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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory ▲ | notes | rawsource |
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22313 | Malus pumila P. Mill. 2394 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 55 | Dye 5 | Red-Yellow 289 | Bark used to make a red yellow dye. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 55 |
32556 | Quercus velutina Lam. 3293 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Red-Yellow 289 | Bark used for a reddish yellow dye and to set its own color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
9160 | Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small 866 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 84 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 288 | Young roots fed to sick baby whose mother's milk was failing. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 84 |
26105 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 156 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 287 | Leaves used for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting and appetite loss. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 156 |
30355 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 386 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 286 | Roots applied to nipples of mother to induce the infant to nurse. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 386 |
19917 | Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. 2134 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 66 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 285 | Infusion of plant taken as a reducing aid. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 66 |
32690 | Ranunculus lapponicus L. 3310 | Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut 73 | o57 187 | 23 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 284 | Plants soaked and eaten by starving persons before eating other food. | Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 23 |
33172 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 63 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 283 | Plant used as appetite restorative for inactive stomach which refused food. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 63 |
8673 | Ceanothus sanguineus Pursh 816 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 119 | Other 3 | Preservative 282 | Wood used to smoke deer meat. | 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 119 |
10380 | Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze 1029 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 15 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 281 | Decoction of plant taken for becoming thin. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15 |
20777 | Lomatium dissectum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2235 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 66 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 280 | Infusion of roots taken to increase the appetite. | 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 66 |
35540 | Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes 3503 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 242 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 279 | Berries or seeds used for grass sickness: low fever, headache and weight loss. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 242 |
42365 | Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville 4086 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 183 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 278 | Infusion of dried, pulverized leaves and stems taken to increase appetite. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 183 |
22895 | Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray 2453 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 277 | Roots chewed for thirst prevention. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30 |
31504 | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 3214 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 90 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 276 | Decoction of rhizomes taken for lack of appetite. | 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 90 |
16100 | Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 1764 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 275 | Compound decoction taken to build the appetite. | 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 |
16595 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 152 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 274 | Seeds eaten to give appetite. | 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 152 |
8001 | Cardamine concatenata (Michx.) Sw. 729 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 340 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 273 | Used to stimulate appetite and regulate stomach. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 340 |
23092 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 272 | Given to baby before it 'takes the breast.' | 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 |
30105 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 53 | Fiber 4 | Other 271 | Roots used for curved structures in wrapped weaving. | Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 53 |
35757 | Salix cordata Michx. 3524 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 270 | Bark used to stimulate the appetite. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
40930 | Tsuga caroliniana Engelm. 4042 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Other 3 | Preservative 269 | Bark used as a source for tannic acid. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
6251 | Asclepias speciosa Torr. 442 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 470 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 268 | Decoction of root taken for 'general out-of-sorts feeling and emaciation.' | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
9359 | Chelone glabra L. 892 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 267 | Taken to increase appetite. | 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 |
2540 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 243 | Other 3 | Preservative 266 | Wood used for smoking and drying fish. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 243 |
10156 | Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata 1006 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 62 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 265 | Plant juice used as an appetite restorer. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 62 |
35267 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 311 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 264 | Decoction of roots taken 'when one can't eat.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 311 |
13967 | Eriogonum annuum Nutt. 1497 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 54 | Dye 5 | White 263 | Blossoms, brains, liver or gall and spleen rubbed into hides to bleach them. | 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 54 |
29360 | Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. 3098 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 36 | Dye 5 | White 263 | Brown, gummy leaf buds scratched and used to make a white dye. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 36 |
32566 | Quercus virginiana P. Mill. 3294 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 55 | Dye 5 | White 263 | Bark blended with other oak barks and roots and used to make a white dye for buckskins. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
44284 | Yucca whipplei Torr. 4238 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 58 | Dye 5 | White 263 | Pods used for bleaching buckskin fiber a pure white. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 58 |
32396 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 262 | Infusion of north side bark taken as an appetizer. | 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 |
38624 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 71 | Other 3 | Preservative 261 | Leaves used while drying wild leafed yucca, to prevent spoiling. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 71 |
24538 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 164 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 260 | Infusion of whole plant taken to give one a good appetite. | 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 164 |
