,Compound decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation.,"Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658"
39577,3903,8,113,132,2,84,"Infusion of young branches, alone or with other plants, used for stomachaches and irregular menses.","Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 132"
39433,3901,100,7,264,2,84,Compound taken for menstruation when stopped by a cold.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 264"
39299,3892,38,4,358,2,84,"Decoction of leaf taken, especially by young girls, for 'stoppage of period.'","Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358"
39203,3876,58,47,31,2,84,Decoction of roots taken for failure to menstruate.,"Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31"
39056,3849,120,30,59,2,84,Infusion of cut branches taken for menstrual disorders.,"Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 59"
38997,3842,32,1,57,2,84,Compound used to promote menstruation.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57"
38939,3835,59,128,662,2,84,Compound decoction of root used as a wash for irregular periods.,"Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 662"
38509,3755,96,49,64,2,84,Infusion of plant taken to 'make tardy menstruation come.',"Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64"
38442,3740,32,1,36,2,84,Used for 'female obstructions.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36"
38020,3687,38,4,358,2,84,Simple or compound decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.',"Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358"
37591,3626,32,1,55,2,84,Infusion of root used for monthly period.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55"
37586,3625,32,1,55,2,84,Infusion of root used for monthly period.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55"
37577,3623,32,1,55,2,84,Infusion of root used for monthly period.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55"
37180,3588,58,47,59,2,84,Decoction or infusion of leaves taken for sickness associated with absence of menstrual period.,"Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 59"
37083,3577,141,35,61,2,84,Roots used for irregular menstruation.,"Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61"
37081,3577,134,93,258,2,84,Infusion of bulb roots used for irregular menstruation.,"Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258"
37068,3575,38,4,358,2,84,Decoction of powdered root taken for 'stoppage of periods.',"Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358"
37024,3572,141,188,56,2,84,Used as an abortifacient.,"Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56"
37015,3572,138,176,133,2,84,Compound decoction of root used for irregular periods.,"Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133"
36930,3572,1,84,154,2,84,Used as an abortifacient.,"Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154"
36864,3569,87,14,229,2,84,Leaves boiled and used to shorten pregnancy.,"Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229"
35468,3493,96,49,"56, 57",2,84,Decoction of white root used to regulate menstruation.,"Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56, 57"
34908,3469,27,134,79,2,84,Decoction of stems taken by women with sickness in their womb.,"Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 79"
34904,3468,141,35,61,2,84,Parts of plant used for irregular menstruation.,"Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61"
34903,3468,134,93,258,2,84,Infusion of plant and wild strawberry used for irregular menstruation.,"Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258"
34422,3449,38,4,358,2,84,Decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.',"Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358"
33749,3397,38,4,358,2,84,Compound decoction of stalk taken for 'stoppage of periods.',"Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358"
33029,3351,100,7,370,2,84,Decoction of roots taken for irregular menses.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 370"
32289,3273,138,176,133,2,84,Compound decoction of inner bark taken for suppressed menses caused by cold.,"Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133"
32023,3259,138,176,133,2,84,Compound decoction of inner bark taken for suppressed menses caused by cold.,"Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133"
31751,3236,38,4,358,2,84,Decoction of powdered root taken for 'stoppage of periods.',"Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358"
31593,3225,23,26,60,2,84,Plant used to cause abortions.,"Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60"
31552,3219,228,88,284,2,84,Infusion of plant used 'to correct irregularities and to relieve menstrual pain.',"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole:  Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 284"
29697,3107,232,111,46,2,84,Plant used to regulate delayed menstruation.,"Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks.  Originally published in 1959, page 46"
29696,3107,183,12,122,2,84,Decoction of root taken as 'a regulator for delayed menstruation.',"Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 122"
29495,3103,54,145,485,2,84,Used to prevent childbearing.,"Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485"
28773,3046,32,1,55,2,84,Used as an emmenagogue.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55"
28560,3017,32,1,58,2,84,Compound decoction taken 'for menstrual period.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58"
27998,2968,175,32,29,2,84,Green buds never chewed by pregnant women because it would cause a miscarriage.,"Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 29"
26733,2924,23,26,61,2,84,Infusion of plant taken in small amounts to abort.,"Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61"
26561,2899,202,40,72,2,84,Decoction of leaves used for delayed menstruation.,"Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 72"
