id,species,species_label,tribe,tribe_label,source,source_label,pageno,use_category,use_category_label,use_subcategory,use_subcategory_label,notes,rawsource 15173,1654,Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.,159,"Navajo, Ramah",18,v52,39,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Dried leaves mixed with mountain tobacco and smoked to 'clear the mind if lost.',"Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39" 42832,4106,Verbascum thapsus L.,159,"Navajo, Ramah",18,v52,45,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Dried leaves smoked in corn husk 'to clear the mind if lost.',"Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45" 32479,3289,Quercus sp.,160,Neeshenam,81,p74,375,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,"Poultice of hot pitch and powdered, burned acorns applied to mourning widows.","Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 375" 10585,1064,Conocephalum conicum,166,Nitinaht,101,ttco83,58,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Plant eaten to stop recurring dreams of having sex with the deceased.,"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 58" 21189,2265,Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng.,166,Nitinaht,101,ttco83,99,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Buds eaten in spring or bark rubbed on body as a tonic for nervous breakdowns.,"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 99" 29802,3118,Postelsia palmaeformis Ruprecht,166,Nitinaht,101,ttco83,54,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Plants burned and ashes used for craziness.,"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 54" 36891,3569,Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa,166,Nitinaht,101,ttco83,100,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Bark used with black twinberry bark for nervous breakdowns.,"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 100" 39604,3907,Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Dougl. ex Lindl.,166,Nitinaht,101,ttco83,127,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Plants chewed as medicine to stop dreams of having sexual intercourse with the dead.,"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 127" 23020,2482,Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz,183,Paiute,12,tha41,"86, 87",2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,"Decoction of root used as a wash for 'delirium,' neuralgia and dizziness.","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 86, 87" 30398,3166,Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr.,215,Saanich,23,tb71,87,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Concoction of roots and gooseberry roots used to make children intelligent and obedient.,"Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 87" 33490,3368,Ribes divaricatum Dougl.,215,Saanich,23,tb71,84,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Roots used with wild cherry roots to wash newborn children for intelligence and obedience.,"Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84" 33565,3375,Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.,215,Saanich,23,tb71,84,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Roots used with wild cherry roots to wash newborn children for intelligence and obedience.,"Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84" 33621,3378,Ribes lobbii Gray,215,Saanich,23,tb71,84,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Roots used with wild cherry roots to wash newborn children for intelligence and obedience.,"Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84" 17691,1973,Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poit.,228,Seminole,88,s54,293,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Leaves and fruit used for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 293" 17737,1980,Ilex vomitoria Ait.,228,Seminole,88,s54,261,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Bark used as medicine for old people's dance sickness: nightmarish dreams and waking up talking.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 261" 19225,2065,Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba,228,Seminole,88,s54,293,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Plant burned to smoke the body for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 293" 19447,2090,Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.,228,Seminole,88,s54,293,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Seeds burned to smoke the body for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 293" 20182,2173,Licania michauxii Prance,228,Seminole,88,s54,292,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292" 25106,2702,Osmunda regalis L.,228,Seminole,88,s54,292,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292" 26145,2837,Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.,228,Seminole,88,s54,260,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,"Infusion of leaves taken as emetic for ghost sickness: grief, lung cough, appetite loss & vomiting.","Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 260" 26146,2837,Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.,228,Seminole,88,s54,292,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Infusion of leaves used to steam and bathe the body for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292" 26147,2837,Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.,228,Seminole,88,s54,293,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Plant burned to smoke the body for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 293" 26427,2878,Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm.,228,Seminole,88,s54,292,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292" 29017,3078,Polypodium incanum Sw.,228,Seminole,88,s54,291,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 291" 39811,3940,Thelypteris kunthii (Desv.) Morton,228,Seminole,88,s54,267,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Leaves used for old paint woman sickness: insanity and weakness of the limbs and neck.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 267" 43531,4185,Vittaria lineata (L.) Sm.,228,Seminole,88,s54,292,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity.,"Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292" 20382,2201,Linnaea borealis L.,255,"Tanana, Upper",36,k85,18,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Poultice of the whole plant applied to the child's head to insure him a long life.,"Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18" 10926,1096,Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray,259,Thompson,10,tta90,204,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Strained decoction of flower heads used to wash the skin for 'seven year itch.',"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 204" 20014,2158,Lewisia pygmaea (Gray) B.L. Robins.,259,Thompson,33,steed28,479,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Some believed that eating the roots caused insanity.,"Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 479" 21683,2337,Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John,259,Thompson,10,tta90,113,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Leaves placed under pillows during sleep or the head washed with charcoal to induce 'power dreams.',"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 113" 21932,2374,Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.,259,Thompson,10,tta90,187,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Plant induced dreams of someone sleeping when brought into the house.,"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 187" 26872,2933,Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.,259,Thompson,10,tta90,100,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Tree and red cedar tree caused vivid dreams for anyone who slept under it.,"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 100" 29676,3106,Populus tremuloides Michx.,259,Thompson,10,tta90,277,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Decoction of branches taken by people suffering from insanity through excessive drinking.,"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 277" 40255,3951,Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don,259,Thompson,10,tta90,94,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Tree or spruce tree said to cause vivid dreams for those who slept under them.,"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 94" 42750,4105,Veratrum viride Ait.,267,Tsimshian,165,ga88,26,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Roots used for insanity.,"Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 26" 12547,1303,Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins,291,Zuni,6,s15,"48, 49",2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Decoction of entire plant given for delirium.,"Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 48, 49" 12548,1303,Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins,291,Zuni,6,s15,91,2,Drug,60,Psychological Aid,Infusion of plant taken by men to 'loosen their tongues so they may talk like fools & drunken men.' It was said that this infusion should never be given to women because they 'should not be made to talk too much.',"Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 91"