id,species,species_label,tribe,tribe_label,source,source_label,pageno,use_category,use_category_label,use_subcategory,use_subcategory_label,notes,rawsource 347,9,Abronia elliptica A. Nels.,95,Hopi,37,w39,"36, 75",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant placed on child's head to induce sleep.,"Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 75" 764,38,Achillea millefolium L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,62,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion taken for restful sleep.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62" 1384,55,Acorus calamus L.,211,Rappahannock,102,shc42,30,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion given to children and babies for fretfulness.,"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 30" 1430,60,Actaea racemosa var. racemosa,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,30,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Given to make babies sleep.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30" 2266,160,Allium sp.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,320,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Compound infusion used for a 'baby who starts suddenly, especially in sleep.'","Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320" 3427,259,Angelica atropurpurea L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,23,2,Drug,15,Sedative,'Root tonic' taken by weakly and nervous females.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23" 3554,267,Angelica sp.,59,Creek,128,swan28,657,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Roots used for hysterics.,"Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657" 3643,282,Anthemis cotula L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,32,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used for hysterics.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32" 3659,282,Anthemis cotula L.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,472,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Cold infusion of dried roots and stems taken as a sedative.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 472" 4837,367,Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott,139,Meskwaki,21,smith28,202,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Compound used in very small doses for insomnia.,"Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 202" 5003,388,Artemisia campestris L.,125,Lakota,108,r80,35,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Pulverized roots put on sleeping man's face so his horses could be stolen.,"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 35" 5969,421,Asarum canadense L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,"35, 36",2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Leaves, roots or blossoms used for hysterical or nervous debility.","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, 36" 6061,422,Asarum caudatum Lindl.,259,Thompson,33,steed28,508,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Whole plant or stems put in infant's bed to quiet baby and for illness.,"Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508" 6819,539,Bacopa caroliniana (Walt.) B.L. Robins.,228,Seminole,88,s54,237,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Plant used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough.","Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237" 6938,549,Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.,259,Thompson,10,tta90,175,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Young shoots, when eaten in great quantities, caused sleepiness like sleeping pills.","Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 175" 7054,570,Berlandiera lyrata Benth.,107,"Keres, Western",79,swank32,33,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Dried roots burned, ground & tossed on hot coals or smoke inhaled for nervousness.","Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33" 8041,730,Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood,141,Micmac,35,cfh79,56,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Root used as a sedative.,"Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56" 8255,761,Carum carvi L.,58,"Cree, Woodlands",47,l85,34,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Seed given to a crying child to quiet him or her.,"Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 34" 8559,806,Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,30,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Syrup or decoction of root given for 'fits and hysterics.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30" 8642,809,Ceanothus fendleri Gray,157,Navajo,74,e44,62,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Compound infusion taken and poultice of plants applied for nervousness.,"Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62" 9036,854,Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom,95,Hopi,37,w39,"36, 95",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of root used to 'quiet the baby.',"Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 95" 9144,863,Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,28,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of flower or herb used for 'hysterical affections.',"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" 9456,895,Chenopodium ambrosioides L.,228,Seminole,88,s54,233,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Plant taken & rubbed on the body for lion disease: chest cramps, nervousness & walking continually.","Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 233" 9778,931,Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Ell.,62,Delaware,97,t72,33,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of roots used to quiet infants.,"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33" 9780,931,Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Ell.,63,"Delaware, Oklahoma",22,t42,"28, 74",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of root given to infants to quiet them.,"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 28, 74" 9826,938,Cibotium chamissoi Kaulfuss,90,Hawaiian,68,a22,43,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Very fine, downy hairs burned and the heat applied for nervousness.","Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 43" 10374,1029,Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze,131,Mahuna,5,r54,23,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of plant taken as a sedative for insomnia.,"Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 23" 10385,1029,Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze,202,"Pomo, Kashaya",40,gl80,121,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of crawling stems and leaves used to make you sleepy.,"Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 121" 10711,1077,Cordyline fruticosa (L.) Chev.,90,Hawaiian,68,a22,49,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Leaves made into a wreath and worn to provide a restful condition of the nerves and body.,"Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 49" 10804,1089,Cornus amomum P. Mill.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,402,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of bark used as wash to make babies sleep.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402" 11918,1205,Cypripedium acaule Ait.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,42,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Roots used for 'fits' and 'hysterical affections.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42" 11923,1205,Cypripedium acaule Ait.,141,Micmac,35,cfh79,56,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Root used for nervousness.,"Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56" 11924,1205,Cypripedium acaule Ait.,192,Penobscot,103,s17,310,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of plant taken for 'nervousness.',"Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310" 11937,1208,Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,42,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Roots used for 'fits' and 'hysterical affections.