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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▲ |
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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 |
23897 | Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf 2584 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 43 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43 |
12186 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 23 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23 |
9839 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 20 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 20 |
9472 | Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. 897 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 19 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19 |
1606 | Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. 73 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 10 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Raw seeds considered poisonous if eaten. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10 |
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 |
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 |
37656 | Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC. 3641 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 187 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 187 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
37933 | Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry 3659 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 234 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Dust from the underside of the leaves said to make the eyes sore and to cause blindness. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 234 |
31430 | Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida var. pallida (Greene) V. Bailey 3212 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 229 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Leaves made into poison and used on arrow tips for hunting large game and in warfare. The leaves, which had a strong odor, were pounded up together with jimson weed, scorpions and other noxious items. It was said that even a slight scratch from an arrow so treated would insure death. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 229 |
38831 | Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britt. 3818 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 220 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Fresh leaves considered poisonous. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 220 |
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 |
16394 | Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M. Johnston 1794 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40, 41 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | 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, 41 |
40483 | Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans 3975 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 35 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Compound containing plant used to poison arrows. | 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 35 |
41796 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 23 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | 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 23 |
44145 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Compound containing leaf juice used to poison arrows. | 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 21 |
17398 | Hordeum jubatum L. 1908 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous and children taught to avoid it. | 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 16 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40783 | Triteleia grandiflora Lindl. 4031 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 41 | 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 41 |
40137 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 20 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Infusion of boughs considered toxic in large doses. | 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 20 |
19009 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 19 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Berries believed to be 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 19 |
31486 | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 3214 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 18 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Fronds considered poisonous when mature and known to contain carcinogenic substances. | 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 18 |
32680 | Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. 3307 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 119 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Dried or mashed, fresh whole plant placed on a piece of meat as poisoned bait for coyotes. | 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 119 |
1158 | Aconitum columbianum Nutt. 49 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 117 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered highly 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 117 |
24114 | Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal 2596 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 110 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | 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 110 |
24164 | Nymphaea odorata Ait. 2599 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 110 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | 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 110 |
34015 | Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. 3426 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 266 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Hips considered poisonous and would give one an itchy bottom if eaten. | 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 266 |
34016 | Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. 3426 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 266 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Spines considered poisonous as they caused swelling and irritation if touched. | 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 266 |
32683 | Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. 3307 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 249 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered a skin irritant. | 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 249 |
32720 | Ranunculus repens L. 3316 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 249 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered a skin irritant. | 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 249 |
32734 | Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don 3320 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 249 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered a skin irritant. | 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 249 |
31612 | Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Pritz.) Zamels 3225 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 246 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered very poisonous. | 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 246 |
1464 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 245 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Red and white berried plant considered extremely poisonous. | 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 245 |
21347 | Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. 2301 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 224 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | 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 224 |
21361 | Lupinus sericeus Pursh 2305 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 224 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | 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 224 |
21379 | Lupinus sp. 2306 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 224 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | 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 224 |
10967 | Cornus sericea L. 1100 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 204 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Sap used on arrowheads for the poisonous effect upon animals. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 204 |
39110 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 200 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Berries considered very poisonous. An antidote for poisoning from the berries was to eat a large quantity of lard. | 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 200 |
9861 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 150 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Considered one of the most toxic plants in North America for people, horses, cattle and sheep. | 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 150 |
40485 | Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans 3975 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 149 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous because it caused skin irritations. One informant said that it affected her eyes, causing temporary blindness. | 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 149 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
24491 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 278 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Spines considered poisonous. | 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 278 |
24949 | Osmorhiza berteroi DC. 2692 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 277 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant 'sure to kill' if eaten. | 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 277 |
9847 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 276 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered highly poisonous. | 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 276 |
42716 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 273 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Secondary roots considered poisonous. | 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 273 |
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 |
42733 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Salish 216 | teit28 144 | 294 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294 |
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 |
1634 | Aesculus glabra Willd. 76 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 30 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Nuts ground and used as fish poison in streams. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
1636 | Aesculus glabra Willd. 76 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 74 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Pulverized nuts used as fish poison called 'fish peyote,' made the fish dizzy. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 74 |
4844 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 269 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Infusion of plant poisonous when taken internally. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
12189 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 41 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root killed any animal or man if eaten. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 41 |
11534 | Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene 1149 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 40 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered a bad, poisonous weed. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 40 |
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 |
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 |
38323 | Solanum nigrum L. 3724 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 34 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Weak infusion of dried leaves, poisonous, taken for sleeplessness. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 34 |
12119 | Datura stramonium L. 1243 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 28 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Seeds and leaves poisonous. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 28 |
30667 | Prunus serotina Ehrh. 3177 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 26 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Infusion of bark or berries with honey used for coughs, if stale it is poisonous. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 26 |
19256 | Kalmia angustifolia L. 2070 | Micmac 141 | s17 103 | 316 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered very poisonous. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316 |
19260 | Kalmia angustifolia L. 2070 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 314 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Leaves considered poisonous. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
4854 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 310 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Infusion of plant considered poisonous. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
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 |
40477 | Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill. 3973 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant considered poisonous. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
10406 | Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. 1031 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 430 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Roots chewed by dogs to poison their teeth and kills animals they bite. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 430 |
25587 | Pastinaca sativa L. 2764 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 391 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root powerful in small amounts and poisonous in large amounts. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 391 |
4836 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 272 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Root cooked with meat used in abandoned vessels to poison enemy during war. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 272 |
16534 | Helenium autumnale L. 1814 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 215 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Plant known to be poisonous to cattle. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215 |
4835 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 202 | Drug 2 | Poison 13 | Finely chopped root put in meat for enemies, to cause pain and death. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 202 |
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