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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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17007 | Heterotheca villosa var. villosa 1864 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 20 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant burned as incense to remove evil spirits from the house. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20 |
17093 | Heuchera novomexicana Wheelock 1874 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of split root applied to infected sores. | 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 29 |
17379 | Holodiscus dumosus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Heller 1905 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 88, 89 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of leaves, flowers and stems used as an antiseptic wash. | 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 88, 89 |
17422 | Houstonia wrightii Gray 1918 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as a ceremonial fumigant for 'deer infection.' | 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 |
17484 | Hydrangea arborescens L. 1926 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Used as an antiseptic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
17552 | Hylotelephium telephioides (Michx.) H. Ohba. 1938 | Delaware, Ontario 64 | t42 22 | 66 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of crushed leaves applied to infected wounds. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 66 |
17939 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata 1996 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 76, 77 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of whole plant used as a disinfectant wash for the itch. | 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 76, 77 |
17960 | Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta 1999 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 77-80 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of plant used as an antiseptic wash for skin problems. | 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 77-80 |
17993 | Ipomopsis longiflora ssp. longiflora 2002 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used for 'deer infection' and 'snake infection.' | 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 40 |
18455 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Cree, Hudson Bay 56 | h84 83 | 302 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used for the antiseptic qualities on wounds. | Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 302 |
18539 | Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. 2055 | Arapaho 17 | n66 139 | 46 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Needles burned as a disinfectant. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 46 |
18724 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 39, 40 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Leaves placed on hot coals as an herbal steam to 'fumigate' new mother. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 39, 40 |
18792 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Branches burned as a fumigant after illness. | 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 92-96 |
18793 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of twigs used as an antiseptic wash for sores. | 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 92-96 |
18830 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Branches burned as a fumigant after illness. | 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 92-96 |
18831 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of twigs used as an antiseptic wash for measles and smallpox. | 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 92-96 |
18844 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Branches burned as a fumigant after illness. | 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 92-96 |
18886 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Branches burned as a fumigant after illness. | 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 93-96 |
18887 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Strong decoction of twigs used as an antiseptic wash for sores. | 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 93-96 |
18909 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Branches burned as a fumigant after illness. | 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 93-96 |
18910 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Strong decoction of twigs used as an antiseptic wash for measles and smallpox. | 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 93-96 |
18926 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Branches burned as a fumigant after illness. | 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 93-96 |
19037 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Swinomish 253 | g73 25 | 21 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of leaves used to disinfect the house. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
19045 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 92 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction or infusion of plant used to disinfect the house after an illness or death. The decoction was used to scrub the floors, walls and furniture after an illness or death in the house. It was also used to wash the deceased person's bedding and clothing as well as serving as a protective wash for other members of the household. The steam from the infusion was also said to have a disinfecting effect. If they knew that an illness was going to arrive, they broke the branches and burned them in the house for the strong smoke which they said would keep the air fresh so that the sickness would not affect them. They also burned the branches after a death in the house to freshen the air. | 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 92 |
19100 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 62, 63 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of branch used as wash to disinfect persons after corpse burial. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 62, 63 |
19147 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Comanche 48 | cj40 147 | 522 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Smoke from leaves inhaled for purifying effect. | Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 522 |
19202 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Salish 216 | teit28 144 | 294 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used for fumigation. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294 |
19266 | Kalmia latifolia L. 2071 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion used as a wash 'to get rid of pests' and as a liniment. | 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 |
19318 | Krameria grayi Rose & Painter 2079 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 96 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of root used as a wash for gonorrheal eye infections. | 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 96 |
19325 | Krameria grayi Rose & Painter 2079 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 91 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of powdered roots applied to prevent infection on newborn's navel. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91 |
19484 | Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch 2099 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 127 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of needles and inner bark applied to infections. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 127 |
19522 | Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch 2099 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 378379 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Dried leaves used as an inhalant and fumigator. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378379 |
19586 | Larrea tridentata (Sess‚ & Moc. ex DC.) Coville 2101 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 28 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of leaves used as a disinfecting skin cleanser. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 28 |
19589 | Larrea tridentata (Sess‚ & Moc. ex DC.) Coville 2101 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 36 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used for the antiseptic properties. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 36 |
19597 | Larrea tridentata (Sess‚ & Moc. ex DC.) Coville 2101 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 37 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of plant used as a disinfectant and deodorizer. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 37 |
19634 | Larrea tridentata var. tridentata 2102 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 83 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction or poultice of leaves used to draw out poisons and for infections. | 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 83 |
19644 | Larrea tridentata var. tridentata 2102 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 26 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of leaves used as a disinfectant. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
19698 | Lathyrus eucosmus Butters & St. John 2106 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 32 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Cold infusion taken and used as a lotion for 'deer infection.' | 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 32 |
19864 | Ledum palustre L. 2126 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 16 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of stems and leaves used as a wash for infections. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
19865 | Ledum palustre L. 2126 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 16 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Fresh or dried leaves chewed for infections. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
19926 | Lepidium lasiocarpum Nutt. 2136 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 153 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as a 'disinfectant.' | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 153 |
19953 | Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. 2144 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of plant used for 'snake infection.' | 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 40 |
20412 | Linum lewisii Pursh 2205 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 30 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as a fumigant. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 30 |
20625 | Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm. 2219 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 60 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of plant used as a bath to 'clean the germs off the body.' | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 60 |
20827 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 348 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of roots applied to infected, compound fractures. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 348 |
20864 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Root used as 'the basis of a number of antiseptics.' | 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 97-100 |
20887 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Root used as 'the basis of a number of antiseptics.' | 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 97-100 |
21220 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Wet'suwet'en 278 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Bark used for infections. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
21230 | Lonicera sp. 2268 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 24 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of plant used for infected sores. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 24 |
21282 | Lotus wrightii (Gray) Greene 2279 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 32 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of leaves used for 'deer infection.' | 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 32 |
