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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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7404 | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. 605 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Used as a demulcent. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
16365 | Gymnocarpium disjunctum (Rupr.) Ching 1789 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Used as a demulcent. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
18427 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Algonquin 6 | b36 202 | 142 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Used for 'cold' conditions, since plant was regarded as 'hot.' | Bradley, Will T., 1936, Medical Practices of the New England Aborigines, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 25(2):138-147, page 142 |
39936 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 49 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of leaves used externally for swollen neck. | 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 49 |
3482 | Angelica dawsonii S. Wats. 261 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 75 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of roots applied for a disorder characterized by sore groins and underarms. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75 |
15851 | Geranium viscosissimum Fisch. & C.A. Mey. ex C.A. Mey. 1730 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 82 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of leaves applied to the head and eaten for large head, from dropsy or severe malnutrition. Two cases were described of a young girl and a woman whose heads became abnormally large, as with dropsy or severe malnutrition. An infusion of the leaves was applied to the head and consumed, effecting temporary recovery, but both lost their hair and died later. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 82 |
11592 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 57 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Dried gourds used to make ladles, syringes for feminine hygiene and rattles. | 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 57 |
12133 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 60 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant used to diagnose ailments and permitted the shamans to 'see' the pain or disease. | 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 60 |
12134 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 60 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant used to divine cures for diseases. | 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 60 |
13131 | Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. 1403 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 70 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of fresh or dried twigs used to 'clear the system.' | 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 70 |
1558 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 34 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Given for 'sudden paralytic attacks as in bad pneumonia of children.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34 |
6746 | Aureolaria flava (L.) Farw. 522 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion taken while fasting for four days for apoplexy. | 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 |
6748 | Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. 523 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion taken while fasting for four days for apoplexy. | 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 |
6750 | Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf. 524 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion taken while fasting for four days for apoplexy. | 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 |
14418 | Euonymus americana L. 1574 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion taken for 'bad disease.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
14453 | Eupatorium maculatum L. 1579 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41, 42 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of root used as a wash 'after becoming sick from odor of corpse.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41, 42 |
14553 | Eupatorium purpureum L. 1582 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41, 42 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of root used as a wash 'after becoming sick from odor of corpse.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41, 42 |
20004 | Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don 2156 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 49 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of leaves rubbed into scratches made on legs as preliminary treatment. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 49 |
20453 | Liquidambar styraciflua L. 2210 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Gum used as drawing plaster and compound infusion of bark taken for bad disease. | 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 |
20672 | Lobelia inflata L. 2222 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Smoked 'to break tobacco habit.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
21536 | Lycopus virginicus L. 2331 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Chewed root given to infants to give them eloquence of speech. | 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 |
23926 | Nicotiana rustica L. 2585 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound used for apoplexy, dizziness and fainting. | 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 |
23927 | Nicotiana rustica L. 2585 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 56 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of leaves rubbed in scratches made on the patient for apoplexy. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 56 |
23966 | Nicotiana tabacum L. 2587 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound used for apoplexy, dizziness and fainting. | 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 |
24189 | Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. 2604 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 26 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of bark used for 'bad disease.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
25345 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Root used as a tonic and expectorant and for palsy and vertigo. | 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 |
25431 | Panax trifolius L. 2735 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 44 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of roots rubbed into scratches made for apoplexy. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44 |
25432 | Panax trifolius L. 2735 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Taken for 'nervous debility, dyspepsia and apoplexy.' | 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 |
26802 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound used for 'white swelling.' | 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 |
27736 | Pinus glabra Walt. 2962 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Skim turpentine off root decoction and use on deer's skin for drawing plaster. | 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 |
28161 | Pinus sp. 2976 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of root used on deerskin for a 'drawing plaster.' | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
28284 | Pinus virginiana P. Mill. 2979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Skim turpentine off root decoction and use on deer's skin for drawing plaster. | 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 |
28573 | Platanus occidentalis L. 3017 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' | 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 |
28781 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Used for 'inflammatory complaints' and swellings. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
28806 | Polygala verticillata L. 3047 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion taken for 'summer complaint.' | 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 |
32863 | Rhododendron maximum L. 3340 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 49 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of leaves rubbed into scratches made on legs as preliminary treatment. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 49 |
36492 | Sambucus nigra L. 3564 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction taken for 'summer complaint.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
36653 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction taken for 'summer complaint.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
38155 | Smallanthus uvedalius (L.) Mackenzie ex Small 3704 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant used for rheumatism and 'white swelling.' | 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 |
38182 | Smilax glauca Walt. 3709 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
38191 | Smilax herbacea L. 3710 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
38221 | Smilax pseudochina L. 3712 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
38230 | Smilax rotundifolia L. 3713 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43342 | Vitis aestivalis Michx. 4169 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43428 | Vitis labrusca L. 4176 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43472 | Vitis vulpina L. 4184 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
12049 | Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz 1234 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 35 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant used as a medicine against an enemy. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 35 |
13765 | Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus (Greene) Cronq. 1479 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 187 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of dried, pulverized roots, stems and flowers used as a steambath or taken for dizziness. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
39296 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 190 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of leaves and blossoms taken for weakness and dizziness. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 190 |
3877 | Apocynum sp. 298 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Snuff of dried, pulverized root used to cause sneezing for 'relieving the head.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
39581 | Taxus canadensis Marsh. 3903 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 122 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant used as one of the ingredients of 'the thirty-two medicine.' | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 122 |
7673 | Callicarpa americana L. 665 | Choctaw 39 | t40 115 | 52 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of roots taken during attacks of dizziness. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52 |
29877 | Prenanthes aspera Michx. 3139 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 288 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant used as a 'secernant' (which induces secretion). | Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 288 |
