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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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347 | Abronia elliptica A. Nels. 9 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 36, 75 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant placed on child's head to induce sleep. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 75 |
764 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion taken for restful sleep. | 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 |
1384 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion given to children and babies for fretfulness. | 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 30 |
1430 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Given to make babies sleep. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
2266 | Allium sp. 160 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 320 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound infusion used for a 'baby who starts suddenly, especially in sleep.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
3427 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | 'Root tonic' taken by weakly and nervous females. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
3554 | Angelica sp. 267 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Roots used for hysterics. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
3643 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used for hysterics. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
3659 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 472 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Cold infusion of dried roots and stems taken as a sedative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
4837 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 202 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound used in very small doses for insomnia. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 202 |
5003 | Artemisia campestris L. 388 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 35 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Pulverized roots put on sleeping man's face so his horses could be stolen. | 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 35 |
5969 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35, 36 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Leaves, roots or blossoms used for hysterical or nervous debility. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35, 36 |
6061 | Asarum caudatum Lindl. 422 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 508 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Whole plant or stems put in infant's bed to quiet baby and for illness. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508 |
6819 | Bacopa caroliniana (Walt.) B.L. Robins. 539 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 237 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237 |
6938 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 175 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Young shoots, when eaten in great quantities, caused sleepiness like sleeping pills. | 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 175 |
7054 | Berlandiera lyrata Benth. 570 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 33 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Dried roots burned, ground & tossed on hot coals or smoke inhaled for nervousness. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
8041 | Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood 730 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Root used as a sedative. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
8255 | Carum carvi L. 761 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 34 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Seed given to a crying child to quiet him or her. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 34 |
8559 | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. 806 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Syrup or decoction of root given for 'fits and hysterics.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
8642 | Ceanothus fendleri Gray 809 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound infusion taken and poultice of plants applied for nervousness. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
9036 | Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom 854 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 36, 95 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of root used to 'quiet the baby.' | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 95 |
9144 | Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. 863 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of flower or herb used for 'hysterical affections.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
9456 | Chenopodium ambrosioides L. 895 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 233 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant taken & rubbed on the body for lion disease: chest cramps, nervousness & walking continually. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 233 |
9778 | Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Ell. 931 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 33 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of roots used to quiet infants. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
9780 | Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Ell. 931 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 28, 74 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of root given to infants to quiet them. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 28, 74 |
9826 | Cibotium chamissoi Kaulfuss 938 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 43 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Very fine, downy hairs burned and the heat applied for nervousness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 43 |
10374 | Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze 1029 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 23 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of plant taken as a sedative for insomnia. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 23 |
10385 | Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze 1029 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 121 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of crawling stems and leaves used to make you sleepy. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 121 |
10711 | Cordyline fruticosa (L.) Chev. 1077 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 49 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Leaves made into a wreath and worn to provide a restful condition of the nerves and body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 49 |
10804 | Cornus amomum P. Mill. 1089 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 402 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of bark used as wash to make babies sleep. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
11918 | Cypripedium acaule Ait. 1205 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Roots used for 'fits' and 'hysterical affections.' | 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 |
11923 | Cypripedium acaule Ait. 1205 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Root used for nervousness. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
11924 | Cypripedium acaule Ait. 1205 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 310 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of plant taken for 'nervousness.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
11937 | Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. 1208 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Roots used for 'fits' and 'hysterical affections.' | 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 |
11941 | Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. 1208 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 289 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of root taken for nervousness or lack of energy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 289 |
11942 | Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. 1208 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 289 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used as a nerve medicine. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 289 |
12232 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Tubatulabal 269 | v38 137 | 59 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Cold infusion of plant taken to fall into a stupor. | Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
12639 | Dodecatheon hendersonii Gray 1320 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 105 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Flowers hung on baby baskets to make the baby sleepy. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 105 |
14123 | Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth. 1529 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 43 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of roots used for lightning shock. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43 |
14257 | Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. 1551 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 655656 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used to produce a feeling of peace and tranquility. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 655656 |
14373 | Eschscholzia californica Cham. 1567 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 9 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Flowers laid underneath bed to put child to sleep. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 9 |
14393 | Eschscholzia sp. 1569 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 73 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used as a sedative for babies. | 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 73 |
14459 | Eupatorium maculatum L. 1579 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of root used as a quieting bath for fretful child. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
14971 | Fragaria virginiana Duchesne 1640 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 57 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion taken to calm nerves. | 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 |
15170 | Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. 1654 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 97 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used for alarm and nervousness. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97 |
15459 | Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt 1680 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion taken for 'nerves.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
15559 | Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow 1699 | Anticosti 9 | r46 150 | 68 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used to facilitate sleeping. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 68 |
15713 | Gaura mollis James 1706 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 44 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Fresh leaves used in pillows to overcome insomnia. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44 |
15745 | Gaylussacia sp. 1708 | Chickasaw 35 | t40 115 | 48 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Roots used for delirium. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 48 |
15779 | Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia 1719 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used for 'weak stomach and hysterical affections.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
15965 | Gilia leptomeria Gray 1742 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 38 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used as a soporific. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38 |
15982 | Glaux maritima L. 1750 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 288 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Boiled roots eaten to make one very sleepy. | 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 288 |
16309 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 151 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used for 'nervousness.' | 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 151 |
17008 | Heterotheca villosa var. villosa 1864 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 187 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of tops and stems taken for feeling poorly and made one sleepy. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
17431 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | 'Alleviates pain and produces sleep.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
17437 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 31 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Blossoms used for nervousness. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31 |
17441 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 26, 76 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Blossoms used in medicine for 'nervousness.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 76 |
17446 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 250 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Root used for insomnia. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 250 |
17449 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74, 130 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of blossoms taken for nervous tension. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
17450 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 266 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of blossoms used for nerves. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
17451 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Mohegan 149 | cw45 62 | 120 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used in making 'nerve medicine.' | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
17458 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Shinnecock 231 | cw45 62 | 120 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used in making 'nerve medicine' and used as a poultice for pneumonia. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
17530 | Hydrocotyle umbellata L. 1931 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 237 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Roots used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237 |
17531 | Hydrocotyle umbellata L. 1931 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 237 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Whole plant used for turtle sickness: trembling, short breath and cough. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 237 |
17870 | Ipomoea leptophylla Torr. 1990 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 110 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Root used in smoke treatment for nervousness and bad dreams. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 110 |
17911 | Ipomoea sp. 1994 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 35 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Tubers and other plants pounded, resulting liquid strained and taken for lack of sleep. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 35 |
18008 | Ipomopsis polycladon (Torr.) V. Grant 2004 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 38 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used as a soporific. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38 |
18451 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 4 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken as a sedative. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
18596 | Juniperus horizontalis Moench 2057 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 4 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken as a sedative. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
18956 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 4 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken as a sedative. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
18957 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Cheyenne 33 | h92 30 | 36 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion used for sedating hyperactive persons. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 36 |
19191 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 63, 64 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Smoke from burning twigs used for nervousness and bad dreams. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63, 64 |
19226 | Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba 2065 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 221 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant and other plants used as a baby's charm for fear from dreams about raccoons or opossums. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 221 |
19377 | Lactuca canadensis L. 2084 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion given 'for calming nerves' and 'produces sleep.' | 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 |
19897 | Leonurus cardiaca L. 2131 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Given for 'nervous and hysterical affections' and taken as a stimulant. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
19902 | Leonurus cardiaca L. 2131 | Iroquois 100 | r45i 116 | 98 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of dried plant taken as a tonic for nerves. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 98 |
19920 | Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. 2134 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 24 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant rubbed on baby's face to put infant to sleep. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
20338 | Linaria vulgaris P. Mill. 2197 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 433 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound infusion of plants and flowers given to babies that cry too much. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 433 |
20389 | Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n 2202 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 444 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of twigs given to children for crying. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444 |
20454 | Liquidambar styraciflua L. 2210 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Gum used as a 'drawing plaster' and infusion of inner bark used for nervous patients. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
20455 | Liquidambar styraciflua L. 2210 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of bark given to nervous patients. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
20481 | Liriodendron tulipifera L. 2211 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used for 'women with hysterics and weakness.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50 |
20549 | Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm. 2214 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 128 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound infusion taken and rubbed on body to quiet person near convulsions. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 128 |
20566 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 40, 41 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of root rubbed on one who was 'irrational by reason of illness.' | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 40, 41 |
20567 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 185 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of plant parts rubbed on face when irrational from illness. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 185 |
20970 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 155 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Leaves used as padding, especially in children's cradles, to cause them to sleep a lot. | 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 155 |
20971 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 155 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Leaves used in babies' bath water to make them sleep a lot. | 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 155 |
21088 | Lonicera canadensis Bartr. ex Marsh. 2258 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 443 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of bark given to children who cry all night. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 443 |
21111 | Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. 2259 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 196 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Vine pieces used under the pillow to induce sound sleep. | 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 196 |
21225 | Lonicera oblongifolia (Goldie) Hook. 2267 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 443 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of bark taken for restlessness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 443 |
21326 | Lupinus littoralis Dougl. 2293 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 284 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Root ash rubbed into a newborn baby's cradle to make infant sleep well. | 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 284 |
21601 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 52, 53 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Smoke of root inhaled for bad dreams, influenza and rheumatism. | 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 |
22101 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 230231 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Smudge used 'to hush a crying child.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230231 |
22592 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 171 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used for crying babies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171 |
22679 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 23 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used as a sedative. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 23 |
22684 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 250 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of plants used to quiet children suffering from croup. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 250 |
22813 | Mentha spicata L. 2445 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 48, 49 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Taken for hysterics. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
22828 | Mentha spicata L. 2445 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 23 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used as a sedative. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 23 |
22848 | Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata] 2442 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 48, 49 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Taken for hysterics. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
23151 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 51 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of leaves taken 'to cure insomnia.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 51 |
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