26560,2899,200,80,13,2,84,Decoction of leaves taken to bring on delayed menstruation.,"Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13"
26558,2899,106,60,49,2,84,Infusion of plant taken first two months of pregnancy to cause an abortion.,"Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49"
26536,2896,137,89,344,2,84,Infusion of roots taken for abortions.,"Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 344"
26239,2848,32,1,47,2,84,Infusion of top and root taken as an abortive for 'female obstructions.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47"
26071,2837,228,88,320,2,84,Infusion of leaves taken to abort a fetus up to about four months old.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole:  Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 320"
25656,2770,149,97,"74, 130",2,84,Infusion of leaves taken to induce abortion.,"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130"
24889,2676,32,1,55,2,84,Infusion taken for obstructed menstruation.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55"
24829,2670,125,108,42,2,84,Roots and soapweed roots used as 'medicine for not give birth.',"Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 42"
23633,2574,32,1,28,2,84,Infusion used for female obstructions.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28"
23196,2504,32,1,39,2,84,Used for female obstructions.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39"
23174,2503,32,1,39,2,84,Used for female obstructions.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39"
23103,2494,63,22,"30, 76",2,84,Infusion of plant taken for 'suppressed menses.',"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 76"
23101,2494,62,97,36,2,84,Infusion used for suppressed menstruations to strengthen the female generative organs.,"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36"
22191,2390,100,7,351,2,84,Decoction of roots taken for suppressed menses.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 351"
21635,2337,133,101,78,2,84,Roots chewed to induce an abortion.,"Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 78"
21634,2337,133,25,22,2,84,Raw root chewed by women to effect an abortion.,"Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22"
20372,2199,211,102,33,2,84,Infusion taken to correct delayed menses.,"Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 33"
20342,2198,32,1,56,2,84,Taken for female obstructions.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56"
20261,2183,141,35,58,2,84,Parts of plant used for irregular menstruation.,"Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58"
20260,2183,134,93,258,2,84,Infusion of plant and sweet viburnum roots used for irregular menstruation.,"Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258"
19131,2064,32,1,28,2,84,Used for 'female obstructions.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28"
18132,2021,131,5,67,2,84,Plant used to cause abortions.,"Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 67"
17692,1974,32,1,40,2,84,Infusion taken to 'bring on menses.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40"
17663,1966,32,1,53,2,84,Compound decoction taken 'to promote menstruation.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 53"
17639,1963,32,1,53,2,84,Compound decoction taken 'to promote menstruation.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 53"
17630,1962,32,1,53,2,84,Compound decoction taken 'to promote menstruation.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 53"
17626,1960,100,7,386,2,84,Decoction of stems taken after the remedy for the suppression of menses.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 386"
17478,1926,32,1,54,2,84,Compound infusion taken for menstrual period.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54"
16985,1860,51,109,373,2,84,Infusion of leaves taken 'for suppression of menses or irregular menses of girls.',"Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 373"
16763,1850,38,15,129,2,84,Decoction of roots taken for amenorrhea.,"Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 129"
16466,1806,32,1,48,2,84,Infusion taken for 'obstructed menses.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48"
16212,1780,54,145,485,2,84,Used to prevent childbearing.,"Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485"
15548,1696,202,40,106,2,84,Infusion of leaves taken to bring on a woman's period.,"Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 106"
15485,1684,39,138,287,2,84,Decoction of whole plant used as a 'deobstruent.',"Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287"
15179,1655,1,84,154,2,84,Used as an emmenagogue.,"Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154"
15178,1655,1,84,172,2,84,Infusion of bark taken by women to provoke menses.,"Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 172"
14999,1640,141,35,56,2,84,Parts of plant used for irregular menstruation.,"Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56"
14996,1640,134,93,258,2,84,Infusion of plant and dwarf raspberry used for irregular menstruation.,"Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258"
14865,1635,100,7,352,2,84,Infusion of whole plant taken by women to regulate menses.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 352"
14667,1603,100,7,302,2,84,"Bark used for abortions, only when mother was suffering.","Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302"
14485,1580,38,15,142,2,84,Root used to correct irregular menses.,"Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 142"
14425,1574,100,7,375,2,84,"Decoction taken to stimulate suppressed menses, do not take when pregnant.","Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 375"
14424,1574,100,7,375,2,84,Decoction of plants taken for suppressed menses.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 375"
13797,1481,32,1,35,2,84,Taken for 'suppressed menstruation.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35"