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31859 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Bark used for chronic 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 46 |
31860 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Astringent bark chewed for mouth 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 46 |
31861 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of bark applied to sore, chapped skin. | 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 |
31862 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Bark used as an antiseptic. | 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 |
31863 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Bark used as an emetic. | 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 |
31864 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Bark used as an emetic. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
31865 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Bark used after long, intermittent fevers and as a wash for chills and fevers. | 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 |
31866 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Bark used for indigestion and 'any debility of the system.' | 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 |
31867 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark chewed for mouth 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 46 |
31868 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | Infusion of bark taken for asthma. | 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 |
31869 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Decoction of inner bark used for 'lost voice.' | 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 |
31870 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Bark used as a tonic. | 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 |
31871 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Urinary Aid 80 | Unspecified liquid preparation taken for 'milky urine.' | 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 |
31872 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Used to make baskets. | 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 |
31873 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Wood used for lumber, railroad ties, wagon spokes and rims. | 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 |
31874 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Fiber 4 | Furniture 109 | Used to make woven chair bottoms. | 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 |
31875 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Fiber 4 | Furniture 109 | Wood used to make furniture. | 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 |
31876 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Leaves used to wrap dough for bread making. | 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 |
31877 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Wood used to make corn beaters and mortars. | 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 |
31878 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for firewood. | 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 |
31879 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 30 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | Infusion of bark used for severe coughs. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
31880 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 30 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of bark used as a disinfectant. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
31881 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 30 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of bark used as a douche. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
31882 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 30 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Infusion of bark used for sore throats. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
31883 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 78 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | Infusion of bark taken for severe cough. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78 |
31884 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Strong infusion of bark used to cleanse bruises and ulcers. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25 |
31885 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 78 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Compound containing bark used as an antiseptic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 78 |
31886 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 78 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of bark used as an excellent douche. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78 |
31887 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 78 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Bark used in many medicinal compounds. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78 |
31888 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Strong infusion of bark gargled for a sore throat. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25 |
31889 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Ontario 64 | t42 22 | 68, 82 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'diseases peculiar to women.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68, 82 |
31890 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Ontario 64 | t42 22 | 68, 82 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Compound infusion of bark taken as a tonic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68, 82 |
31891 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 56 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Crushed root mixed with whiskey and used as liniment on rheumatic parts. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56 |
31892 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 303 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction used to counteract loneliness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303 |
31893 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 303 | Drug 2 | Tuberculosis Remedy 49 | Compound decoction of bark taken for consumption. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303 |
31894 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 303 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Bark used for horses with distemper. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303 |
31895 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 303 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | Compound decoction used 'when your woman goes off and won't come back.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303 |
31896 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 123 | Food 1 | Acorns used for food. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123 | |
31897 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 36 | Drug 2 | Inner bark used in compounds. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 36 | |
31898 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 66 | Food 1 | Pie & Pudding 88 | Acorns boiled, simmered to remove lye, ground, sifted and made into pie. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66 |
31899 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 66 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Acorns boiled, simmered to remove lye, ground, sifted and made into mush with bear oil seasoning. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66 |
31900 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 66 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Acorns boiled, simmered to remove lye, ground, sifted, cooked in soup stock to flavor and eaten. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66 |
31901 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 221 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Compound containing bark used for diarrhea. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 221 |
31902 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 221 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Decoction of inner bark taken to 'throw up phlegm from the lungs.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 221 |
31903 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 257 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Ground, scorched acorns made into a drink similar to coffee. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257 |
31904 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 257 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Dried acorns made into mush. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257 |
31905 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 60 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 116 | Nuts used to induce thirst. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
31906 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 60 | Drug 2 | Hemorrhoid Remedy 74 | Plant parts used for bleeding piles. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
31907 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Mohegan 149 | cw45 62 | 121 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Infusion of bark used as liniment for muscular pains. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121 |
31908 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 75, 132 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Infusion of inner bark used as liniment for humans and horses with pain. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
31909 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 75, 132 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Infusion of inner bark used as a liniment for pain. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
31910 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 132 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Bark used for colds. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 132 |
31911 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 266 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of bark used as a liniment for people. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
31912 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Mohegan 149 | cw45 62 | 121 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of bark used as liniment for muscular pains. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121 |
31913 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 266 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Infusion of bark used as a liniment for horses. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
31914 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 75, 132 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Infusion of inner bark used as a liniment for horses with pain. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
31915 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 418 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Wood used in making wigwams and for several other things. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 418 |
31916 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 401 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Acorns soaked in lye water to remove bitter tannin taste, dried for storage and used to make soup. Lye for leaching acorns was obtained by soaking wood ashes in water. Acorns were put in a net bag and then soaked in the lye, then rinsed several times in warm water. The acorns were then dried for storage, and when wanted, pounded into a coarse flour which was used to thicken soups or form a sort of mush. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 401 |
31917 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 418 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood was of much value, especially for making awls to punch holes in birch bark. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 418 |
31918 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Ojibwa, South 174 | h91 56 | 198 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Decoction of root bark and inner bark taken for diarrhea. | Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
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 |
31920 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 310 | Drug 2 | Hemorrhoid Remedy 74 | Infusion of bark taken for bleeding piles. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
31921 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Shinnecock 231 | cw45 62 | 121 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Infusion of bark used as liniment for muscular pains. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121 |
31922 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Shinnecock 231 | cw45 62 | 121 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of bark used as liniment for muscular pains. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121 |
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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) );