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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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6572 | Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth 498 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 29 | Drug 2 | Cancer Treatment 64 | Young, unfurling fronds eaten for internal ailments, such as cancer of the womb. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 29 |
15614 | Gaultheria procumbens L. 1702 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 400 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Young, tender leaves used as a beverage tea and rheumatic medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 400 |
15898 | Geum macrophyllum Willd. 1735 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 72 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Young, small leaves chewed after childbirth to heal the womb. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 72 |
31533 | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood 3216 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 44 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young, curled frond juice used as a body deodorant. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 44 |
36286 | Salix sp. 3551 | Sikani 236 | s29 9 | 54 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young willow chewed and saliva applied to sores. | 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 54 |
253 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Crow 60 | b05 73 | 5 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Young twigs and leaves burned as incense in certain ceremonies. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5 |
18598 | Juniperus horizontalis Moench 2057 | Crow 60 | b05 73 | 13 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Young twigs and leaves burned as incense during incantations. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13 |
3532 | Angelica lucida L. 265 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 184 | Drug 2 | Young stems used medicinally. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 | |
20850 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 14 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Young sprouts eaten, but poisonous to stock in early spring. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 14 |
34823 | Rubus parviflorus Nutt. 3463 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 21 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Young sprouts considered a valuable antiscorbutic. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 21 |
34822 | Rubus parviflorus Nutt. 3463 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 21 | Drug 2 | Alterative 190 | Young sprouts considered a valuable alterative. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 21 |
6938 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 175 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Young shoots, when eaten in great quantities, caused sleepiness like sleeping pills. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 175 |
26762 | Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze 2927 | Green River Group 81 | g73 25 | 33 | Drug 2 | Emetic 40 | Young shoots, peeled of bark, used as an emetic. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 33 |
10427 | Cocos nucifera L. 1040 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young shoots used for deep cuts. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
12691 | Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson 1335 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 29 | Drug 2 | Cancer Treatment 64 | Young shoots used cancer of the womb. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 29 |
12586 | Diplazium meyenianum K. Presl 1315 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 44 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young shoots powdered, mixed with milk and nuts and applied to boils. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 44 |
7797 | Caltha palustris L. 685 | Eskimo, Inupiat 72 | j83 54 | 143 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Young shoots poisonous, if not boiled. | Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 143 |
32699 | Ranunculus pallasii Schlecht. 3313 | Eskimo, Inupiat 72 | j83 54 | 143 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Young shoots poisonous, if not boiled. | Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 143 |
29102 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 32 | Drug 2 | Cancer Treatment 64 | Young shoots or fiddleheads chewed for cancer of the womb. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 32 |
25763 | Pelea sp. 2785 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 15 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Young shoots or buds used for children with general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 15 |
25764 | Pelea sp. 2785 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 15 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Young shoots or buds used for children with general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 15 |
26369 | Phegopteris sp. 2874 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 12 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 159 | Young shoots or buds and bark mixed with cooked leaves and eaten to restore the lost of appetite. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 12 |
31452 | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 3214 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 32 | Drug 2 | Cancer Treatment 64 | Young shoots eaten as medicine for 'troubles with one's insides,' such as cancer of the womb. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 32 |
41714 | Urtica dioica L. 4058 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 128 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Young shoots chewed and swallowed as a tonic to prevent sickness. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 128 |
9160 | Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small 866 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 84 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 288 | Young roots fed to sick baby whose mother's milk was failing. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 84 |
9162 | Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small 866 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 84 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Young roots fed to sick baby whose mother's milk was failing. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 84 |
10428 | Cocos nucifera L. 1040 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Young meat applied as a rub for the brain. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
948 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 80 | Drug 2 | Throat Aid 123 | Young leaves chewed and juice swallowed for sore throats. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 80 |
947 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 80 | Drug 2 | Cold Remedy 21 | Young leaves chewed and juice swallowed for colds. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 80 |
23460 | Morinda citrifolia L. 2527 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Young fruit thoroughly pounded with salt or fruit juice used for broken bones and deep cuts. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
23459 | Morinda citrifolia L. 2527 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young fruit thoroughly pounded with salt or fruit juice and used for broken bones and deep cuts. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
41405 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 146 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Young flowering heads eaten for diarrhea. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 146 |