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42" 11941,1208,Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,289,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of root taken for nervousness or lack of energy.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 289" 11942,1208,Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,289,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used as a nerve medicine.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 289" 12232,1244,Datura wrightii Regel,269,Tubatulabal,137,v38,59,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Cold infusion of plant taken to fall into a stupor.,"Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59" 12639,1320,Dodecatheon hendersonii Gray,202,"Pomo, Kashaya",40,gl80,105,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Flowers hung on baby baskets to make the baby sleepy.,"Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 105" 14123,1529,Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth.,107,"Keres, Western",79,swank32,43,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of roots used for lightning shock.,"Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43" 14257,1551,Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.,59,Creek,128,swan28,655656,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used to produce a feeling of peace and tranquility.,"Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 655656" 14373,1567,Eschscholzia californica Cham.,50,Costanoan,16,b84,9,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Flowers laid underneath bed to put child to sleep.,"Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 9" 14393,1569,Eschscholzia sp.,24,Cahuilla,31,bs72,73,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used as a sedative for babies.,"Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 73" 14459,1579,Eupatorium maculatum L.,38,Chippewa,4,d28,364,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of root used as a quieting bath for fretful child.,"Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364" 14971,1640,Fragaria virginiana Duchesne,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,57,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion taken to calm nerves.,"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" 15170,1654,Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.,157,Navajo,74,e44,97,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used for alarm and nervousness.,"Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97" 15459,1680,Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,35,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion taken for 'nerves.',"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" 15559,1699,Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow,9,Anticosti,150,r46,68,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used to facilitate sleeping.,"Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 68" 15713,1706,Gaura mollis James,107,"Keres, Western",79,swank32,44,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Fresh leaves used in pillows to overcome insomnia.,"Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44" 15745,1708,Gaylussacia sp.,35,Chickasaw,115,t40,48,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Roots used for delirium.,"Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 48" 15779,1719,Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,35,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used for 'weak stomach and hysterical affections.',"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" 15965,1742,Gilia leptomeria Gray,158,"Navajo, Kayenta",106,wh51,38,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used as a soporific.,"Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38" 15982,1750,Glaux maritima L.,121,Kwakiutl,63,tb73,288,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Boiled roots eaten to make one very sleepy.,"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 288" 16309,1786,Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby,157,Navajo,141,h56,151,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used for 'nervousness.',"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 151" 17008,1864,Heterotheca villosa var. villosa,33,Cheyenne,39,g72,187,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of tops and stems taken for feeling poorly and made one sleepy.,"Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187" 17431,1920,Humulus lupulus L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,39,2,Drug,15,Sedative,'Alleviates pain and produces sleep.',"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" 17437,1920,Humulus lupulus L.,62,Delaware,97,t72,31,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Blossoms used for nervousness.,"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31" 17441,1920,Humulus lupulus L.,63,"Delaware, Oklahoma",22,t42,"26, 76",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Blossoms used in medicine for 'nervousness.',"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 76" 17446,1920,Humulus lupulus L.,139,Meskwaki,21,smith28,250,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Root used for insomnia.,"Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 250" 17449,1920,Humulus lupulus L.,149,Mohegan,97,t72,"74, 130",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of blossoms taken for nervous tension.,"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130" 17450,1920,Humulus lupulus L.,149,Mohegan,110,tan28,266,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of blossoms used for nerves.,"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266" 17451,1920,Humulus lupulus L.,149,Mohegan,62,cw45,120,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used in making 'nerve medicine.',"Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120" 17458,1920,Humulus lupulus L.,231,Shinnecock,62,cw45,120,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used in making 'nerve medicine' and used as a poultice for pneumonia.,"Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120" 17530,1931,Hydrocotyle umbellata L.,228,Seminole,88,s54,237,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Roots used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough.","Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237" 17531,1931,Hydrocotyle umbellata L.,228,Seminole,88,s54,237,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Whole plant used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough.","Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237" 17870,1990,Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.,190,Pawnee,17,g19,110,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Root used in smoke treatment for nervousness and bad dreams.,"Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 110" 17911,1994,Ipomoea sp.,90,Hawaiian,68,a22,35,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Tubers and other plants pounded, resulting liquid strained and taken for lack of sleep.","Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 35" 18008,2004,Ipomopsis polycladon (Torr.) V. Grant,158,"Navajo, Kayenta",106,wh51,38,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used as a soporific.,"Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38" 18451,2054,Juniperus communis L.,33,Cheyenne,57,h81,4,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken as a sedative.,"Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4" 18596,2057,Juniperus horizontalis Moench,33,Cheyenne,57,h81,4,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken as a sedative.,"Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4" 18956,2062,Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.,33,Cheyenne,57,h81,4,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken as a sedative.,"Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4" 18957,2062,Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.,33,Cheyenne,30,h92,36,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion used for sedating hyperactive persons.,"Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 36" 19191,2064,Juniperus virginiana L.,190,Pawnee,17,g19,"63, 64",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Smoke from burning twigs used for nervousness and bad dreams.,"Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63, 64" 19226,2065,Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba,228,Seminole,88,s54,221,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant and other plants used as a baby's charm for fear from dreams about raccoons or opossums.