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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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26794 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Infusion of berry taken for arthritis. | 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 |
26795 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Roots and berries or berry wine used for rheumatism. | 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 |
26796 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Cooked greens eaten or infusion of root taken to build the blood. | 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 |
26797 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice used for ulcers and swellings and infusion of root used for eczema. | 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 |
26798 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Salve used on 'ulcerous sores' and dried, crushed roots sprinkled on old sores. | 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 |
26799 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Poultice used for 'nervous fevers, ulcers and swellings.' | 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 |
26800 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Cold infusion of powdered root taken for kidneys. | 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 |
26801 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | w77 161 | 251 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used in a side dish with laxative properties. | Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 251 |
26802 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound used for 'white swelling.' | 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 |
26803 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | perry75 86 | 51 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Roots and berries considered poisonous. | Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 51 |
26804 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | perry75 86 | 51 | Drug 2 | Berries used for medicine. | Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 51 | |
26805 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | perry75 86 | 51 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Crushed berries and sour grapes strained, mixed with sugar and cornmeal and used as a beverage. | Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 51 |
26806 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | perry75 86 | 51 | Food 1 | Cooking Agent 131 | Berries used to color canned fruit. | Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 51 |
26807 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Food 1 | Cooking Agent 131 | Crushed berries used to add color to canned fruit. | 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 |
26808 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | perry75 86 | 51 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Leaves gathered into bundle and dried for future use. | Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 51 |
26809 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | w77 161 | 251 | Food 1 | Young shoots cut, cooked and eaten. | Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 251 | |
26810 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | perry75 86 | 51 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Peeled stalks cut lengthwise, parboiled, dipped in egg, rolled in cornmeal and fried like fish. | Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 51 |
26811 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | perry75 86 | 51 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Shoots, leaves and stems parboiled, rinsed and cooked alone or mixed with other greens and eggs. | Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 51 |
26812 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 32 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roasted, crushed roots used with sarsaparilla and mountain grape barks for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 32 |
26813 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 32 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Roasted, crushed roots used with sarsaparilla and mountain grape barks as a blood purifier. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 32 |
26814 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 32 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Roots roasted and the salve used for chronic sores. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 32 |
26815 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 32 | Drug 2 | Gland Medicine 177 | Roots roasted and the salve used for glandular swellings. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 32 |
26816 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 32 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Roasted, crushed roots used with sarsaparilla and mountain grape barks as a stimulant. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 32 |
26817 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30, 78 | 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, 78 |
26818 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 27, 78 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Compound containing root used for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 27, 78 |
26819 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 27, 78 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Compound containing root used as a blood purifier. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 27, 78 |
26820 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | 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 |
26821 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 27, 78 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound containing root used as a stimulant. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 27, 78 |
26822 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 93 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Stalks cooked as greens and used for rheumatism. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
26823 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
26824 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 317 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Decoction of stems taken for chest colds. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 317 |
26825 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Compound with undried roots applied as a salve on bunions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
26826 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of crushed roots applied to bruises. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
26827 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Raw berries rubbed on skin lumps. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
26828 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Plant used as an emetic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
26829 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Expectorant 139 | Plant used as an expectorant. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
26830 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 317 | Drug 2 | Liver Aid 81 | Compound infusion of whole roots used for liver sickness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 317 |
26831 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | 'Tie in a poplar tree, then place among roots,' as a love medicine. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
26832 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots applied as poultice to sprains, bruises and swollen joints. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
26833 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | Plant used for bewitchment. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
26834 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 93 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Stalks eaten as greens in spring. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
26835 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 26 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Dark, dry fruits used by girls to make necklaces. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
26836 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 65 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Roots used for severe, neuralgic pains. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 65 |
26837 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 65 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Leaves used for skin diseases or to remove pimples and blackheads. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 65 |
26838 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 65 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 65 |
26839 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 65 | Dye 5 | Berries used to make dyes and inks. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 65 | |
26840 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Malecite 134 | sd52 78 | 6 | Food 1 | Shoots used for food. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 | |
26841 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 59 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Leaves used for bleeding wounds. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59 |
26842 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74, 130 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Poultice of mashed berries applied to sore breasts. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
26843 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root considered poisonous. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74 |
26844 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 83 | Food 1 | Cooked and used for food. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 83 | |
26845 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 78 | Other 3 | Paint 26 | Fruit made into a red stain used in painting horses and various articles of adornment. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
26846 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 29 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Infusion of berries taken for dysentery. | 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 29 |
26847 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 29 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Fermented infusion of leaves taken for rheumatism. | 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 29 |
26848 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 29 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Compound infusion with roots applied to ivy poison. | 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 29 |
26849 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 29 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed root applied to wart until it bleeds. | 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 29 |
26850 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 29 | Drug 2 | Hemorrhoid Remedy 74 | Steam from decoction of roots used for piles. | 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 29 |
26851 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 167 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Berries eaten as an analgesic. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 167 |
26852 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 285 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Berries eaten for pains. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 285 |
26853 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 285 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Berries eaten for rheumatism. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 285 |
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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) );