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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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17426 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | 'Alleviates pain and produces sleep.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
17431 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | 'Alleviates pain and produces sleep.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
30296 | Prunus americana Marsh. 3160 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 31 | Drug 2 | 'An ingredient of a medicine made after diagnosis.' | 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 31 | |
38238 | Smilax sp. 3714 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 31 | Drug 2 | 'An ingredient of a medicine made after diagnosis.' | 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 31 | |
578 | Acer nigrum Michx. f. 30 | Ojibwa, South 174 | h91 56 | 199 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | 'Arbor liquore abundans, ex quo liquor tanquam urina vehementer projicitur.' | Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
135 | Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. 4 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 34 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | 'Balsam for breast and lung complaints with pain, soreness or cough.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34 |
18247 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | 'Bark used cautiously in medicine because it is poisonous.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
17734 | Ilex vomitoria Ait. 1980 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 666 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | 'Black drink' used to 'clear out the system.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 666 |
27147 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Burn Dressing 82 | 'Branches used to whip a burned arm or leg until the blood came.' | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 51, 52 |
30838 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Ojibwa, South 174 | h91 56 | 199 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | 'Branchlets' used in unspecified manner during gestation. | Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
32816 | Rhexia virginica L. 3332 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 314 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | 'Brew' from leaves and stems used for cleaning the throat. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
29159 | Pontederia cordata L. 3088 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | 'Brew' from plant used for 'illness in general.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
21494 | Lycopodium clavatum L. 2321 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | 'Brew' from plant used for weakness and fever. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
39593 | Taxus canadensis Marsh. 3903 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | 'Brew' from plant used for weakness and fever. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
19264 | Kalmia latifolia L. 2071 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | 'Bristly edges of ten to twelve leaves' rubbed over skin for rheumatism. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42 |
16759 | Hepatica nobilis var. acuta (Pursh) Steyermark 1849 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 328 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | 'Chewed by women to bewitch men and make them crazy by affecting their hearts.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 328 |
41880 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 'Children walk through nettles to prepare them for practice of witchcraft.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
41884 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | 'Children walk through nettles to prepare them for practice of witchcraft.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
41877 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | 'Children walk through nettles to toughen their skin.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
41881 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 'Children walk through nettles to toughen their skin.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
14202 | Eriophorum russeolum Fries ex Hartman 1540 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 22 | Drug 2 | Eye Medicine 25 | 'Cotton' from plant put in corner of eye to absorb fluid from 'watery eyes.' | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 22 |
36027 | Salix pulchra Cham. 3545 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 34 | Drug 2 | Eye Medicine 25 | 'Cotton' used to dry 'moist eyes.' | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34 |
30214 | Prunella vulgaris L. 3159 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74, 130 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | 'Drink' made from leaves taken and used as a wash for fevers. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
28679 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Ear Medicine 156 | 'Drop of juice of fresh root' put in ear for deafness. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
20300 | Lilium philadelphicum L. 2188 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 282 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | 'Dry plants in sun, if twists together, wife is unfaithful; determines love.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 282 |
38122 | Sisyrinchium montanum Greene 3699 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 288 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | 'Feared it was poison.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 288 |
14196 | Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. subarcticum (Vassiljev) Hult‚n ex Kartesz & Gandhi 1538 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 184 | Drug 2 | 'Female' stems used medicinally. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 | |
17799 | Inula helenium L. 1984 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | 'For female obstructions and pregnant women with weak bowels and wombs.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
35278 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 312 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | 'Good for all illnesses.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 312 |
42973 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | 'Good for typhus and bilious 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 31 |
42976 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | 'Good for typhus and bilious 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 31 |
20036 | Lewisia rediviva Pursh 2159 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 114 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | 'Hearts' used in some type of witchcraft. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 114 |
7106 | Betula lenta L. 576 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 300 | Drug 2 | 'Highly valued medicine because it sustains the deer, the mainstay of life.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 300 | |
24061 | Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi 2595 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 319 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | 'Hung up inside to keep witches away' as an anti-witch remedy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
9182 | Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small 871 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | 'Juice rubbed on skin eruptions, especially on children's heads.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
9185 | Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small 871 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 'Juice rubbed on skin eruptions, especially on children's heads.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
14583 | Euphorbia corollata L. 1586 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | 'Juice rubbed on skin eruptions, especially on children's heads.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
14586 | Euphorbia corollata L. 1586 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 'Juice rubbed on skin eruptions, especially on children's heads.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
19267 | Kalmia latifolia L. 2071 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | 'Leaf ooze rubbed into scratched skin of ball players to prevent cramps.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42 |
9837 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 20 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | 'Mashed root put on a hot stone and sore limbs laid directly over it.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 20 |
9838 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 20 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | 'Mashed root put on a hot stone and sore limbs laid directly over it.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 20 |
21217 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 37 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | 'Not good to eat, poison.' | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 37 |
33099 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 14 | Drug 2 | Reproductive Aid 142 | 'Old man took this medicine and bore a child (an aphrodisiac?).' | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 |
39236 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 278 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | 'Pass seed over female genitals to bring about childbirth.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
41229 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 271 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | 'Patient sleeps on mattress made of plant' for cysts of breast. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 271 |
41231 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 271 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | 'Patient sleeps on mattress made of plant' for cysts of yellow fever. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 271 |
27521 | Pinus echinata P. Mill. 2958 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 55 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | 'Pellets of tar' considered 'beneficial for soreness of the back.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 55 |