14636 | Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass. 1595 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 398 | Drug 2 | Young and tender leaves eaten and act as a medicine at the same time that they are food. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 398 | |
39292 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Worn around waist and in shoes to prevent miscarriages and abortions. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
31611 | Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Pritz.) Zamels 3225 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 246 | Drug 2 | Hemostat 65 | Wool from seed heads mixed with pitch and used inside the nostril for nosebleeds. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 246 |
13633 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. latisquamea (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1453 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 26 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Wood used to make poisonous war arrows. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
30959 | Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. 3182 | Sioux 238 | b05 73 | 19 | Drug 2 | Adjuvant 149 | Wood used to make 'medicine-spoons' for use in ceremonial dog feasts. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
30961 | Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. 3182 | Sioux 238 | b05 73 | 19 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Wood used to make 'medicine-spoons' for use in ceremonial dog feasts. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
586 | Acer pensylvanicum L. 31 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 53 | Drug 2 | Antihemorrhagic 111 | Wood used for spitting blood. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
589 | Acer pensylvanicum L. 31 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 53 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Wood used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
592 | Acer pensylvanicum L. 31 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 53 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Wood used for gonorrhea. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
37836 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Flathead 76 | h49 34 | 12 | Drug 2 | Wood used for drug purposes. | Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12 | |
37883 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Shuswap 233 | h49 34 | 12 | Drug 2 | Wood used for drug purposes. | Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12 | |
30502 | Prunus pensylvanica L. f. 3172 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 59 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wood used for chafed skin and prickly heat. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59 |
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 |
39517 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 35 | Drug 2 | Burn Dressing 82 | Wood scrapings and Vaseline used as a sunburn ointment. | 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 35 |
19168 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 234 | Drug 2 | Adjuvant 149 | Wood prepared in warm water and used as a seasoner for other medicines. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234 |
33272 | Rhus typhina L. 3355 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 51 | Drug 2 | Dietary Aid 96 | Wood pieces eaten by mothers to improve the milk. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 51 |
37171 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 129 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Wood or roots heated until burned or blackened and used on aching and decayed teeth. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 129 |
7177 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 32 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Wood mixed with other materials and used for gonorrhea. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 32 |
40157 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 66 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Wood made into shamanistic soul catchers to use in ritual healing. | 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 66 |
16306 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 86 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Wood made into charcoal used in the medicines applied to the ailing gods. Two kinds of charcoal were used in the medicines which were applied to the ailing gods. The first was made from the bark of the pine and willow. The second was made from this plant and three-lobed sagebrush, to which were added the feathers dropped from a live crow and a live buzzard. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 86 |
7332 | Betula sp. 585 | Malecite 134 | sd52 78 | 6 | Drug 2 | Wood heated and used like a hot-water bottle. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 | |
18450 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 4 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Wood flutes used to 'charm a girl whom a man loved to make her love him.' | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
18595 | Juniperus horizontalis Moench 2057 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 4 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Wood flutes used to 'charm a girl whom a man loved to make her love him.' | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
18954 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 4 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Wood flutes used to 'charm a girl whom a man loved to make her love him.' | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
8966 | Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin 843 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 156 | Drug 2 | Burn Dressing 82 | Wood burned, the charcoal powdered and applied to burns. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 |
431 | Acer circinatum Pursh 22 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 145 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Wood burned to charcoal, mixed with water and brown sugar and taken for polio. The wood was always taken early in the morning from the sunrise side of the tree. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 145 |
430 | Acer circinatum Pursh 22 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 145 | Drug 2 | Antidiarrheal 68 | Wood burned to charcoal, mixed with water and brown sugar and taken for dysentery. The wood was always taken early in the morning from the sunrise side of the tree. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 145 |
13175 | Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Wats. 1406 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 24 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Wood burned for venereal disease. Wood burned with charcoal, buffalo hair, wood rat hair and bat hair in a hole in the middle of the hogan. The person with venereal disease sits over the hole and the smudge covers his exposed parts and cures him. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
541 | Acer negundo L. 27 | Cheyenne 33 | h92 30 | 4 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Wood burned as incense for making spiritual medicines. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
29672 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 277 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wood ashes rubbed on men's faces and arms to prevent the growth of hair. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 277 |
29671 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 464 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wood ash mixed with water or grease and used as a salve on swellings. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 464 |
32847 | Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. 3337 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 460 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wood ash mixed with grease and used as a salve for swellings. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460 |
