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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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44459 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 27 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Poultice of plant applied as ceremonial medicine for sore throats. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27 |
44458 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 27 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Poultice of plant applied as ceremonial medicine for sore throats. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27 |
44457 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 27 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Leaves used in mixture for the Night Chant medicine. One part of the Night Chant medicine consists of a mixture of 'blue pollen,' wild plants, and tobacco to which was added the leaves from corn plants gathered in the east, south, west and north corners of the field, squash from the southeast side, bean leaves from the southwest, watermelon leaves from the northwest, and muskmelon leaves from the northeast. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27 |
44456 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 77 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of dried cobs used as a wash for poison ivy rash. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 77 |
44439 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 77 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Pollen eaten for almost any kind of medicine. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 77 |
44365 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Parched grains eaten for 'long wind.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
44364 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Infusion taken for 'gravel.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
44363 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | 'Smut' from plant used as salve. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
44358 | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L. 4242 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 61 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of grated root and bark applied to aching teeth. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61 |
44357 | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L. 4242 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 61 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Salve of grated root mixed with whiskey rubbed on swollen limbs. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61 |
44356 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 80 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Root bark used for gonorrhea, an historic reference (1796). | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 80 |
44355 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 98 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Fruits used as diuretic for horses. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 98 |
44352 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 387 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Bark or berries used for sore throat and tonsillitis. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 387 |
44351 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 387 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | Infusion of berries sprayed on chest for congestion from bronchitis. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 387 |
44350 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 77, 132 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Infusion of inner bark taken in small doses for heart trouble. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 77, 132 |
44349 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 269 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Infusion of bark taken for heart, 3 days on, 3 days off before resuming. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269 |
44348 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 244245 | Drug 2 | Tuberculosis Remedy 49 | Bark and berries used for hemorrhages and tuberculosis. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 244245 |
44347 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 244245 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Powdered inner bark used for toothache. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 244245 |
44346 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 244245 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Compound decoction of inner bark given to strengthen convalescent patient. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 244245 |
44345 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 244245 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Compound infusion of root used for kidney trouble. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 244245 |
44344 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 244245 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Bark and berry medicine used for hemorrhages. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 244245 |
44343 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 244245 | Drug 2 | Expectorant 139 | Bark and berries used as an expectorant. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 244245 |
44342 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 244245 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | Bark and berries used to make cough syrup. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 244245 |
44341 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 128 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound infusion taken and rubbed on body to quiet person near convulsions. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 128 |
44340 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Infusion of berries sprayed on the chest or throat for bronchial diseases. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 51, 52 |
44339 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of berries taken for minor maladies. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 51, 52 |
44338 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of root bark applied to swellings in special rite. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 51, 52 |
44337 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of berries sprayed from mouth onto sores. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 51, 52 |
44336 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 130 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Decoction of inner bark used for cold settled in the chest. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 130 |
44335 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of pounded inner bark applied for rheumatism and sharp pains. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
44334 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Poultice of pounded inner bark used for rheumatism and sharp pains. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
44333 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 51 | Drug 2 | Adjuvant 149 | Infusion of berries used as a seasoner in medicines. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 51 |
44332 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Infusion of roots taken when water stops because of gonorrhea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44331 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Tuberculosis Remedy 49 | Compound decoction taken to vomit during initial stages of consumption. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44330 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Bark smoked, chewed or placed into the tooth for toothaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44329 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Compound infusion taken for back pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44328 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Compound infusion taken for kidney trouble. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44327 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of bark taken for pain after confinement. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44326 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Decoction of bark taken for cramps. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44325 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Compound decoction taken to vomit during initial stages of consumption. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44324 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Infusion of roots taken when water stops because of gonorrhea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44323 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Antiemetic 103 | Compound infusion taken for vomiting. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44322 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Anthelmintic 16 | Decoction of bark taken for worms. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44321 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Infusion of bark taken for pain after confinement. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44320 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion taken for back pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44319 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 367 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Bark smoked for toothaches or neuralgia. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
44318 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of bark taken to promote miscarriage. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
44317 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 80 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Bark used alone and in compound as a tonic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 80 |
44316 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30, 80 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Infusion of inner bark taken sparingly for heart trouble. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 80 |
44315 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 35 | Drug 2 | Heart Medicine 104 | Infusion of inner bark used for heart trouble. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
44314 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 663 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Infusion of bark used to rub on dog's nose to improve his scent. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663 |
