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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
33418 | Ribes cereum Dougl. 3363 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 226 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Decoction of branches with many other branches used to wash babies to make them strong. A decoction of the branches, squaw currant and red osier dogwood branches and the boughs of Douglas fir or tamarack was used to bathe babies four to six times over a period of several weeks to make them strong, independent and good natured. | 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 226 |
32813 | Rheum rhaponticum L. 3331 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Used for strengthening. | 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 |
29805 | Postelsia palmaeformis Ruprecht 3118 | Nootka 167 | ttco83 101 | 54 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Stipes dried, burned, powdered, mixed with raccoon marrow and salve used to strengthen young boys. | 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 54 |
29803 | Postelsia palmaeformis Ruprecht 3118 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 54 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Stipes dried, burned, powdered, mixed with raccoon marrow and salve used to strengthen young boys. | 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 54 |
29798 | Postelsia palmaeformis Ruprecht 3118 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 26 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Whalers rubbed four or eight pieces of plant on their arms to make them as strong as the plant. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 26 |
29765 | Portulaca oleracea L. 3116 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 24 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plant and other plants pounded, squeezed and resulting liquid taken to check run down conditions. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 24 |
29367 | Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. 3098 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 31 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Bark combined with black haw and wild plum barks and used by women for weakness and debility. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31 |
28697 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 331 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Compound decoction of plants taken to increase strength. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 331 |
28527 | Plantago sp. 3006 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 437 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Compound decoction of plants taken by runners and athletes for strength. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437 |
28325 | Pipturus sp. 2986 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 71 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Seeds eaten by infants for general debility of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 71 |
28324 | Pipturus sp. 2986 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 71 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Seeds eaten by expectant mothers for general debility of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 71 |
28311 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plant ashes and other ashes rubbed on children with general weakness of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
27226 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 17 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Decoction of plants used as a strengthening bath. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17 |
26656 | Phyllospadix torreyi S. Wats. 2911 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 274 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Leaves placed in the bottom of child's cradle to make him grow strong. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 274 |
26297 | Phaseolus angustissimus Gray 2869 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 85 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Crushed leaves, blossoms and powdered root rubbed on a child's body as a strengthener. When an infant boy showed signs of timidity, his father carried a small quantity of corn meal wrapped in a bit of corn husk to the warrior of his choice, presented it and asked that the warrior apply the medicine on his child's body so that he may have a brave heart and never be afraid of the enemy. The warrior then chewed the crushed leaves and blossoms and the powdered root, ejected the mass into his hands and rubbed it all over the child's body. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 85 |
25999 | Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias 2831 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 116 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Roots chewed by buffalo runners to extend their endurance. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
25966 | Peperomia sp. 2827 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 13 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Stems and other ingredients taken for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 13 |
25965 | Peperomia sp. 2827 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 13 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Stems and other ingredients pounded and the resulting liquid taken for general weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 13 |
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 |
25446 | Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. 2736 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 41 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Roots & other plants pounded, resulting liquid heated and taken for weakness from too many births. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 41 |
24694 | Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata 2662 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 55 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Thorn coverings eaten by men in times of war to make them tough. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 55 |
24278 | Oenothera biennis L. 2614 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 390 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Chewed roots rubbed on arms and muscles to provide athletes great strength. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 390 |
24204 | Ochrosia compta K. Schum. 2606 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 44 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Nuts and other plants chewed and fed to infants for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 44 |
23692 | Nephroma arcticum (L.) Tross. 2575 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 187 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of plant used for 'weakness.' | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 187 |
23550 | Musa ?paradisiaca L. (pro sp.) [acuminata ? balbisiana] 2547 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 65 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Bud or young flower juice rubbed on tongue & mouth interior for body weakness from stomach disorder. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 65 |
22971 | Merremia dissecta (Jacq.) Hallier f. 2464 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 52 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Flowers chewed by mothers and given to infants for general weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 52 |
22928 | Mentzelia pumila Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 2458 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 84 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plant used to whip children to make them strong so they could hold on to a horse without falling. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 84 |
21059 | Lomatium triternatum (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2254 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 67 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Fruit chewed by long distance runners to avoid sideaches. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67 |
20941 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Blackfoot 23 | h92 30 | 26 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of roots taken for weakness. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 26 |
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 |
20114 | Leymus mollis ssp. mollis 2162 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 88 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Rootstocks twisted together and rubbed on bodies of young men while bathing for strength. | 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 88 |
19984 | Lessoniopsis littoralis (Farlow & Setchell) Reinke 2152 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 51 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Burned stipes made into a salve and used to strengthen young boys. | 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 51 |
19831 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 106 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of fresh or dried plant taken as a tonic when 'run down.' | 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 106 |
19618 | Larrea tridentata (Sess‚ & Moc. ex DC.) Coville 2101 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 61 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Smoke from plant used for weakness and laziness. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 61 |
