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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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43758 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 71 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Crushed root used in purification ceremony. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
42972 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | 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 31 |
42961 | Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis (Kunth) Pennell 4125 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction taken for 'deer infection' from overeating venison. | 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 |
42612 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 147148 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of root applied for 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 147148 |
42586 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 147148 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of root applied for 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 147148 |
41909 | Urtica sp. 4061 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 505 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used to make a wash poured on the 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 505 |
41905 | Urtica sp. 4061 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 21 | 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 21 |
41624 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 383 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Boughs used in fire to fumigate the house for colds and other sicknesses. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
41170 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 132 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of crushed roots 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 132 |
41103 | Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. 4044 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 111 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Boughs steamed or rubbed on furniture and used as a room deodorizer and disinfectant. | 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 111 |
41084 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 111 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Boughs considered an important disinfectant. One informant noted that those desiring to cleanse themselves would scrub their bodies with the branches. | 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 111 |
40842 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 125 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of crushed branch tips applied to the infected navel of an infant. | 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 125 |
40706 | Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. 4020 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 41 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of root purified man after intercourse with menstruating woman. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 41 |
40560 | Trichostema lanceolatum Benth. 3995 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 17 | 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 17 |
40505 | Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth 3979 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 20 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Cold infusion of root used internally and externally 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 20 |
39854 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 123 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Twigs burned as a disinfectant to fumigate a house for smallpox. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123 |
39682 | Tetraneuris argentea (Gray) Greene 3918 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used for 'coyote 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 47 |
39647 | Tetradymia canescens DC. 3914 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Cold simple or compound infusion of leaf used for 'ghost 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 53 |
39327 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 143144 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of leaves and sometimes stems used as a warm 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 143144 |
39053 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Green River Group 81 | g73 25 | 47 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used to disinfect a festering sore. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
38827 | Stachys rothrockii Gray 3816 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Dried 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 42 |
38807 | Stachys bullata Benth. 3813 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 17 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of plant applied or decoction taken 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 17 |
38700 | Sphagnum sp. 3783 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 59 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Used as a good disinfectant. | 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 59 |
38646 | Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. 3772 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 31 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as a ceremonial fumigant ingredient. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31 |
38635 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 60, 61 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of pulverized roots applied to purulent sores. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 60, 61 |
38440 | Solidago nemoralis Ait. 3739 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 12 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of leaves used as a disinfecting wash for burns or skin ulcers. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 12 |
38158 | Smallanthus uvedalius (L.) Mackenzie ex Small 3704 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 468 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Dried roots used as fumigant for ghosts. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 468 |
38079 | Sinapis arvensis L. 3690 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used as a ceremonial emetic 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 28 |
37903 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 505 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of stem and leaf taken by hunters and warriors in sweathouse to purify. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505 |
37659 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 27 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of plant used externally 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 |
37558 | Scrophularia californica Cham. & Schlecht. 3616 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 15 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of twigs used as a wash for infections. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 15 |
36916 | Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa 3569 | Squaxin 251 | g73 25 | 47 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of leaves used as a wash on area infected with blood poisoning. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
36649 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Leaves used to wash sores to prevent infection. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
36608 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Yokia 285 | c02 89 | 388 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of leaves used as an antiseptic wash. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 388 |
36582 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Pomo, Potter Valley 204 | c02 89 | 388 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of leaves used as an antiseptic wash. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 388 |
36564 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 43 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used for lightning infection. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 43 |
36488 | Sambucus nigra L. 3564 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Leaves used to wash sores to prevent infection. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
36379 | Salvia columbariae Benth. 3557 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 136 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of seed mush applied to 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 136 |
35969 | Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr. 3539 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 22 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Painted internode of stem held by baby 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 22 |
35484 | Rumex sp. 3495 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 29 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of stalks used as an antiseptic wash for leg sores. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 29 |
35111 | Rubus vitifolius Cham. & Schlecht. 3474 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 19 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Roots 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 19 |
35025 | Rubus spectabilis Pursh 3470 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 35 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of bark used to clean infected wounds, especially burns. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 35 |
32730 | Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don 3320 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 505 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of whole plant used as a body wash for purification in sweathouse. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505 |
32531 | Quercus velutina Lam. 3293 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Bark 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 46 |
32495 | Quercus stellata Wangenh. 3290 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Bark 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 46 |
32350 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Bark 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 46 |
32164 | Quercus imbricaria Michx. 3269 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Bark 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 46 |
32040 | Quercus falcata Michx. 3262 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Bark 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 46 |
31885 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 78 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Compound containing bark used as an antiseptic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 78 |
31880 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 30 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of bark used as a disinfectant. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
31862 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Bark 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 46 |
31684 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 31 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Leaves chewed by hunters 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 31 |
31639 | Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson 3229 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 61 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of plant parts used as an antiseptic wash for smallpox or 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 61 |
31571 | Pterospora andromedea Nutt. 3220 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 183 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Infusion of ground berries and stems used as an astringent. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 183 |
31441 | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 3214 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Root 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 33 |
31412 | Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius 3209 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 64-66 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Simple or compound decoction of stems and tops used as an antiseptic bath for 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 64-66 |
31394 | Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius 3209 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 64-66 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Simple or compound decoction of stems and tops used as an antiseptic bath for 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 64-66 |
31393 | Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius 3209 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 64-66 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Simple or compound decoction of stems and tops used as an antiseptic bath 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 64-66 |
31378 | Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. 3206 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 58 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Poultice of moistened leaves applied to any body part for purification. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58 |
31307 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 19 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of bark used as an antiseptic for infections. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
31287 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 15 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Plant used for fumigation. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 15 |
31270 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 379 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Boughs used as an antiseptic. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379 |
31207 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 505 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Decoction of branches and twigs used as a purifying body wash in sweathouse. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505 |
31120 | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium 3194 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 30 | Drug 2 | Disinfectant 129 | Smudge of leaves used to fumigate premises to dispel ghost of a dead person. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 30 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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