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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▲ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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9220 | Chamaesyce polycarpa (Benth.) Millsp. ex Parish 877 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 99 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 99 |
14611 | Euphorbia marginata Pursh 1591 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 99 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
43634 | Wyethia scabra Hook. 4206 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 99 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant sometimes used as an emetic, but if not vomited it would kill the person. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 99 |
39076 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 95 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Berries considered poisonous. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 95 |
3669 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 94 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 94 |
21195 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 94 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Berries considered poisonous. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 94 |
44609 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 94 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Bulbs considered poisonous. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 94 |
14372 | Eschscholzia californica Cham. 1567 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 9 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | 'Plant avoided by pregnant or lactating women as smell may be poisonous.' | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 9 |
12175 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 89 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant sometimes fatal and given to a person 'who is mean' to cure 'meanness.' | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 89 |
40474 | Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill. 3973 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 88 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 88 |
25590 | Pastinaca sativa L. 2764 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 86 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root considered poisonous when taken internally. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 86 |
24523 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 85 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Berries considered poisonous. | 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 85 |
11001 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 84 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Chewed berry spittle used on arrow points and musket balls to cause infections in the wound. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 84 |
6263 | Asclepias subulata Dcne. 444 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 81 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 81 |
25240 | Oxytropis lambertii Pursh 2718 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 80 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant poisonous to cattle. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 80 |
42728 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 79 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant poisonous to animals. | 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 79 |
44548 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 78 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 78 |
12151 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Coahuilla 42 | b67 168 | 75 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Pulverized plant given with water to cause death and now almost wholly avoided. | Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 75 |
3178 | Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walt.) Gray 218 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root used as a crow poison. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
4173 | Aralia spinosa L. 321 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Green roots considered poisonous. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
7816 | Calycanthus floridus L. 690 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Seeds used to poison wolves. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
26843 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root considered poisonous. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74 |
4845 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 70 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Infusion of root, poisonous if swallowed, gargled for sore throat. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70 |
15492 | Galium boreale L. 1684 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 68 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 68 |
39717 | Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Torr. 3924 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 67 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root caused death when eaten by cows and horses. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 67 |
21037 | Lomatium nuttallii (Gray) J.F. Macbr. 2247 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 667 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous if eaten in winter. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 667 |
11797 | Cuscuta sp. 1177 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 66 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 66 |
20780 | Lomatium dissectum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2235 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 66 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Mature tops and roots considered poisonous. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 66 |
20781 | Lomatium dissectum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2235 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 66 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Purple shoots considered poisonous. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 66 |
20782 | Lomatium dissectum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2235 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 66 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Strong infusion or decoction of roots considered poisonous. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 66 |
19283 | Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. 2073 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 65 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Leaves could be poisonous and should never be used to make tea. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 65 |
24760 | Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 2667 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 65 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant used as a poison for hunting. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 65 |
26838 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 65 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 65 |
32722 | Ranunculus sceleratus var. multifidus Nutt. 3318 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 65 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 65 |
12880 | Echinocereus coccineus Engelm. 1356 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 64 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 64 |
36792 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 63 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Berries should always be eaten cooked, as they are potentially poisonous when raw. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63 |
9586 | Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh 913 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Infusion used to kill rats. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
18247 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | 'Bark used cautiously in medicine because it is poisonous.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
9850 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 60 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered a very bad poison. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 60 |
12135 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 60 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | An extremely poisonous plant. | 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 60 |
19854 | Ledum palustre L. 2126 | Eskimo, Inupiat 72 | j83 54 | 60 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant contains ledol, a poisonous substance known to cause cramps, diarrhea and paralysis. | Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 60 |
19883 | Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens (Ait.) Hult‚n 2127 | Eskimo, Inupiat 72 | j83 54 | 60 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant contains ledol, a poisonous substance known to cause cramps, diarrhea and paralysis. | Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 60 |
20251 | Ligusticum scoticum ssp. hultenii (Fern.) Calder & Taylor 2182 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 60 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Mature plant in late summer considered mildly poisonous. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 60 |
3753 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 6 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root poisonous in large doses and poisonous to cattle feeding on it. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6 |
24905 | Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. 2682 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 6 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant poisonous to stock. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6 |
43210 | Vicia faba L. 4141 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 59 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 59 |
9888 | Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia Hook. 943 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 58, 59 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root pulp considered poisonous for open wounds. | 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 58, 59 |
40444 | Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene 3972 | Karok 105 | b81 70 | 58 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
40461 | Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene 3972 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 58 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