27523 | Pinus echinata P. Mill. 2958 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 55 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | 'Pellets of tar' considered 'beneficial for soreness of the back.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 55 |
27522 | Pinus echinata P. Mill. 2958 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 55, 84 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | 'Pellets of tar' used as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 55, 84 |
14372 | Eschscholzia californica Cham. 1567 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 9 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | 'Plant avoided by pregnant or lactating women as smell may be poisonous.' | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 9 |
5979 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 309 | Drug 2 | Adjuvant 149 | 'Plant may be added to all kinds of medicine to make them stronger.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 309 |
32285 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. 3273 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 303 | Drug 2 | Antidote 122 | 'Plant will stop the effects of the laxative made from V. opulus.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303 |
1193 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | 'Possesses stimulant and stomachic virtues' and used 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 28 |
1195 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | 'Possesses stimulant and stomachic virtues' and used 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 28 |
39434 | Taxus baccata L. 3901 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 264 | Drug 2 | Adjuvant 149 | 'Put in all medicines to give them strength.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
3427 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | 'Root tonic' taken by weakly and nervous females. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
3425 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | 'Root tonic' taken for ague. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
3423 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | 'Root tonic' taken for colds. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
3424 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Febrifuge 45 | 'Root tonic' taken for fever. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
3422 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Carminative 119 | 'Root tonic' taken for flatulent colics. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
3421 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | 'Root tonic' taken for obstructed menses. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
3426 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | 'Root tonic' used as gargle for sore mouth. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
3428 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | 'Root tonic' used as gargle for sore throat. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
36478 | Salvia officinalis L. 3562 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 75, 132 | Drug 2 | Anthelmintic 16 | 'Sage tea' taken as a vermifuge. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
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 |
27333 | Pilea pumila (L.) Gray 2943 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 308 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | 'Squeeze water out of stem and inhale for sinus problems.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 308 |
31760 | Pyrola americana Sweet 3237 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | 'Stick on cuts and sores to heal them.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
31782 | Pyrola elliptica Nutt. 3241 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | 'Stick on cuts and sores to heal them.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
14604 | Euphorbia ipecacuanhae L. 1590 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | 'Stops violent hemorrhaging from lungs and womb when given in small doses.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
14605 | Euphorbia ipecacuanhae L. 1590 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Pulmonary Aid 48 | 'Stops violent hemorrhaging from lungs and womb when given in small doses.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
23636 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | 'Syrup' and honey used for colds and infusion used for babies' colds. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
23637 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | 'Syrup' and honey used for coughs. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
26526 | Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston 2896 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | 'Tea ooze' used to bathe head for headache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
7949 | Cannabis sativa L. 720 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 306 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | 'This plant will get you going.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
32861 | Rhododendron maximum L. 3340 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | 'Throw clumps of leaves into a fire and dance around it to bring cold weather.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
26831 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | 'Tie in a poplar tree, then place among roots,' as a love medicine. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
43352 | Vitis aestivalis Michx. 4169 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | 'Water of the grape vine' taken and used as a wash to induce lactation. | Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
1410 | Actaea pachypoda Ell. 59 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | 'Will kill teeth of young people if not careful with it.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
41882 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 'Younger people walk through nettles to procure dreams.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
41883 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | 'Younger people walk through nettles to procure dreams.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
5005 | Artemisia campestris L. 388 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 58 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | 6Decoction of plants taken for colds. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 58 |
20541 | Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd. 2212 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 35 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Acorn mush taken by old people on their death bed to survive the day. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 35 |
32074 | Quercus gambelii Nutt. 3263 | Isleta 101 | c35 19 | 47 | Drug 2 | Reproductive Aid 142 | Acorns eaten to give greater sexual potency. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 47 |
32105 | Quercus gambelii var. gambelii 3264 | Isleta 101 | c35 19 | 47 | Drug 2 | Reproductive Aid 142 | Acorns eaten to give greater sexual potency. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 47 |
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 |
20525 | Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd. 2212 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 83 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | Acorns, the tannin soothed the cough, used as cough drops. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 83 |
37020 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 234 | Drug 2 | Adjuvant 149 | Added to other medicines to strengthen their effect. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234 |
35531 | Ruta graveolens L. 3501 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Added to whiskey and taken for hysterics. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 53 |
35529 | Ruta graveolens L. 3501 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Added to whiskey and taken for palsy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 53 |
16106 | Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 1764 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 37 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | 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 |
7652 | Calla palustris L. 662 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 33 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Aerial stems used for sore legs. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 33 |
22215 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 265 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Afterbirth of a child tied to a young tree to ensure the child would grow up strong. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 265 |
10577 | Conium maculatum L. 1062 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 33 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | All plant parts very poisonous. | 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 33 |
25420 | Panax trifolius L. 2735 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | An 'ingredient to relieve sharp pains in the breast.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
16863 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 55 | Drug 2 | Witchcraft Medicine 89 | An evil medicine used by sorcerers. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 55 |
12135 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 60 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | An extremely poisonous plant. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 60 |
14570 | Eupatorium purpureum L. 1582 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 31 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | An ingredient of a blood medicine. | 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 31 |
15791 | Gentianopsis crinita (Froel.) Ma 1720 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 31 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | An ingredient of a blood medicine. | 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 31 |
26070 | Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. 2836 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 31 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | An ingredient of a blood medicine. | 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 31 |
35332 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 31 | Drug 2 | Blood Medicine 11 | An ingredient of a blood medicine. | 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 31 |
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