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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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34043 | Rosa nutkana K. Presl 3427 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 34 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Decoction of leaves used as a wash to strengthen babies. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 34 |
35280 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 311 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Decoction taken to makes muscles strong for running or playing lacrosse. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 311 |
35360 | Rumex giganteus Ait. 3486 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plant used for general body weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
35747 | Salix caroliniana Michx. 3523 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 247 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Decoction of bark taken for menstruation sickness: yellow eyes and skin, weakness and shaking head. If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, the results were more serious than the other menstruation sickness. A doctor would never do this, as it would damage the 'medicine' which he has in his body. Other men were, sometimes, willing to take the risk. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247 |
35748 | Salix caroliniana Michx. 3523 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 244 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of bark taken & used as a bath for menstruation sickness: lassitude, laziness & weakness. If a woman does not eat by herself during her menstrual period, the other inhabitants of her camp will get sick. Both sexes are thus affected, but men are particularly vulnerable. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 244 |
36387 | Salvia columbariae Benth. 3557 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 41 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Seeds kept in the mouth and chewed during long journeys on foot, to give strength. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41 |
36817 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 318 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Bark used by athletes to 'draw out all the slime in the system,' for better wind and endurance. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 318 |
36950 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 38 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Pea sized piece of roots taken every morning for thirty days for general debility. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38 |
37951 | Sida sp. 3664 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 26 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Bark and other plants pounded, squeezed and resulting liquid taken for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 26 |
37967 | Sideroxylon sp. 3671 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 12 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Bark, leaves, other ingredients and water used as a wash and taken for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 12 |
38533 | Sorbus americana Marsh. 3758 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 131 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Buds and inner bark fibers boiled and used for general weakness. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 131 |
38648 | Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. 3772 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 31 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plant used as a medicine to give singer strength. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31 |
38954 | Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica 3837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 247 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Decoction of roots taken for menstruation sickness: yellow eyes and skin, weakness and shaking head. If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, the results were more serious than the other menstruation sickness. A doctor would never do this, as it would damage the 'medicine' which he has in his body. Other men were, sometimes, willing to take the risk. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247 |
39163 | Symphyotrichum falcatum var. commutatum (Torr. & Gray) Nesom 3864 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 84 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Ground blossoms mixed with yucca suds and used as a strengthening wash for newborn infants. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 84 |
39271 | Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & Perry 3883 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 31 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Bark & other plants pounded, squeezed & the resulting liquid given to children for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 31 |
39297 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 190 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of pulverized leaves and blossoms taken for weakness. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 190 |
39556 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Swinomish 253 | g73 25 | 16 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Smooth twigs of plant rubbed on the body to gain strength. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
40418 | Touchardia latifolia Gaud. 3967 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 71 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Shoots chewed and given to infants for bodily ailments or weaknesses. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 71 |
40419 | Touchardia latifolia Gaud. 3967 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 71 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Shoots chewed for bodily ailments or weaknesses. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 71 |
40525 | Tragia ramosa Torr. 3984 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 73 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Nettle used to strike male infants, to increase pain threshold during battle. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 73 |
42833 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Cold infusion of leaves rubbed on bodies of hunters for strength. | 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 45 |
43158 | Viburnum opulus var. americanum Ait. 4135 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 447 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Compound infusion of roots taken as blood purifier or for prenatal strength. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 447 |
43234 | Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. 4147 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 33 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Flowers and buds chewed by the mother and given to infants for general body weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 33 |
43452 | Vitis rupestris Scheele 4180 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 31 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Vine mixed with other plants and used as a tonic for frail women. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31 |
43544 | Waltheria indica L. 4189 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 37 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Root bark, buds, leaves and other plants pounded and resulting liquid taken for run down condition. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 37 |
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 |
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 |
44549 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 78 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of eleven plants used as an emetic before breakfast prior to athletic events or deer hunts. Infusion of eleven plants used during athletic training every morning prior to breakfast until the brew had been depleted, to give long endurance, a keen eye and so that the deer could not smell you. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 78 |
44550 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 78 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Root rubbed on muscles as a strengthener. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 78 |
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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) );