21353 | Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus (Heller) D. Dunn 2303 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 28 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as a fumigant ingredient. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 28 |
21946 | Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don 2376 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 83 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of roots applied as an antiseptic to wounds. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 83 |
22434 | Marrubium vulgare L. 2417 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Strong infusion used for 'lightning infection.' | 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 41 |
22485 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 27 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Seeds used as salve for infected sores. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 27 |
22695 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 40 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Roots used for prenatal snake infection. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 40 |
22916 | Mentzelia multiflora var. multiflora 2455 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 32 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as fumigant for collared lizard ceremony. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 32 |
24129 | Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata (Dur.) E.O. Beal 2597 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 163 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of mashed rhizomes applied to infections. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 163 |
24342 | Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa (Rydb.) W. Dietr. & Raven 2631 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Cold infusion of dried root taken for 'deer infection.' | 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 38 |
24343 | Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa (Rydb.) W. Dietr. & Raven 2631 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Cold infusion of dried root used for 'deer infection.' | 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 38 |
24793 | Opuntia sp. 2670 | Apache, Mescalero 12 | b74 52 | 38 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Stems scorched, split and used for infections and cuts. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 38 |
25007 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of root used as an antiseptic wash for venereal sores. | 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 109110 |
25035 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of root used as an antiseptic wash for measles. | 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 109110 |
25162 | Oxalis oregana Nutt. 2709 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 42 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of plant applied to draw out infections. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 42 |
25235 | Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. 2716 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 504 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of roots taken and poured on head in sweathouse for purification. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504 |
25305 | Packera neomexicana var. neomexicana 2729 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 49 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used for bear infections. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 49 |
25816 | Penstemon ambiguus Torr. 2799 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 42 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as a fumigant for livestock with snakebites. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 42 |
25839 | Penstemon centranthifolius Benth. 2803 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 15 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of plant applied to deep, infected sores. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 15 |
25861 | Penstemon deustus Dougl. ex Lindl. 2805 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 112113 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of stems and leaves dropped into the ear for ear infections. | 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 112113 |
25873 | Penstemon eatonii Gray 2806 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 42 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as a fumigant and Lightning infection emetic. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 42 |
26481 | Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) Heller 2888 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as a fumigant for 'deer infection.' | 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 40 |
26543 | Phoradendron sp. 2898 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 101 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Powdered berries mixed with water and used to bathe infected eyes. | 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 101 |
26984 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 379 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Dried leaves used as an inhalant and fumigator. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 379 |
27004 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of tree top and cottonwood taken for infections. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27005 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Soft pitch, sometimes mixed with grease, used as an ointment for external infections. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27126 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 70 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of inner bark applied to infected inflammations. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 70 |
27151 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 198 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of gum applied to infections. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198 |
27208 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 269 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Branches in house of sick person to prevent anything unclean from entering. | 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 269 |
27468 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 102 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Pitch used as a sort of 'cold cream' with disinfectant properties. | 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 102 |
27469 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 504 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Salve of resin with animal fat applied to body as a purifier after sweatbath. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504 |
27561 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 63 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Gum smoke used as disinfectant for family of dead person. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 63 |
27693 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 57, 58 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Powdered gum sprinkled on lanced groin swellings as an antiseptic. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57, 58 |
27819 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 63 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Gum smoke used as disinfectant for family of dead person. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 63 |
27879 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 117118 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Compound decoction of needles used as antiseptic wash for measles and other rashes. | 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 117118 |
28447 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Cold infusion of plant taken for 'lightning infection.' | 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 |
28450 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 115 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of moist leaves placed on infections and boils. | 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 115 |
28473 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 119120 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of mashed leaves applied to dropsical swellings and infections. | 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 119120 |
28541 | Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer 3011 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 504 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of whole plant used as a wash after the purifying sweatbath. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504 |
28978 | Polypodium californicum Kaulfuss 3075 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 46 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Rhizomes used as an 'antibiotic' for infections. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 46 |
29184 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 148 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Buds used to make a salve and applied to infected wounds. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 148 |
29185 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 148 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of steeped, root scrapings applied to infected wounds. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 148 |
29204 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 52 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of fresh leaves applied to a sore to draw out the infection. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 52 |
29327 | Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw 3097 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 26 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Gum of burls applied as an antiseptic to cuts and wounds. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 26 |
29335 | Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw 3097 | Squaxin 251 | g73 25 | 26 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of bruised leaves applied as an antiseptic for cuts. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 26 |
29673 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 504 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of bark rubbed on adolescents' bodies for purification. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504 |
30130 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 93 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of dried gum applied to prevent infection in newborn's navel. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
30236 | Prunus americana Marsh. 3160 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 366 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Compound decoction of inner bark used as a disinfectant wash. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
30237 | Prunus americana Marsh. 3160 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 376 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of bark used as a disinfecting wash. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376 |
30465 | Prunus pensylvanica L. f. 3172 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 184 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of bark taken for infections. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 184 |
30589 | Prunus serotina Ehrh. 3177 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 366 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Compound decoction of inner bark used as a disinfectant wash. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
30761 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 366 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Compound decoction of inner bark used as a disinfectant wash. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
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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) );