32952 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 200 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 259 | Decoction of root taken as an appetizer by invalids. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 200 |
13029 | Elliottia pyroliflorus (Bong.) S.W. Brim & P.F. Stevens 1381 | Kitasoo 112 | c93 14 | 332 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 258 | Decoction of plant used as an appetite stimulant. | 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 332 |
6054 | Asarum caudatum Lindl. 422 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 28 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 257 | Leaves eaten to increase appetite. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
37384 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 23 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 256 | Roots chewed 'as a preventative to thirst.' | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 23 |
16495 | Hedeoma sp. 1807 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 363 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 255 | Infusion of plants taken as a tonic appetizer in diet of sick. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 363 |
26742 | Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) Gray 2924 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 104 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 254 | Decoction of plant taken slowly to gradually expand the stomach until food was eaten without pain. This decoction was used by a person who had not eaten for a long time. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104 |
8716 | Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. 819 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 252 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 253 | Decoction of branches taken for weight loss. | 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 252 |
35147 | Rudbeckia laciniata L. 3478 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 252 | Cooked spring salad eaten to 'keep well.' | 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 |
30356 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 290 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 251 | Roots applied to the nipples of a mother to induce her infant to nurse. | 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 290 |
40033 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Hoh 94 | r36 77 | 57 | Fiber 4 | Other 250 | Twigs used for drying the body after a bath. | Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
38696 | Sphagnum sp. 3783 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 378 | Fiber 4 | Other 249 | Used as an absorbent. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 378 |
37289 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 225 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 248 | Infusion of bark taken as an emetic by children & adults for dog sickness: appetite loss & drooling. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 225 |
20814 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 274 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 247 | Root used to make a drink taken as a tonic to help weakened people gain weight. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
22209 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 60 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 246 | Decoction of trunk, branches or inner bark taken as a 'fattening medicine.' | 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 60 |
38645 | Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. 3772 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 31 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 245 | Plant used as a tonic to improve appetite. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31 |
32454 | Quercus sp. 3289 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 244 | Plant used for fattening. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 26 |
16455 | Hedeoma hispida Pursh 1804 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 112 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 243 | Infusion of leaves used as a flavor and tonic appetizer in diet for the sick. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 112 |
29498 | Populus grandidentata Michx. 3103 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 253 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 242 | Infusion of bark used for stimulating the appetite. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 253 |
8515 | Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. 790 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 110 | Other 3 | Malicious Magic 241 | Touching the plant would cause an unwanted storm. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 110 |
21073 | Lomatium triternatum (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2254 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 96 | Other 3 | Malicious Magic 241 | When broken, it brought the cold wind. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 96 |
38239 | Smilax tamnoides L. 3715 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 126 | Other 3 | Malicious Magic 241 | Vine boiled with pisabik stone powder and used as malicious magic. The mischief maker sprinkled the mixture upon the bed of a couple, thereby causing them to quarrel and separate. It was thought that the prickly character of the stem was transferred to the bed and irritated the couple causing them to become ill-disposed toward each other. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 126 |
28199 | Pinus strobus L. 2977 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 265 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 240 | Decoction of knots taken to increase the appetite. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 265 |
19751 | Lechea minor L. 2121 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 234 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 239 | Decoction of plant taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234 |
19565 | Larix occidentalis Nutt. 2100 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 99 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 238 | Decoction of small pieces of branches and bark used to stimulate the appetite. | 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 99 |
174 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 23 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 237 | Pitch taken for a loss of appetite. | 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 23 |
23053 | Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray 2488 | Zuni 291 | cb80 157 | 377 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 236 | Powdered root mixed with flour, made into a bread and used to decrease appetite. | Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 377 |
9196 | Chamaesyce multiformis var. multiformis 873 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 11 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 235 | Buds or leaves chewed by nursing mothers to stimulate the appetite, helpful in milk production. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 11 |
9825 | Cibotium chamissoi Kaulfuss 938 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 43 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 234 | Infusion of powdered bark and other plants taken to stimulate the appetite. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 43 |
2447 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 87 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 233 | Infusion of plant tops given to children with poor appetites. | 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 87 |
41005 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Klallam 114 | g73 25 | 17 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 232 | Infusion of plant tips taken to stimulate appetite. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17 |
4225 | Arbutus menziesii Pursh 322 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 82 | Other 3 | Preservative 231 | Bark boiled and used for tanning paddles and fishhooks. | 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 82 |
44642 | Zizania aquatica L. 4254 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 246 | Food 1 | Breakfast Food 230 | Seeds steamed into puffed rice and eaten for breakfast with sugar and cream. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 246 |
