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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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3722 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 201 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stems dried, pounded and used to make twine. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
3723 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 201 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Stems dried, pounded and used to make eulachon nets. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
3724 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Used to bathe dogs for mange. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
3725 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Root used as snuff, herbal steam, poultice or in decoction for headache. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
3726 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of root taken or sprinkled on chest for convulsions. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
3727 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Weak decoction of root given only to infants for colds. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
3728 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 360 | Drug 2 | Ear Medicine 156 | Decoction of root poured into ear for soreness. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360 |
3729 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 338 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Decoction of root taken for heart palpitations. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
3730 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Decoction of root on cotton or mashed root used as a plug in nostril for nosebleed. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
3731 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Weak decoction of root given only to infants for colds. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
3732 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Dried, pulverized root used in various ways for insanity. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
3733 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Vertigo Medicine 192 | Dried, pulverized root used in various ways for dizziness. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
3734 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 376 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Root chewed to counteract evil charms. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376 |
3735 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 28 | Drug 2 | Eye Medicine 25 | Plant used for sore eyes. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 28 |
3736 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 28 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant used to increase lactation. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 28 |
3737 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Great Basin Indian 80 | n66 139 | 49 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Root and branch outer fiber used to make nets, cordage and thread. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
3738 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 415 | Drug 2 | Anthelmintic 16 | Compound infusion of roots taken for worms. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
3739 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 415 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Milk used for warts. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
3740 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 415 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Compound infusion of roots taken for stomach cramps. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
3741 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 415 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound infusion of roots taken for evacuation of the placenta. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
3742 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 415 | Drug 2 | Liver Aid 81 | Decoction of roots taken as a liver medicine. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
3743 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 415 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Decoction of roots mixed with feed and given to horses with worms. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
3744 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 73 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Three strands of outer bark plaited into a very strong cord and cord plaited into heavier ropes. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 73 |
3745 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 73 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Outer bark or rind used as the finest thread material. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 73 |
3746 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 79 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Plant stalk sucked by hunters to imitate fawn wanting it's mother, a doe magnet. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 79 |
3747 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 73 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Three strands of outer bark plaited into a very strong cord and used for bow strings. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 73 |
3748 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 201 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound containing rind used by a woman with 'an injured womb.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201 |
3749 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 201 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for dropsy. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201 |
3750 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 267 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Outer rind or bark used for thread. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 267 |
3751 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 6 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root, poisonous in large doses, used as a cathartic. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6 |
3752 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 6 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Root, poisonous in large doses, used as a febrifuge. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6 |
3753 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 6 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root poisonous in large doses and poisonous to cattle feeding on it. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6 |
3754 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 6 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Root, poisonous in large doses, used as a tonic. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6 |
3755 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 6 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark used as a chief source for cordage. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6 |
3756 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 354355 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Root smoke inhaled for headache. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355 |
3757 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 354355 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Root, considered sacred, eaten during the medicine lodge ceremony. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355 |
3758 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 428 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Roots eaten during the medicine lodge ceremony. The roots are also chewed to keep the other witch doctors from affecting one with an evil charm. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 428 |
3759 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 354355 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Infusion of root taken as a diuretic during pregnancy. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355 |
3760 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 354355 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root taken as a diuretic during pregnancy. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355 |
3761 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 354355 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root used for coated tongue and headache. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355 |
3762 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 354355 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Root eaten for throat trouble. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355 |
3763 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 413 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Outer rind used for fine sewing. In the fall, when mature, this plant makes one of the strongest native fibers, stronger even than the cultivated hemp to which it is related. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 413 |
3764 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 72 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Leaves chewed and the juice and pulp swallowed or dried leaves smoked as an aphrodisiac. | 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 72 |
3765 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 72 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stems used to make fiber, as a substitute for Indian hemp. | 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 72 |
3766 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 39 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Fiber used as thread or twine for binding or tying. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
3767 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Root used as a diuretic. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
3768 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Decoction of green berries used as a heart medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
3769 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Decoction of green berries used as a kidney medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
3770 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Root used as a diuretic and urinary medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
3771 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 111 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Fine divisions of bark were very strong and used as a thread for sewing on the fine beadwork. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 111 |
3772 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Salish 216 | teit28 144 | 294 | Drug 2 | Plant used as a medicine. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294 | |
3773 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 219 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken about once a week as a contraceptive. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
3774 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 497 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark fiber used as thread and twine for binding and tying. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
3775 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Fiber used as thread or twine for binding or tying. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
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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) );