19575 | Larix occidentalis Nutt. 2100 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 99 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Decoction of bark used as a wash or bath for babies, to make them strong and healthy. | 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 99 |
19507 | Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch 2099 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 249 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of bark used for general debility. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249 |
19098 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Gitksan 78 | c93 14 | 314 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plant used as a strengthener. | 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 314 |
18393 | Juncus tenuis Willd. 2050 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion used as a wash to strengthen babies. | 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 |
18354 | Juncus effusus L. 2042 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion used as a wash to strengthen babies. | 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 |
18348 | Juncus bufonius var. bufonius 2040 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 279 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Compound decoction taken to 'give strength to runners and other athletes.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 279 |
18153 | Jacquemontia ovalifolia ssp. sandwicensis (Gray) Robertson 2024 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plant used for babies with general body weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
18051 | Iris missouriensis Nutt. 2011 | Zuni 291 | cb80 157 | 373 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Poultice of chewed root used for newborns and infants to increase strength. | Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 373 |
17912 | Ipomoea sp. 1994 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 35 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Tubers used to strengthen children. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 35 |
17858 | Ipomoea indica (Burm. f.) Merr. 1989 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 52 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Flowers chewed by mothers and given to infants for general weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 52 |
17670 | Hypericum perforatum L. 1966 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of root used as wash to give infants strength. | 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 |
17646 | Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz 1963 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of root used as wash to give infants strength. | 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 |
17637 | Hypericum gentianoides (L.) B.S.P. 1962 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of root used as wash to give infants strength. | 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 |
17523 | Hydrocotyle poltata 1929 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 74 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plant used for general body weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 74 |
17194 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 9 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Grass chewed as a means of extended endurance in ceremonies involving prolonged fasting. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 9 |
17162 | Hibiscus sp. 1884 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 40 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Seeds chewed and swallowed by children with general weakness of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 40 |
17161 | Hibiscus sp. 1884 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 54 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Leaves chewed and swallowed for general debility and run down conditions. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 54 |
17160 | Hibiscus sp. 1884 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 54 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Buds chewed by mothers and given to children for general debility and run down conditions. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 54 |
16390 | Habenaria odontopetala Reichenb. f. 1792 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 102 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plant used to make a medicine and given to students in medical training to make the body strong. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 102 |
16356 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 53 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of blossoms taken to 'make one strong in the limbs and muscles.' | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 53 |
15397 | Fucus gardneri Silva 1672 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 260 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Plants used to make a steambath for general sickness. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 260 |
15339 | Freycinetia arborea Gaud. 1665 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 22 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting juice taken for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
15338 | Freycinetia arborea Gaud. 1665 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 22 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting juice given to children with general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
15174 | Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. 1654 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 39 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Cold, compound infusion rubbed on hunters to strengthen them. | 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 39 |
12611 | Dirca palustris L. 1317 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 389 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Decoction of stems used to increase strength. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 389 |
12525 | Digitaria setigera Roth ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes 1302 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 55 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Shoots chewed for run down condition. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55 |
12524 | Digitaria setigera Roth ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes 1302 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 55 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Shoots chewed by mothers and given to infants for run down condition. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55 |
12434 | Desmodium sandwicense E. Mey. 1284 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 51 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Leaves sun dried, crushed into a powder, mixed with tea and taken for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 51 |
12018 | Dalea nana var. nana 1225 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 57 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of plant used as a tonic for weak children. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 57 |
12010 | Dalea formosa Torr. 1221 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 57 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of leaves used by runners to increase endurance and long wind. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 57 |
11960 | Cyrtandra sp. 1211 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 49 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 49 |
11959 | Cyrtandra sp. 1211 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 49 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Fruits eaten by infants for a weak physical constitution. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 49 |
11884 | Cyperus laevigatus L. 1199 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 9 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Flower and stalk ashes and kukui nut juice mixed and rubbed on the tongue for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 9 |
11777 | Cupressus sp. 1171 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 22 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of branches taken by women to regain strength after childbearing. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 22 |
10968 | Cornus sericea L. 1100 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 204 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Decoction of plant, squaw currant branches and fir or tamarack used as a baby bath. The decoction was used to bathe four to six month old babies four to six times over a period of several weeks. It was said to make the baby strong, bright and good natured. | 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 204 |
10468 | Collinsonia canadensis L. 1046 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 428 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Infusion of smashed roots used as a wash for babies to give them strength. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 428 |
10429 | Cocos nucifera L. 1040 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Strengthener 128 | Dried meat ash used for general debility of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
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