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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory ▲ | notes | rawsource |
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1472 | Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n 62 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 389 | Decoction of roots taken for emaciation. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
16119 | Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 1765 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 388 | Cold infusion of leaf taken with whiskey to improve 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 |
34802 | Rubus parviflorus Nutt. 3463 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 384 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 387 | Infusion of roots taken by thin people as an appetizer or tonic. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 384 |
12366 | Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling 1272 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Preservative 386 | Leaves stored with corn to prevent spoiling. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
31531 | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood 3216 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 36 | Other 3 | Preservative 385 | Plant used to cover berry baskets to 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 36 |
42364 | Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville 4086 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 183 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 384 | Dried, pulverized berries given to children with poor appetites. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 183 |
20153 | Liatris scariosa var. scariosa 2169 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 335 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 383 | Roots used as an appetizer. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335 |
43537 | Waltheria indica L. 4189 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 37 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 382 | Root bark, buds, leaves and other plants pounded and resulting liquid taken for losing weight. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 37 |
40856 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Other 3 | Preservative 381 | 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 |
28593 | Platanus occidentalis L. 3017 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 235 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 380 | Bark eaten to become fat. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235 |
9654 | Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. 915 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 379 | Infusion of dried roots in brandy taken or chewed for the appetite. | 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 |
37290 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 220 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 378 | Infusion of bark taken by babies for opossum sickness: appetite loss and drooling. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 220 |
25366 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 395 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 377 | Infusion of roots taken for a bad appetite. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 395 |
24637 | Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii 2654 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 27 | Other 3 | Lubricant 376 | Pad juice used to lubricate oxcart wheels. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 27 |
1477 | Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n 62 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 375 | Decoction of roots taken for emaciation. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
1936 | Agrimonia parviflora Ait. 110 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 374 | Infusion of root given to satisfy children's hunger. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
4666 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 211 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 373 | Raw leaves chewed to alleviate thirst. | 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 211 |
13055 | Elymus sp. 1391 | Aleut 5 | bt51 194 | 29 | Fiber 4 | Other 372 | Used for weaving. | Bank, II, Theodore P., 1951, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands I. Aleutian Vegetation and Aleut Culture, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 29 |
19727 | Lathyrus sp. 2115 | Aleut 5 | bt51 194 | 29 | Fiber 4 | Other 371 | Used for weaving. | Bank, II, Theodore P., 1951, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands I. Aleutian Vegetation and Aleut Culture, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 29 |
26101 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 257 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 370 | Decoction of leaves taken for dead people's sickness. The symptoms of this disease are numb and painful legs, neck, shoulders and perhaps the backbone. The sufferer is sleepy during the day, has 'short breath,' and loses appetite. Fever and headaches also accompany this illness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
2039 | Allium bisceptrum S. Wats. 134 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 62 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 369 | 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 |
18328 | Juncus balticus Willd. 2038 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 46 | Fiber 4 | Other 368 | Used in weaving. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 |
6390 | Asparagus officinalis L. 451 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 24 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 367 | Infusion of plant taken for rickets. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
26103 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 220 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 366 | Infusion of leaves taken by babies for opossum sickness: appetite loss and drooling. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 220 |
38544 | Sorbus americana Marsh. 3758 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 313 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 365 | Decoction of bark taken to stimulate the appetite and to purify the blood. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 313 |
16425 | Hamamelis virginiana L. 1799 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 346 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 364 | Decoction of bark taken 'when one can't eat,' to stimulate the appetite. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 346 |
12637 | Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene 1319 | Yokut 286 | m66 109 | 423 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 363 | Decoction of salt cooked into a gum, placed in the mouth and allowed to melt for loss of appetite. The salt grass, when dry, was placed on a dry hide or a large piece of canvas or cloth and beaten for a long time until the tiny black salty specks on the stem and narrow blades fell off and collected on the cloth. This material was kept in bottles or jars (formerly in baskets). When needed for medicine, it was put in hot water and boiled until it formed a dark reddish brown gum. The informant remarked that it should be 'cooked like gravy until the gum comes.' | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 423 |
25149 | Oxalis oregana Nutt. 2709 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 385 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 362 | Plant used by anyone who does not feel like eating. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
3479 | Angelica dawsonii S. Wats. 261 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 65 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 361 | Infusion of roots given to children with malnutrition. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 65 |