37361 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Clallam 41 | f80 99 | 201 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Used to suck out the cause of an illness. | Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 201 |
18935 | Juniperus pinchotii Sudsworth 2061 | Comanche 48 | j68 143 | 3 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Dried leaves sprinkled on live coals and smoke inhaled for vertigo. | Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 3 |
6093 | Asclepias eriocarpa Benth. 429 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 12 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Powdered, dried roots inhaled to cause sneezing. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 12 |
22336 | Malva nicaeensis All. 2398 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 8 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of plant taken for migraine headaches. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 8 |
37662 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 27 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of plant taken by women for 'lockjaw' after childbirth. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 27 |
32931 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 659 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Leaves mixed with tobacco and smoked for 'all cephalic and pectoral complaints.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
36163 | Salix sp. 3551 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 655 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion of root taken for dropsy and 'deer sickness.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 655 |
38169 | Smilax bona-nox L. 3707 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 667 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant moistened and rubbed on face to make one young. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 667 |
12761 | Echinacea angustifolia DC. 1348 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 131 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant used in the steambath to 'render the great heat endurable.' | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 131 |
36369 | Salvia apiana Jepson 3555 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 39 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of leaves taken for a serious case of poison oak that 'has entered the blood.' | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39 |
29604 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of bark used for ruptures. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 37 |
338 | Abies sp. 8 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 51 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Gum or mashed cones taken for many serious ailments. | 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 51 |
24440 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound decoction taken continuously for rupture. | 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 62 |
40958 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Gitksan 78 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Inner bark used for elimination of hard or sharp swallowed objects. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
42665 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Gitksan 78 | ga88 165 | 26 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Smoke used to assist the spirits of sleepwalkers to return to their bodies. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 26 |
42561 | Valeriana sp. 4096 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 349 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Root salve applied to limbs for edema. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 349 |
8688 | Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. 819 | Great Basin Indian 80 | n66 139 | 49 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of leaves taken for diagnosis and certain results mean certain things. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
20838 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Great Basin Indian 80 | n66 139 | 49 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant used to make a scent for a sick person. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
10428 | Cocos nucifera L. 1040 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Young meat applied as a rub for the brain. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
25961 | Peperomia sp. 2827 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 13 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Stems and other ingredients pounded and the resulting liquid taken for wasting away of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 13 |
32718 | Ranunculus repens L. 3316 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 71 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Chewed leaves swallowed for general sickness. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
35064 | Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. 3472 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 75 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of the entire vine taken for a general sick feeling. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 75 |
40991 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 44 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction or infusion of bark, from inside of a crevice, taken for phlebitis. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 44 |
12174 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Used to cure meanness. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 37 |
16665 | Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. 1832 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 324 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Used as a spider medicine. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 324 |
18863 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 37 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Misbehaving youngsters held in a blanket over a smoldering fire of plant. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 37 |
36416 | Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii var. incana (Benth.) Strachan 3559 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 91 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Plant used as a 'deer medicine.' | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 91 |
27578 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 35 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Fresh, white pitch burned to purify the air. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 35 |
1928 | Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. 109 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 357 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion given to children for diarrhea, 'summer complaint' and vomiting. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 357 |
2007 | Alisma plantago-aquatica L. 128 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 272 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Raw root chewed to strengthen veins. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 272 |
3441 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 400 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of roots used as steam bath for frostbite and exposure. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 400 |
3654 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 472 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of plants given to children and adults for 'summer complaint.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
3655 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 471 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of plants given to children with 'red spots.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 471 |
6132 | Asclepias incarnata L. 434 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 417 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound decoction of roots taken and used as wash for stricture. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 417 |
6296 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 416 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound decoction of roots taken for stricture. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 416 |
6345 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 416 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Infusion of roots used as a wash for arms, shoulders and body for lifting. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 416 |
8032 | Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood 730 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 341 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Cold infusion of plant taken for 'summer complaint.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 341 |
8092 | Carex platyphylla Carey 749 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 274 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Used several ways to 'wash the snowsnake,' a snowsnake medicine. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 274 |
8132 | Carex vulpinoidea Michx. 755 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 275 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound decoction of roots used as a 'rooster fighting medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 275 |
8244 | Carpinus caroliniana Walt. 758 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 299 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound used for 'big injuries.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 299 |
8603 | Ceanothus americanus L. 807 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 382 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound decoction of dried roots given to children with 'summer complaint.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 382 |
8755 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 376 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of roots used as a wash on lips of bad children. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
9903 | Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis (L.) Aschers. & Magnus 949 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 391 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound infusion taken and used as wash on injured part, a 'Little Water Medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 391 |
13034 | Elymus canadensis L. 1383 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 274 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound decoction of plants taken for stricture. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 274 |
13417 | Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat. 1423 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 262 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Decoction of plant taken for backache or 'summer complaint.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 262 |
14439 | Euonymus obovata Nutt. 1577 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 375 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound decoction of plants taken for stricture caused by bad blood. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 375 |
14443 | Euonymus sp. 1578 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 374 | Drug 2 | Other 18 | Compound decoction taken for stricture caused by a menstruating woman. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 374 |
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