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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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6331 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Used for breast, stomach and intestinal 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 27 |
6332 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Seeds boiled in 'new milk' and used for diarrhea. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
6333 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Expectorant 139 | Used as an expectorant and taken for pleurisy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
6334 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion used for 'bloody flux.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
6335 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Infusion of root used for heart trouble. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
6336 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Seeds or root used as gentle laxative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
6337 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Used as an expectorant and taken for pleurisy and lung inflammations. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
6338 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Fiber 4 | Clothing 73 | Stems used to make belts. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
6339 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 37 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
6340 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 37 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots administered to women following childbirth. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
6341 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 37 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Roots used for pleurisy. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
6342 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 31, 74 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Root used for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
6343 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 31, 74 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Root used to make a drink taken by women after childbirth. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
6344 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 31, 74 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Root used for pleurisy. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
6345 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 416 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of roots used as a wash for arms, shoulders and body for lifting. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 416 |
6346 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 416 | Drug 2 | Sports Medicine 134 | Poultice of smashed roots applied to legs and running shoes dampened or washed for running strength. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 416 |
6347 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 132 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of root used or decoction taken for bruises and swellings. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132 |
6348 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 25 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Simple or compound poultice of pulverized root used on cuts, wounds and bruises. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 25 |
6349 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 132 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of root used or decoction taken for lameness. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132 |
6350 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 132 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Decoction of pounded root taken as a tonic. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132 |
6351 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 70, 128 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Dried root used for pleurisy. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70, 128 |
6352 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 39 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Plant used in ceremonial chant lotion. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39 |
6353 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 39 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction or infusion of various plant parts used for dog or coyote bites. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39 |
6354 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 39 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39 |
6355 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 109 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Ceremony connected with the obtaining and distribution of this prized root. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6356 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 109 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Fresh and dried root used in several ways on wounds and sores. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6357 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 109 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Raw root eaten for bronchial and pulmonary trouble. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6358 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 109 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | Root eaten raw for bronchial and pulmonary trouble. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6359 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 109 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Root eaten raw for pulmonary trouble. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6360 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 109 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | Root eaten raw for bronchial trouble. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6361 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Drug 2 | Snake Bite Remedy 114 | Poultice of bruised leaves bound to snakebites. | 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 30 |
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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) );