35754 | Salix cordata Michx. 3524 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 253 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 360 | 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 |
19830 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 301 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 359 | Infusion of leaves used as an appetite stimulant. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 301 |
19829 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 106 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 358 | Infusion of fresh or dried plant taken as a tonic for increased appetite. | 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 106 |
39317 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 266 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 357 | Cold, compound infusion taken as an appetizer. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
29242 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Other 3 | Preservative 356 | Wood used to smoke fish. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
9540 | Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen 906 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 20 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 355 | Juice mixed with other plants and given to children to fatten or add weight. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
22255 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 121 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 354 | Infusion of bark taken for losing weight. | 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 121 |
25455 | Panicum capillare L. 2738 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 66 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 353 | 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 |
23056 | Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora 2489 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 58, 59 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 352 | Infusion of root taken and rubbed on abdomen of hungry adults and children. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58, 59 |
37218 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 351 | Infusion of bark taken for 'overfatness.' | 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 |
12489 | Dicranum bonjeanii De Not 1296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 377 | Fiber 4 | Other 350 | Used as an absorbent. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377 |
11618 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 335 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 349 | Plant used as an appetizer. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335 |
12252 | Daucus carota L. 1245 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 402 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 348 | Decoction of roots taken by men with no appetite. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
38456 | Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. nana (Gray) Ringius 3742 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 468 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 347 | Decoction of plant taken as a tonic to restore appetite. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 468 |
24973 | Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. 2696 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 249 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 346 | Compound infusion of leaves taken 'to regain flesh and strength.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 249 |
19798 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 241 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 345 | Decoction of leaves and small branches taken to increase the appetite. | 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 241 |
25573 | Passiflora incarnata L. 2763 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 344 | Infusion of root given to babies to aid in weaning. | 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 |
6424 | Aster foliaceus Lindl. 458 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 461 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 343 | Decoction of roots used to stimulate appetite. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 461 |
40200 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Quileute 209 | r36 77 | 57 | Fiber 4 | Other 342 | 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 |
9647 | Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. 915 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 101 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 341 | Decoction of whole plant 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 101 |
2653 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 188 | Other 3 | Preservative 340 | Bark burned to smoke fish. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188 |
4913 | Armoracia rusticana P.G. Gaertn. 377 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 339 | Used to increase 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 39 |
10917 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 81 | Other 3 | Preservative 338 | Bark used to tan articles like cedar bark bailers. | 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 81 |
38951 | Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica 3837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 234 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 337 | Decoction of roots 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 |
7480 | Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch 618 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 336 | 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 46 |
285 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 23 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 335 | 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 |
38976 | Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. 3839 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 130 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 334 | Infusion of whole plant taken for loss 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 130 |
26470 | Phlox maculata L. 2885 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 333 | Infusion of root used as a wash to make children grow and fatten. | 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 |
15151 | Frasera caroliniensis Walt. 1651 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 332 | Taken for dysentery and given for 'want of 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 30 |
5030 | Artemisia cana Pursh 392 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 7 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 331 | Leaves chewed to allay thirst. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7 |
3719 | Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. 293 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 330 | Given to endow children with the gift of eloquence and to make them fat. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51 |
4188 | Arbutus menziesii Pursh 322 | Cowichan 52 | tb71 23 | 82 | Other 3 | Preservative 329 | 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 |
7256 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Preservative 328 | Wood had the property of protecting articles stored in it from decay. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
14282 | Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose 1552 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 257 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 327 | Decoction of plant taken for dead people's sickness. The symptoms of this disease are numb and painful legs, neck, shoulders and perhaps the backbone. The sufferer is sleepy during the day, has 'short breath,' and loses appetite. Fever and headaches also accompany this illness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
24961 | Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke 2694 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 72 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 326 | Branch or piece of root eaten cautiously for losing flesh, a fattener. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 72 |
9824 | Cibotium chamissoi Kaulfuss 938 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 43 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 325 | Infusion of powdered bark and other plants taken for weight loss. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 43 |
6257 | Asclepias stenophylla Gray 443 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 34 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 324 | Root given to children to increase the appetite. | 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 34 |
24537 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 164 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 323 | Infusion of sticks, with the spines and outer bark removed, taken to cease weight loss. The infusion was taken in doses of about one half cup before meals, to replace milk and other beverages. It was noted that if the infusion was taken for too great a period of time, one could gain too much weight. | 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 |
18668 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 48 | Other 3 | Preservative 322 | Twigs mixed with commercial dyes to prevent them from fading. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
6421 | Aster foliaceus Lindl. 458 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 321 | Decoction of roots taken for loss of appetite. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
28027 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 40 | Other 3 | Preservative 320 | Pitch used to protect pictures painted on rocks. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40 |
382 | Acacia greggii Gray 15 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 53 | Fiber 4 | Other 319 | Twigs 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 |
15938 | Geum triflorum Pursh 1738 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 126 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 318 | Infusion of roots taken for the lack of appetite due to 'poor blood.' | 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 126 |
26104 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 253 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 317 | Leaves 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 |
7466 | Brassica napus L. 617 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 316 | Taken to increase 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 46 |
1919 | Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. 109 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 315 | Infusion of root given to satisfy children's hunger. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
30666 | Prunus serotina Ehrh. 3177 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 314 | Infusion of fresh or dried 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 |
38062 | Sinapis alba L. 3689 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 313 | 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 46 |
30746 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 35 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 312 | Dried, smashed, ripe berries given to children with loss of appetite. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 35 |
20130 | Liatris laxa Small 2165 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 234 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 311 | Decoction of roots 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 |
36017 | Salix nigra Marsh. 3542 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 53 | Fiber 4 | Other 310 | Twigs 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 |
4246 | Arceuthobium americanum Nutt. ex Engelm. 323 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 56 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 309 | Decoction of plant taken for emaciation and tuberculosis. | 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 56 |
24270 | Oenothera biennis L. 2614 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 308 | Infusion taken for 'overfatness.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
4253 | Arctium lappa L. 327 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 307 | Used for scurvy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
29627 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 59 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 306 | 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 59 |
5993 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 309 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 305 | Decoction taken to become fit to visit the sick and for the lack of appetite. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 309 |
31919 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 309 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 304 | Acorns eaten to induce thirst and plenty of water thought to be beneficial. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309 |
2556 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 243 | Other 3 | Preservative 303 | 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 |
16120 | Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 1765 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 302 | 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 |
26102 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 260 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 301 | 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 |
33257 | Rhus typhina L. 3355 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 192 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 300 | Infusion of fruits used as tonic to improve the appetite. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 192 |
2681 | Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott 178 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 299 | Plant, other plants & water taken as a laxative & an appetizer for acute pain in stomach or bowels. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
40067 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 266 | Fiber 4 | Other 298 | Shredded bark used for napkins, towels and bandages. | 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 266 |
6035 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 357 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 297 | Root chewed by sick person as an appetite stimulant. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 357 |
17504 | Hydrastis canadensis L. 1928 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 296 | Used to improve 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 36 |
16099 | Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 1764 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 295 | Cold infusion of leaf taken with whiskey to improve 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 |
20255 | Lilium canadense L. 2183 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 43 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 294 | Decoction of boiled tubers given 'to make child fleshy and fat.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
24962 | Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke 2694 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 293 | Root eaten 'to enable one to put on flesh.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 55 |
11114 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 96 | Other 3 | Preservative 292 | Old branches used in smoking hides. | 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 96 |
4695 | Arctostaphylos viscida Parry 348 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 161162 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 291 | 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 |
895 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 266 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 290 | Cold, compound infusion taken as an appetizer. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
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