40464 | Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene 3972 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 58 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
38143 | Sium suave Walt. 3703 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 57 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | White flowers considered poisonous. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 57 |
40492 | Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze 3977 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 57 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poison and taken in some form for clap and 'gleet' or ulcerated bladder. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
1485 | Actaea sp. 64 | Micmac 141 | r48 188 | 56 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56 |
7578 | Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. 634 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 56 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Long, sharp-awned fruit were said to be very dangerous if swallowed. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 56 |
9855 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 56 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 56 |
11475 | Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. 1142 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 56 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Toxic plant used only in small dosages for illnesses. | 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 56 |
12113 | Datura stramonium L. 1243 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 56 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Seeds considered poisonous. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 56 |
42518 | Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 4094 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 56 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Raw roots considered poisonous. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56 |
6559 | Astragalus sp. 496 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 55 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 55 |
12285 | Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens (Nutt.) Brooks 1248 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 55 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant poisonous to cattle. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 55 |
28537 | Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata 3010 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 55 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Leaves considered poisonous. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55 |
28891 | Polygonum aviculare L. 3057 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Used to poison fish and infusion mixed with meal used as poultice for pain. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
28931 | Polygonum hydropiper L. 3066 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Used to poison fish and infusion mixed with meal used as poultice for pain. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
42739 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 55 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55 |
44605 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 55 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55 |
44600 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 54 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Seeds and roots considered a deadly poison if eaten by humans or horses. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 54 |
10080 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 53 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Unripened plant considered poisonous. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 53 |
42642 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 53 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Overdose of raw root considered fatal. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53 |
42653 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 53 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Infusion of powdered root, strong infusion fatal, taken as an emetic. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53 |
21599 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 52, 53 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Roots considered poisonous. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 52, 53 |
19274 | Kalmia latifolia L. 2071 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 52 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 52 |
32812 | Rheum rhaponticum L. 3331 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Leaves considered poisonous. | 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 |
6252 | Asclepias speciosa Torr. 442 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 513 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root poisonous in large amounts. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 513 |
9862 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 513 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Roots known to be poisonous to both humans and animals. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 513 |
1479 | Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n 62 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Decoction of roots considered poisonous if taken in large quantities. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
5200 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous 'if it enters the blood.' | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
32682 | Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. 3307 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Flowers or whole plant rubbed on arrow points as a poison. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
32721 | Ranunculus sceleratus L. 3317 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Flowers or whole plant rubbed on arrow points as a poison. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
32727 | Ranunculus sp. 3319 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Flowers of several species used as a poison on arrowheads. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
33007 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Decoction of plant considered poisonous if too strong or taken in large dose. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
42619 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous if eaten in large quantities. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
44553 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Bulb caused 'human poisoning' and leaves usually fatal to cattle. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
39108 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 511 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Berries considered 'deadly poisonous' if more than two or three eaten. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 511 |
26803 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | perry75 86 | 51 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Roots and berries considered poisonous. | Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 51 |
31435 | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 3214 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 51 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Full grown fronds poisonous to cattle. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 51 |
38504 | Sonchus asper (L.) Hill 3754 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 50 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50 |
42724 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 50 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 50 |
44593 | Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats. 4250 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 50 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Bulbs considered extremely poisonous. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 50 |
16809 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Cree 54 | b41 145 | 491 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 491 |
21211 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 489 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Berries considered poisonous if more than two or three eaten. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 489 |
39109 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 489 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Berries considered poisonous, even fatal. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 489 |
17607 | Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda (Gray) Parker 1953 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 48 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous to sheep. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
22407 | Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Wats.) T.J. Howell 2415 | Squaxin 251 | g73 25 | 48 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 48 |
24398 | Onopordum acanthium L. 2636 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 476 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Decoction used for witchcraft poison. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 476 |
17615 | Hymenoxys richardsonii var. richardsonii 1954 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Toxic to livestock, especially sheep. | 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 |
25241 | Oxytropis lambertii Pursh 2718 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 47 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant, in quantities, poisonous to livestock and horses. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 47 |
6545 | Astragalus racemosus Pursh 494 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 46 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant poisonous to livestock. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 46 |
15466 | Galium aparine L. 1682 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 46 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 46 |
14505 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 457 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant put in enemy's liquor flask to kill him. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 457 |
12589 | Dipsacus fullonum L. 1316 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 450 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Powdered roots considered poisonous. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 450 |
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