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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▲ |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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