28559 | Platanthera ?media (Rydb.) Luer (pro sp.) [dilatata ? hyperborea] 3008 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 121 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Women rubbed this plant on their cheek as a love charm to enable them to secure a good husband. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121 |
4058 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Wine made from berries taken as a tonic. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
36512 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 60 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Wine made from berries taken as a tonic. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60 |
36687 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 60 | Drug 2 | Tonic 69 | Wine made from berries taken as a tonic. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60 |
43339 | Vitis aestivalis Michx. 4169 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Wilted leaves used to draw soreness from breast after birth of a child. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43425 | Vitis labrusca L. 4176 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Wilted leaves used to draw soreness from breast after birth of a child. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43469 | Vitis vulpina L. 4184 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Wilted leaves used to draw soreness from breast after birth of a child. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
41758 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 28 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole stalk used as a whip on a person with rheumatism. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
41830 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 28 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole stalk used as a whip on a person with rheumatism. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
41838 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 28 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Whole stalk used as a whip on a person with paralysis. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
25959 | Peperomia sp. 2827 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 13 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Whole plant with other ingredients and coconut milk taken by women with sexual organ afflictions. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 13 |
25898 | Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene 2808 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 286 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole plant used to make bathing water for rheumatism. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 286 |
17527 | Hydrocotyle umbellata L. 1931 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 237 | Drug 2 | Cough Medicine 9 | Whole plant used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237 |
17529 | Hydrocotyle umbellata L. 1931 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 237 | Drug 2 | Respiratory Aid 62 | Whole plant used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237 |
17531 | Hydrocotyle umbellata L. 1931 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 237 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Whole plant used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237 |
39304 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Delaware, Ontario 64 | t42 22 | 66, 82 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Whole plant used for stomach disorders. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 66, 82 |
12450 | Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould 1288 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 194 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole plant used for rabbit sickness: muscular cramps. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 194 |
12459 | Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens (Griseb.) Freckmann 1291 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 194 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole plant used for rabbit sickness: muscular cramps. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 194 |
15484 | Galium asprellum Michx. 1683 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Whole plant used for measles. | 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 |
12613 | Dirca palustris L. 1317 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 388 | Drug 2 | Tuberculosis Remedy 49 | Whole plant used for consumption. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 388 |
26144 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 329 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Whole plant used for chronically ill babies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329 |
28938 | Polygonum hydropiper L. 3066 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 314 | Drug 2 | Gastrointestinal Aid 14 | Whole plant used for children with swollen stomachs. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 314 |
28939 | Polygonum hydropiper L. 3066 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 314 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Whole plant used for children with swollen stomachs. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 314 |
38454 | Solidago rugosa P. Mill. 3741 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 461 | Drug 2 | Liver Aid 81 | Whole plant used for biliousness and as liver medicine. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 461 |
15539 | Galium uniflorum Michx. 1692 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Whole plant used as an diuretic. | 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 |
15538 | Galium uniflorum Michx. 1692 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant used as an diaphoretic. | 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 |
15537 | Galium uniflorum Michx. 1692 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Whole plant used as an astringent. | 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 |
16486 | Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. 1806 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 58, 84 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant used as a sudorific. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 58, 84 |
39320 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 58, 84 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant used as a sudorific. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 58, 84 |
3277 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 48 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Whole plant used as a steambath for rheumatism. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 48 |
29863 | Potentilla sp. 3135 | Paiute 183 | m90 111 | 42 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Whole plant used as a laxative. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42 |
15483 | Galium asprellum Michx. 1683 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Whole plant used as a diuretic. | 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 |
15488 | Galium boreale L. 1684 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diuretic 117 | Whole plant used as a diuretic. | 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 |
15482 | Galium asprellum Michx. 1683 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant used as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
15487 | Galium boreale L. 1684 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant used as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
6634 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic. | 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 24 |
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