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 221" 19377,2084,Lactuca canadensis L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,42,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion given 'for calming nerves' and 'produces sleep.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42" 19897,2131,Leonurus cardiaca L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,45,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Given for 'nervous and hysterical affections' and taken as a stimulant.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45" 19902,2131,Leonurus cardiaca L.,100,Iroquois,116,r45i,98,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of dried plant taken as a tonic for nerves.,"Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 98" 19920,2134,Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.,158,"Navajo, Kayenta",106,wh51,24,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant rubbed on baby's face to put infant to sleep.,"Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24" 20338,2197,Linaria vulgaris P. Mill.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,433,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Compound infusion of plants and flowers given to babies that cry too much.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 433" 20389,2202,Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n,100,Iroquois,7,h77,444,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of twigs given to children for crying.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444" 20454,2210,Liquidambar styraciflua L.,32,Cherokee,105,w47,74,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Gum used as a 'drawing plaster' and infusion of inner bark used for nervous patients.,"Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74" 20455,2210,Liquidambar styraciflua L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,58,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of bark given to nervous patients.,"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" 20481,2211,Liriodendron tulipifera L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,50,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used for 'women with hysterics and weakness.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50" 20549,2214,Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.,138,Menominee,176,d32,128,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Compound infusion taken and rubbed on body to quiet person near convulsions.,"Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 128" 20566,2216,Lithospermum incisum Lehm.,33,Cheyenne,13,g05,"40, 41",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of root rubbed on one who was 'irrational by reason of illness.',"Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 40, 41" 20567,2216,Lithospermum incisum Lehm.,33,Cheyenne,39,g72,185,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of plant parts rubbed on face when irrational from illness.,"Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 185" 20970,2243,Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose,259,Thompson,10,tta90,155,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Leaves used as padding, especially in children's cradles, to cause them to sleep a lot.","Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 155" 20971,2243,Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose,259,Thompson,10,tta90,155,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Leaves used in babies' bath water to make them sleep a lot.,"Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 155" 21088,2258,Lonicera canadensis Bartr. ex Marsh.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,443,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of bark given to children who cry all night.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 443" 21111,2259,Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC.,259,Thompson,10,tta90,196,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Vine pieces used under the pillow to induce sound sleep.,"Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 196" 21225,2267,Lonicera oblongifolia (Goldie) Hook.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,443,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of bark taken for restlessness.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 443" 21326,2293,Lupinus littoralis Dougl.,121,Kwakiutl,63,tb73,284,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Root ash rubbed into a newborn baby's cradle to make infant sleep well.,"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 284" 21601,2337,Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John,78,Gitksan,9,s29,"52, 53",2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Smoke of root inhaled for bad dreams, influenza and rheumatism.","Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53" 22101,2381,Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum,139,Meskwaki,21,smith28,230231,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Smudge used 'to hush a crying child.',"Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230231" 22592,2443,Mentha arvensis L.,1,Abnaki,84,r47,171,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used for crying babies.,"Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171" 22679,2443,Mentha arvensis L.,131,Mahuna,5,r54,23,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used as a sedative.,"Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 23" 22684,2443,Mentha arvensis L.,134,Malecite,93,mech59,250,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of plants used to quiet children suffering from croup.,"Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 250" 22813,2445,Mentha spicata L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,"48, 49",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Taken for hysterics.,"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, 49" 22828,2445,Mentha spicata L.,131,Mahuna,5,r54,23,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used as a sedative.,"Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 23" 22848,2442,Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata],32,Cherokee,1,hc75,"48, 49",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Taken for hysterics.,"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, 49" 23151,2494,Mitchella repens L.,138,Menominee,51,s23,51,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of leaves taken 'to cure insomnia.',"Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 51" 23185,2503,Monarda didyma L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,39,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used for hysterics and restful sleep.,"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" 23207,2504,Monarda fistulosa L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,39,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used for hysterics and restful sleep.,"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" 23333,2509,Monarda sp.,59,Creek,115,t40,54,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of plant used for delirium.,"Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54" 23642,2574,Nepeta cataria L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,28,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion used for hysterics.,"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" 23650,2574,Nepeta cataria L.,64,"Delaware, Ontario",22,t42,67,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of leaves given to soothe infants.,"Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 67" 23670,2574,Nepeta cataria L.