44313 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Comanche 48 | j68 143 | 6 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Roots pulverized and used for toothache. | Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 6 |
44312 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Comanche 48 | cj40 147 | 524 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Root bark held against tooth for toothache. | Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
44311 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Comanche 48 | cj40 147 | 524 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Inner bark placed in throat for sore throat. | Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
44310 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Comanche 48 | j68 143 | 6 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Infusion of pulverized roots used for fever. | Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 6 |
44309 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Comanche 48 | cj40 147 | 524 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | Infusion of bark taken for fever. | Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
44308 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Comanche 48 | j68 143 | 6 | Drug 2 | Burn Dressing 82 | Roots pulverized and powder used for burns. | Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 6 |
44307 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Decoction of root gargled or taken for sore throat. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
44306 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 134 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | Infusion of bark taken for all pulmonary troubles. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 134 |
44305 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root used as a wash to strengthen legs and feet of weak children. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
44304 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root used as a wash for paralysis and to strengthen child's legs and feet. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
44303 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 134 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | Infusion of bark taken for coughs. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 134 |
44302 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 134 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Infusion of bark taken for colds. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 134 |
44301 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Infusion used as a wash for swollen joints. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51 |
44300 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Alabama 3 | swan28 128 | 663 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Pounded inner bark used for toothache. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663 |
44299 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Alabama 3 | t40 115 | 35 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Inner bark put into cavity and packed around the tooth for toothaches. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 35 |
44298 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Alabama 3 | t40 115 | 35 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of inner bark rubbed on itchy area. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 35 |
44297 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Alabama 3 | swan28 128 | 663 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of bark used as a wash for itching. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663 |
44233 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Poultice of plants applied to the head for sore throats. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44232 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44200 | Yucca glauca var. glauca 4231 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 27 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Root used as a substitute for soap and as a wash for the hair. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 27 |
44164 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 71 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Root used in smoke treatment for unspecified illnesses. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44152 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 71 | Drug 2 | Root used in smoke treatment for unspecified illnesses. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 | |
44145 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Compound containing leaf juice used to poison arrows. | 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 21 |
44144 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Cold infusion of root used to expedite delivery of baby or placenta. | 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 21 |
44143 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Drug 2 | Contraceptive 126 | Rotten root used to make suds taken to induce menopause. | 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 21 |
44137 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 164 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Plant used as a delirifacient a drug which produces delirium. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 164 |
44136 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 164 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used as a laxative. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 164 |
44135 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Roots used to wash hair. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 33 |
44131 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 28 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Burning root fumes used to allow a horse to be caught and haltered easily. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 28 |
44130 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 28 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots and prickly pear cactus roots used by mothers when they cannot give birth. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 28 |
44129 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 28 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Infusion of pulverized roots taken for stomachaches. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 28 |
44128 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 28 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of roots used to soak the hair as a vermin killer and to make the hair grow. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 28 |
44127 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 28 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Roots and prickly pear cactus roots used as 'medicine for not give birth.' | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 28 |
44123 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 18 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Plant used for dandruff, baldness and skin irritations. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 18 |
44108 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 76 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of tender heart shoots used for weakness. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76 |
44107 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 76 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Tender heart shoots used in the sweatbath. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76 |
44096 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 45 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Root mixed with ground stolons from vine mesquite grass & used as a hair wash to make the hair grow. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
44085 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 358 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Root used to wash the scalp to make the hair grow. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 358 |
44083 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 12 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Smashed root applied as powder or used as a wash for sores, scabs and skin outbreaks. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 12 |
44082 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 12 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of dried root used as hair wash for dandruff and to prevent baldness. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 12 |
44080 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 25 | Drug 2 | Veterinary Aid 34 | Decoction of roots applied to saddle sores. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 25 |
44079 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 80 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of grated roots used for breaks. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 80 |
44078 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 274 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of grated roots used as herbal steam for breaks and sprains. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
44077 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 274 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of grated roots used as herbal steam for breaks and sprains. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
44076 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 274 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Poultice of roots applied to inflamed and bleeding cuts. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
44075 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 25 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Poultice of grated roots applied to bleeding cuts. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 25 |
44074 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 274 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of roots applied to inflamed and bleeding cuts. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
44073 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 274 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of root used as a tonic for falling hair. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
44072 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 80 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Decoction of grated roots used for sprains. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 80 |
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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) );