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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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23086 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 173 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of plant applied to swellings. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 173 |
23087 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used for swellings. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
23088 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Taken for 'monthly period pains.' | 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 |
23089 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Decoction made with milk taken for dysentery. | 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 |
23090 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion taken for hives and used for sore nipples. | 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 |
23091 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Taken as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
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 |
23093 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Taken as a diuretic. | 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 |
23094 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Infusion of root taken with rattlesnake weed for bowel complaint. | 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 |
23095 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used to facilitate childbirth, for sore nipples and taken for menstrual cramps. | 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 |
23096 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Hemorrhoid Remedy 74 | Decoction made with milk taken for piles. | 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 |
23097 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 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 |
23098 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Given to pregnant cat and her kittens. | 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 |
23099 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruit used for food. | 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 |
23100 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 141 | Drug 2 | Infusion of whole plant used for medicinal purposes. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 141 | |
23101 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 36 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion used for suppressed menstruations to strengthen the female generative organs. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
23102 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 36 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Hot infusion of roots or twigs used as a steam treatment for muscular swellings and stiff joints. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
23103 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30, 76 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant taken for 'suppressed menses.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 76 |
23104 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30, 76 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Strong infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 76 |
23105 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of plant taken to strengthen the 'female generative organs.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30 |
23106 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30 |
23107 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 96 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Berries used to prevent severe labor pains. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
23108 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23109 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of roots and bark taken for back pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
23110 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of plants taken by pregnant women with side or labor pains. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23111 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 440 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound infusion given to children with convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
23112 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Antiemetic 103 | Compound infusion of roots and bark taken for vomiting. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
23113 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Compound decoction of plants taken as blood purifier. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23114 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Decoction of plants taken to 'remove chill from the blood.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23115 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Carminative 119 | Decoction of plant taken for stomach gas. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
23116 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots given to newborn babies as a physic for stomachaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23117 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of plants given to babies with rashes. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23118 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of smashed plant applied to bleeding cuts. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23119 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 440 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Compound infusion given to children with inward fever. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
23120 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 440 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Compound infusion of plants taken for typhoid-like fever or inward fever. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
23121 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Poultice of hot plant applied to chest for fevers. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
23122 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 440 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Compound infusion taken for inward fever from stomach trouble. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
23123 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Decoction of roots given to newborn babies as a physic for stomachaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23124 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Poultice applied or decoction of vines given to babies with swollen abdomens. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23125 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 96 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Berries used to prevent severe labor pains and to facilitate delivery. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
23126 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction of leaves and roots taken for leucorrhea (sick womb). | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23127 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction of plants taken by pregnant women with side pains. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23128 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound of plants taken for labor pain in parturition. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
23129 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Poultice of smashed plant applied to bleeding cuts. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23130 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Infusion or decoction of roots and bark taken for kidney troubles. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
23131 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Compound of plant used as love medicine. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23132 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant taken by pregnant mother to prevent rickets in baby. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
23133 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Compound infusion of roots and bark taken for back pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
23134 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 440 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion given to children with inward fever and convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
23135 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant taken by pregnant mother to prevent rickets in baby. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
23136 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plants given to babies with rashes. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23137 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots given to newborn babies as a physic for stomachaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23138 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 440 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of vines given to babies when they will not suckle. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
23139 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice applied or decoction of vines given to babies with swollen abdomens. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23140 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 440 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound infusion of plants taken for typhoid-like fever or craziness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
23141 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Compound decoction of plants taken for swollen testicles or ruptures. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23142 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23143 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Decoction of plants taken for bladder stricture. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23144 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Compound decoction of plants taken for venereal disease. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
23145 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 128 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Fruit mashed, made into small cakes and dried for future use. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128 |
23146 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 128 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Raw or cooked fruit sun or fire dried and stored for future use. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128 |
23147 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 96 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries eaten by women. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
23148 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 128 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Dried fruit taken as a hunting food. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128 |
23149 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 128 | Food 1 | Sauce & Relish 7 | Dried fruit cakes soaked in warm water and cooked as a sauce or mixed with corn bread. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128 |
23150 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of leaves used for 'diseases of women.' | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
23151 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 51 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | 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 |
23152 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Micmac 141 | sd51 182 | 258 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Used to make a beverage. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258 |
23153 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 313 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Berries cooked into a jelly and used for fevers. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 313 |
23154 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 239 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Leaves smoked during ceremonies. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 239 |
23155 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 309 | Drug 2 | Infusion of leaves used as a medicine for unspecified purpose. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309 | |
23156 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 274 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for kidney disorders. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 274 |
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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) );