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,423,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of plant tips given to children when peevish.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 423" 23675,2574,Nepeta cataria L.,138,Menominee,176,d32,132,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Decoction of whole plant, except root, taken to produce restful sleep.","Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132" 23900,2584,Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf,106,Kawaiisu,60,z81,43,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used as a soporific.,"Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43" 24174,2600,Nymphaea sp.,228,Seminole,88,s54,237,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Plant used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough.","Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237" 24178,2601,Nymphoides cordata (Ell.) Fern.,228,Seminole,88,s54,237,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Plant used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough.","Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237" 25215,2713,Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,56,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion taken for nerves.,"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" 25407,2733,Panax quinquefolius L.,228,Seminole,88,s54,221,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant and other plants used as a baby's charm for fear from dreams about raccoons or opossums.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 221" 25483,2744,Papaver somniferum L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,"50, 51",2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Large dose used for pain, to produce sleep and soothe and tranquilize the system.","Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50, 51" 26151,2837,Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.,228,Seminole,88,s54,236,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of leaves taken and used as a steam for turkey sickness: dizziness or 'craziness.',"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 236" 26152,2837,Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.,228,Seminole,88,s54,221,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Leaves with other plants used as a baby's charm for fear from dreams about raccoons or opossums.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 221" 27739,2962,Pinus glabra Walt.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,49,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Given for hysterics.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49" 28051,2968,Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson,259,Thompson,10,tta90,104,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Gum used on babies' skin like baby oil causing them to sleep all the time.,"Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 104" 28287,2979,Pinus virginiana P. Mill.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,49,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Given for hysterics.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49" 28309,2980,Piper methysticum G. Forst.,90,Hawaiian,68,a22,17,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of plant and other plants taken for sleeplessness.,"Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17" 28654,3025,Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville,193,Pima,11,c49,105,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Poultice of roots applied to soothe nervous child that cried while sleeping.,"Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 105" 28824,3048,Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell.,38,Chippewa,15,gil33,126,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used to insure sound sleep.,"Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 126" 30209,3159,Prunella vulgaris L.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,424,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Compound infusion of plants given to babies that cry too much.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 424" 30815,3181,Prunus virginiana L.,139,Meskwaki,21,smith28,242,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of root bark used as a sedative and for stomach trouble.,"Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 242" 30910,3182,Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.,137,Mendocino Indian,89,c02,356,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Inner bark used for nervous excitability.,"Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 356" 31089,3194,Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium,3,Alabama,128,swan28,663664,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Compound decoction of plant used many ways for nervousness or sleeplessness.,"Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663664" 31090,3194,Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium,3,Alabama,115,t40,61,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of plant used as a face wash for nerves and insomnia.,"Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61" 31115,3194,Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium,59,Creek,128,swan28,661,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of plant tops taken and used as a wash for old people unable to sleep.,"Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661" 31767,3238,Pyrola asarifolia Michx.,105,Karok,71,sg52,387,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of plant used as a steam bath for 'goofy' child in the Brush Dance.,"Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387" 32607,3249,Quercus ?pauciloba Rydb. (pro sp.) [gambelii ? turbinella],158,"Navajo, Kayenta",106,wh51,18,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used for nervousness.,"Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 18" 32629,3299,Ranunculus abortivus L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,31,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Juice used as sedative.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31" 32650,3300,Ranunculus acris L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,31,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Juice used as sedative.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31" 32707,3315,Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,31,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Juice used as sedative.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31" 32754,3323,Ratibida tagetes (James) Barnh.,107,"Keres, Western",79,swank32,65,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of plant used for epileptic fits.,"Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 65" 32774,3325,Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,381,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion given and used as a wash for peevish children.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381" 33529,3371,Ribes hudsonianum Richards.,259,Thompson,33,steed28,509,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Sprigs placed in baby's carrier to quiet child.,"Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 509" 33696,3392,Ribes rotundifolium Michx.