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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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32347 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32348 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32349 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32350 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32351 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32352 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32353 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32354 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32355 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32356 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 17 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Decoction of inner bark taken for hoarseness. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 17 |
32357 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32358 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32359 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32360 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32361 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32362 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32363 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32364 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32365 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32366 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32367 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 338 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Compound decoction of inner bark prepared ceremonially for heart trouble. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
32368 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 75 | Food 1 | Acorns leached with basswood ashes to remove the bitter taste and used for food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 | |
32369 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32370 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 30 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Infusion of bark used for hoarseness. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
32371 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32372 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 78 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Infusion of bark taken for hoarseness. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78 |
32373 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 | |
32374 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 25 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Plant juice used for straightening and setting loose teeth. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 25 |
32375 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 255 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Infusion of bark or roots used for diarrhea. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 255 |
32376 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 244 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Infusion of plant and fir buds or cones used for diarrhea. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 244 |
32377 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 60 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Bark and roots used for diarrhea. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
32378 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Decoction of bark taken for internal blood diseases. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
32379 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 369370 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Bark used for 'heart troubles and bronchial affections.' | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 369370 |
32380 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 369370 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | Bark used for 'heart troubles and bronchial affections.' | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 369370 |
32381 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 242 | Drug 2 | Plant used for medicinal purposes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 242 | |
32382 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Infusion of root bark taken for gonorrhea. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
32383 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 242 | Dye 5 | Bark used in tanning and coloring. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 242 | |
32384 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 402 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Acorns leached with lye and used as of the most important starchy foods. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 402 |
32385 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 242 | Other 3 | Hide Preparation 144 | Bark used in tanning and coloring. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 242 |
32386 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | 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 |
32387 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 325 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Bark used to make a black dye for porcupine quills. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325 |
32388 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 327 | Food 1 | Acorns freed from tannic acid by boiling with wood ashes and used for food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 327 | |
32389 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 75 | Food 1 | Acorns leached with basswood ashes to remove the bitter taste and used for food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 | |
32390 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 75 | Food 1 | Acorns leached with basswood ashes to remove the bitter taste and used for food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 | |
32391 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 75 | Food 1 | Acorns leached with basswood ashes to remove the bitter taste and used for food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 | |
32392 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 58 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Inner bark used for flux. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 58 |
32393 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 120 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Rushes gathered for mat weaving and boiled with bark to impart a brownish red dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
32394 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 100 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Dried, ground acorns used as a flour to make gruel. Hardwood ashes and water furnished the lye for soaking the acorns, to swell them and remove the tannic acid. A bark bag or reticule served to hold the acorns while they were washed through a series of hot and cold water to remove the lye. Then they were dried in the sun and became perfectly sweet and palatable. They were ground on depressions of rocks which served as a mortar with a stone pestle, to a flour, which was cooked as a gruel, sometimes called samp. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 100 |
32395 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 120 | Other 3 | Designs 167 | Leaves used to furnish a design for 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 120 |
32396 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 262 | Infusion of north side bark taken as an appetizer. | 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 26 |
32397 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 26 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Decoction of bark and leaves taken as a beneficial beverage (bitters). | 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 26 |
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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) );