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19 rows where species = 575
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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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7074 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 80 | Food 1 | Substitution Food 112 | Sap mixed with maple sap if the latter is not available in sufficient quantities. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 80 |
7075 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Wood used for lumber. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
7076 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 74 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 74 |
7077 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 74 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Decoction of bark taken as an emetic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 74 |
7078 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Decoction of bark taken 'to remove bile from the intestines.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25 |
7079 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25 | Drug 2 | Liver Aid 81 | Decoction of bark taken 'to remove bile from the intestines.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25 |
7080 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 300 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | Complex compound used as a blood purifier. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 300 |
7081 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 300 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Complex compound decoction used as wash for affected parts of 'Italian itch.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 300 |
7082 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 301 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant used for lactation. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301 |
7083 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 55 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Wood used as a hot-water bottle. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
7084 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | 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 |
7085 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Bark used to build dwellings and lodges. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7086 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Fiber 4 | Canoe Material 70 | Bark used to make birch bark canoes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7087 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 397 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Sap and maple sap used for a pleasant beverage drink. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397 |
7088 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Bark placed on the coffins when burying the dead. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7089 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Bark used to make storage containers, sap dishes, rice baskets, buckets, trays and winnowing dishes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7090 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 241 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark used to make dishes. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 241 |
7091 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 44 | Drug 2 | Adjuvant 149 | Infusion of twigs used as a seasoner for medicines. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 44 |
7092 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Branches used as poles for the wigwam or medicine lodge. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112 |
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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) );