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,36,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of leaf taken for nerves.,"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" 35531,3501,Ruta graveolens L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,53,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Added to whiskey and taken for hysterics.,"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" 35703,3522,Salix candida Fluegg‚ ex Willd.,173,Ojibwa,8,r28,243,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used for trembling.,"Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243" 35781,3525,Salix discolor Muhl.,173,Ojibwa,8,r28,243,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used for trembling.,"Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243" 36044,3546,Salix pyrifolia Anderss.,173,Ojibwa,8,r28,243,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used for trembling.,"Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243" 36454,3560,Salvia lyrata L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,53,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion taken for nervous debility.,"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" 36476,3562,Salvia officinalis L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,53,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion taken for nervous debility.,"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" 36733,3566,Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli,141,Micmac,35,cfh79,61,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Berries, bark and flower used as a soporific and purgative.","Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61" 37268,3589,Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees,211,Rappahannock,102,shc42,26,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of root taken as a nerve medicine.,"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 26" 37545,3614,Scirpus sp.,96,Houma,49,speck41,60,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Decoction of plant given to nervous, fretful, crying children.","Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60" 37635,3636,Sedum spathulifolium Hook.,176,Okanagon,55,p52,41,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness.,"Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41" 37643,3636,Sedum spathulifolium Hook.,259,Thompson,33,steed28,462,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of whole plant used as a wash to soothe cross babies.,"Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462" 37644,3636,Sedum spathulifolium Hook.,259,Thompson,55,p52,41,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness.,"Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41" 37699,3649,Senecio triangularis Hook.,33,Cheyenne,39,g72,190,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of pulverized leaves or roots taken as a sedative.,"Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 190" 37914,3658,Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.,259,Thompson,10,tta90,209,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Berry whip said to make one sleepy.,"Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 209" 37915,3658,Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.,259,Thompson,10,tta90,209,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of fruits and leaves considered a good sedative.,"Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 209" 37943,3662,Shinnersoseris rostrata (Gray) S. Tomb,157,Navajo,74,e44,88,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant smoked as a sedative.,"Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88" 38162,3704,Smallanthus uvedalius (L.) Mackenzie ex Small,100,Iroquois,7,h77,467,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Dried root smoke used as rub to sleep without being disturbed by ghosts.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 467" 38324,3724,Solanum nigrum L.,211,Rappahannock,102,shc42,34,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Weak infusion of dried leaves, poisonous, taken for sleeplessness.","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 34" 38394,3734,Solidago canadensis L.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,461,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Compound infusion of tubers given to babies that start suddenly during sleep.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 461" 38410,3734,Solidago canadensis L.,259,Thompson,10,tta90,184,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Decoction of plant used as a bath for babies with sleeplessness or excessive crying.,"Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 184" 38450,3740,Solidago odora Ait.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,36,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion taken for 'nerves' and infusion of root held in mouth for neuralgia.,"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" 38496,3753,Sonchus arvensis L.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,59,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion taken to calm nerves.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59" 38500,3754,Sonchus asper (L.) Hill,100,Iroquois,7,h77,478,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Compound infusion given to babies 'who cry until they hold their breath.',"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478" 38853,3819,Staphylea trifolia L.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,377,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of bark used as a wash to keep children from crying.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 377" 38861,3821,Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees,228,Seminole,88,s54,221,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant and other plants used as a baby's charm for fear from dreams about raccoons or opossums.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 221" 39338,3894,Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,31,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion of herb used to 'calm nerves.',"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31" 39803,3939,Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii,158,"Navajo, Kayenta",106,wh51,25,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant tied to cradle bow to make baby sleep.,"Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25" 40471,3973,Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill.,100,Iroquois,7,h77,373,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Given to nervous boys and girls.,"Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 373" 40775,4029,Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal.,95,Hopi,37,w39,"36, 75",2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant placed on child's head to induce sleep.,"Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 75" 42568,4097,Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb.,138,Menominee,51,s23,57,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Plant used as a 'feeble sedative to the nervous system.',"Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57" 42675,4105,Veratrum viride Ait.,86,Haisla,14,c93,201,2,Drug,15,Sedative,"Decoction of cleaned, sliced, dried and boiled roots used as a sedative.","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 201" 43693,4213,Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh.,32,Cherokee,1,hc75,62,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Infusion taken for nerves.,"Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62" 44055,4229,Yucca filamentosa L.,32,Cherokee,105,w47,75,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Used as a soporific.,"Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 75" 44341,4241,Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.,138,Menominee,176,d32,128,2,Drug,15,Sedative,Compound infusion taken and rubbed on body to quiet person near convulsions.,"Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 128"