349 | Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. 10 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 24 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 229 | Roots ground, mixed with corn flour and eaten to give one a good appetite and to make one fat. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
18297 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 20 | Dye 5 | Blue-Black 228 | Roots boiled to make a bluish, black dye for buffalo hides. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 20 |
15449 | Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt. 1679 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 255 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 227 | Roots and mother's milk or canned milk used for baby's sickness: refusal to suckle. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 255 |
1451 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 33 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 226 | Decoction of roots taken to improve the appetite. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 33 |
21208 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 197 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 225 | Decoction of stems and leaves taken as a tonic 'for vitamins.' | 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 197 |
20065 | Lewisia rediviva Pursh 2159 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 243 | Other 3 | Plant Indicator 224 | Presence of plant indicated the growth of another plant type. | 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 243 |
23431 | Monotropa uniflora L. 2521 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 215 | Other 3 | Plant Indicator 224 | Abundance of plant in woods indicated many mushrooms in the coming season. | 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 215 |
42598 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 54 | Other 3 | Preservative 223 | Leaves used to cover huckleberries and keep the berries fresh. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 54 |
9374 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 222 | Cooked salad greens eaten to 'keep healthy.' | 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 |
6937 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 493 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 221 | Root sucked and chewed for hunger. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493 |
11443 | Crataegus spathulata Michx. 1132 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 220 | Berries eaten 'for appetite.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
9539 | Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen 906 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 20 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 219 | Bark chewed by nursing mother to benefit the child. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
6285 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 320 | Food 1 | Appetizer 218 | Plant eaten before a feast to increase the appetite. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 320 |
21979 | Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don 2376 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 18 | Food 1 | Appetizer 218 | Root tea taken as an appetizer. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 18 |
23321 | Monarda sp. 2509 | Bannock 20 | m90 111 | 38 | Food 1 | Appetizer 218 | Infusion of seed heads used as an appetizer. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38 |
33075 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Acoma 2 | c35 19 | 48 | Food 1 | Appetizer 218 | Fruits eaten fresh as appetizers. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 48 |
33166 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Laguna 124 | c35 19 | 48 | Food 1 | Appetizer 218 | Fruits eaten fresh as appetizers. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 48 |
40720 | Trillium petiolatum Pursh 4022 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 50 | Food 1 | Appetizer 218 | Roots used to make a tea and taken as an appetizer. | 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 50 |
32564 | Quercus virginiana P. Mill. 3294 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 55 | Dye 5 | Gray 217 | Bark blended with other oak barks and roots and used to make a gray dye for buckskins. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
32992 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Plains Indian 198 | h92 30 | 55 | Dye 5 | Gray 217 | Leaves, bark and roots used to make a gray dye. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
15450 | Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt. 1679 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 253 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 216 | Roots used for baby sickness caused by adultery: appetite loss, fever, headache and diarrhea. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 253 |
20728 | Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2232 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 387 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 215 | Decoction of roots taken by person who does not feel like eating. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
33290 | Rhus typhina L. 3355 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 60 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 214 | Berries and roots used for loss of appetite. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
20188 | Ligusticum apiifolium (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Gray 2174 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 387 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 213 | Infusion of roots taken by person who lacks an appetite. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
7534 | Brickellia ambigens (Greene.) A. Nels. 623 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 33 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 212 | Infusion of plant taken for flatulency and overeating. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
13117 | Ephedra californica S. Wats. 1401 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 19 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 211 | Infusion of branches taken to improve the appetite. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 19 |
4403 | Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry 337 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 161162 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 210 | Cider employed as an appetizer to create appetite. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 161162 |
39606 | Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Dougl. ex Lindl. 3907 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 31 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 209 | Decoction of pounded plants taken to restore the appetite. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
9407 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 149 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 208 | Plant used as a nutrient. | 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 149 |
7554 | Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt. 627 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 33 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 207 | Infusion of plant taken for overeating. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
28497 | Plantago patagonica Jacq. 3004 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 206 | Cold infusion of plant parts taken to reduce appetite and prevent obesity. | 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 |
25547 | Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. 2757 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 41 | Dye 5 | Pink 205 | Fruits used as pink paint for skin and feathers worn in war dance. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 41 |
25548 | Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. 2757 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 41 | Dye 5 | Pink 205 | Fruits used as pink paint for skin and feathers worn in war dance. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 41 |
25549 | Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. 2757 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 41 | Dye 5 | Pink 205 | Fruits used as pink paint for skin and feathers worn in war dance. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 41 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );