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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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13475 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Aleut 5 | bt53 130 | 428 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Decoction of plant fed to hated guest as a magical poison. | Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 428 |
13476 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 70 | Fiber 4 | Scouring Material 124 | Used for a cleaning pad as a cleansing agent. | 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 70 |
13477 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 4 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant used for retarded menstruation. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 4 |
13478 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 4 | Drug 2 | Contraceptive 126 | Decoction of plant used as a contraceptive. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 4 |
13479 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 4 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Decoction of plant used for bladder ailments. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 4 |
13480 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Koyukon 118 | n83 158 | 56 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Blades used as dog bedding. | Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 56 |
13481 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Koyukon 118 | n83 158 | 56 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Blades used to produce smoke in smudge fires. | Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 56 |
13482 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 169 | Drug 2 | Stems used for medicine. | 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 169 | |
13483 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Modesse 145 | m66 109 | 224 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | Infusion of plant taken for coughs. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
13484 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Modesse 145 | m66 109 | 224 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Infusion of plant taken for bladder troubles. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
13485 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Modesse 145 | m66 109 | 224 | Fiber 4 | Scouring Material 124 | Used to polish arrows. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
13486 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 63 | Fiber 4 | Scouring Material 124 | Plant used like sandpaper for polishing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
13487 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 37 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stalk sections used by children to make whistles. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 37 |
13488 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 63 | Fiber 4 | Scouring Material 124 | Plant used like sandpaper for polishing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
13489 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 63 | Fiber 4 | Scouring Material 124 | Plant used like sandpaper for polishing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
13490 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 70 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Decoction of plant taken for kidney trouble. | 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 70 |
13491 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Skagit, Upper 242 | t89 131 | 42 | Food 1 | Tender shoots eaten. | Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42 | |
13492 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 462 | Drug 2 | Burn Dressing 82 | Poultice of stem ash of several species used alone or with grease on burns. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462 |
13493 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Drug 2 | Eye Medicine 25 | Stem liquid used for sore eyes or decoction of stem used for sore, itchy eyes or blindness. The stem liquid, which was collected in the springtime, could be stored in the refrigerator and used whenever needed. The stem decoction was used as an eyewash for sore or itchy eyes or for impending blindness such as that caused by cataracts. | 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 86 |
13494 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction or infusion of stems taken after childbirth to expel the afterbirth more quickly. The decoction or infusion was taken immediately after childbirth to expel the afterbirth more quickly. The stems were usually gathered ahead of time being pulled up, the roots cut off and the stems cut into short segments and dried. Then, just before childbirth, a small handful of the cut stems was steeped in boiling water for five or ten minutes. The woman could drink this tea for several days. | 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 86 |
13495 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Decoction of new growths taken for bladder trouble. | 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 86 |
13496 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Fiber 4 | Scouring Material 124 | Rough, silicon impregnated stems used to smooth and polish implements of wood, bone and steatite. The stems were used to do the final polishing of wooden spoons and to polish the soft rock used for pipe bowls. | 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 86 |
13497 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 497 | Fiber 4 | Scouring Material 124 | Used to smooth and finish soapstone pipes. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
13498 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 510 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Stem used to hold lice found in girls' hair and thrown in a stream during puberty ceremonies. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 510 |
13499 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed. The stem segments were pulled apart and the water was splashed over the weeds. | 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 86 |
13500 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 497 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Stems used to sharpen and polish bone. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
13501 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 63 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems used by children to make whistles. The elders warned children not to use the stems as whistles as they might cause the appearance of snakes. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
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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) );