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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
38324 | Solanum nigrum L. 3724 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 34 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
23185 | Monarda didyma L. 2503 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used for hysterics and 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 39 |
23207 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used for hysterics and 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 39 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
44055 | Yucca filamentosa L. 4229 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 75 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Used as a soporific. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 75 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
33529 | Ribes hudsonianum Richards. 3371 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 509 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Sprigs placed in baby's carrier to quiet child. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 509 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28654 | Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville 3025 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 105 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Poultice of roots applied to soothe nervous child that cried while sleeping. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 105 |
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 |
28824 | Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. 3048 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 126 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used to insure sound sleep. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 126 |
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 |
24174 | Nymphaea sp. 2600 | 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 |
24178 | Nymphoides cordata (Ell.) Fern. 2601 | 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 |
35703 | Salix candida Fluegg‚ ex Willd. 3522 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 243 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used for trembling. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243 |
35781 | Salix discolor Muhl. 3525 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 243 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used for trembling. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243 |
36044 | Salix pyrifolia Anderss. 3546 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 243 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used for trembling. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243 |
32607 | Quercus ?pauciloba Rydb. (pro sp.) [gambelii ? turbinella] 3249 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 18 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used for nervousness. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 18 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
23900 | Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf 2584 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 43 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used as a soporific. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
42568 | Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. 4097 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 57 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant used as a 'feeble sedative to the nervous system.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
39803 | Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii 3939 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 25 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant tied to cradle bow to make baby sleep. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25 |
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 |
37943 | Shinnersoseris rostrata (Gray) S. Tomb 3662 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Plant smoked as a sedative. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
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 |
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 |
40775 | Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal. 4029 | 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 |
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 |
25407 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | 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 |
38861 | Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees 3821 | 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 |
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 |
26152 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 221 | Drug 2 | Sedative 15 | Leaves with 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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