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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
35531 | Ruta graveolens L. 3501 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Added to whiskey and 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 53 |
36733 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Berries, bark and flower used as a soporific and purgative. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
37914 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 209 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Berry whip said to make one sleepy. | 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 209 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
31089 | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium 3194 | Alabama 3 | swan28 128 | 663664 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound decoction of plant used many ways for nervousness or sleeplessness. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663664 |
38500 | Sonchus asper (L.) Hill 3754 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 478 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound infusion given to babies 'who cry until they hold their breath.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478 |
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 |
30209 | Prunella vulgaris L. 3159 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 424 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound infusion of plants given to babies that cry too much. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 424 |
38394 | Solidago canadensis L. 3734 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 461 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Compound infusion of tubers given to babies that start suddenly during sleep. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 461 |
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 |
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 |
44341 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
42675 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 201 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of cleaned, sliced, dried and boiled roots used as a sedative. | 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 201 |
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 |
28309 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of plant and other plants taken for sleeplessness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
37545 | Scirpus sp. 3614 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 60 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of plant given to nervous, fretful, crying children. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60 |
23670 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 423 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of plant tips given to children when peevish. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 423 |
31115 | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium 3194 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 661 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of plant tops taken and used as a wash for old people unable to sleep. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
38410 | Solidago canadensis L. 3734 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 184 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of plant used as a bath for babies with sleeplessness or excessive crying. | 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 184 |
31090 | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium 3194 | Alabama 3 | t40 115 | 61 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of plant used as a face wash for nerves and insomnia. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61 |
31767 | Pyrola asarifolia Michx. 3238 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 387 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of plant used as a steam bath for 'goofy' child in the Brush Dance. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
23333 | Monarda sp. 2509 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 54 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of plant used for delirium. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
37643 | Sedum spathulifolium Hook. 3636 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 462 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of whole plant used as a wash to soothe cross babies. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462 |
23675 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 132 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Decoction of whole plant, except root, taken to produce restful sleep. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132 |
38162 | Smallanthus uvedalius (L.) Mackenzie ex Small 3704 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 467 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Dried root smoke used as rub to sleep without being disturbed by ghosts. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 467 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
27739 | Pinus glabra Walt. 2962 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Given 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 49 |
28287 | Pinus virginiana P. Mill. 2979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Given 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 49 |
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 |
40471 | Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill. 3973 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 373 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Given to nervous boys and girls. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 373 |
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 |
28051 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 104 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Gum used on babies' skin like baby oil causing them to sleep all the time. | 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 104 |
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 |
32774 | Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r. 3325 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 381 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion given and used as a wash for peevish children. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38853 | Staphylea trifolia L. 3819 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 377 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of bark used as a wash to keep children from crying. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 377 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
37915 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 209 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of fruits and leaves considered a good sedative. | 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 209 |
39338 | Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers 3894 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of herb used 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 31 |
33696 | Ribes rotundifolium Michx. 3392 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of leaf 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 36 |
23650 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Delaware, Ontario 64 | t42 22 | 67 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of leaves given to soothe infants. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 67 |
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 |
26151 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 236 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of leaves taken and used as a steam for turkey sickness: dizziness or 'craziness.' | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 236 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
32754 | Ratibida tagetes (James) Barnh. 3323 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 65 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of plant used for epileptic fits. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 65 |
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 |
37699 | Senecio triangularis Hook. 3649 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 190 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of pulverized leaves or roots taken as a sedative. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 190 |
30815 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 242 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of root bark used as a sedative and for stomach trouble. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 242 |
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 |
37268 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 26 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of root taken as a nerve medicine. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
37635 | Sedum spathulifolium Hook. 3636 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
37644 | Sedum spathulifolium Hook. 3636 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
38450 | Solidago odora Ait. 3740 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion taken for 'nerves' and infusion of root held in mouth for neuralgia. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
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 |
25215 | Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. 2713 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | 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 56 |
43693 | Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh. 4213 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | 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 62 |
36454 | Salvia lyrata L. 3560 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion taken for 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 53 |
36476 | Salvia officinalis L. 3562 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion taken for 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 53 |
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 |
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 |
38496 | Sonchus arvensis L. 3753 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | 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 59 |
23642 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Infusion 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 28 |
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 |
30910 | Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. 3182 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 356 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Inner bark used for nervous excitability. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 356 |
32629 | Ranunculus abortivus L. 3299 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Juice used as sedative. | 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 |
32650 | Ranunculus acris L. 3300 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Juice used as sedative. | 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 |
32707 | Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. 3315 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Juice used as sedative. | 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 |
25483 | Papaver somniferum L. 2744 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Large dose used for pain, to produce sleep and soothe and tranquilize the system. | 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, 51 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );