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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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5311 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 87 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Sprigs dipped in water and planted with corn so that it would grow in abundance. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 87 |
6744 | Aulacomnium sp. 521 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 49 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Moss mixed with house plant dirt as a fertilizer to make the plants healthier. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
7584 | Bromus ciliatus L. 636 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 273 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Decoction of plant used as a soak for corn, a 'corn planting medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273 |
11167 | Corydalis aurea Willd. 1107 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Cold infusion used to soak watermelon seeds to increase production. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 28 |
11178 | Corydalis curvisiliqua ssp. occidentalis (Engelm. ex Gray) W.A. Weber 1108 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Cold infusion used to soak watermelon seeds to increase production. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 28 |
12364 | Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling 1272 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Infusion of plant used to soak seed corn for faster maturity. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
12365 | Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling 1272 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Leaves buried with seed corn as a fertilizer or fungicide. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
12389 | Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl 1274 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Infusion of plant used to soak seed corn for faster maturity. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
12390 | Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl 1274 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Leaves buried with seed corn as a fertilizer or fungicide. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
12491 | Dicranum sp. 1297 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 49 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Moss mixed with house plant dirt as a fertilizer to make the plants healthier. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
12954 | Egregia menziesii (Turner) Areschoug 1372 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 23 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Considered a good fertilizer for potatoes. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 23 |
13035 | Elymus canadensis L. 1383 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 274 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Decoction of roots used as a soak for 'corn medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 274 |
13413 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed. The stem segments were pulled apart and the water was splashed over the weeds. | 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 86 |
13468 | Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun 1424 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed. The stem segments were pulled apart and the water was splashed over the weeds. | 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 86 |
13499 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed. The stem segments were pulled apart and the water was splashed over the weeds. | 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 86 |
15394 | Fucus gardneri Silva 1672 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 24 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Seaweed used to fertilize potatoes. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 24 |
21487 | Lycopodium annotinum L. 2320 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 49 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Moss mixed with house plant dirt as a fertilizer to make the plants healthier. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
25072 | Osmorhiza sp. 2699 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 397 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Decoction of roots and whole plant used as wash for seeds, a 'seed medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 397 |
28704 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 331 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Root mixed with water for sprouting corn, a 'corn medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 331 |
33857 | Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. 3414 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Cold infusion used to soak watermelon seeds to increase productivity. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
35587 | Sagittaria latifolia Willd. 3510 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 273 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Decoction of root used as a corn medicine, when starting to plant corn. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273 |
37227 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Flowers mixed with beans for planting. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
38326 | Solanum physalifolium Rusby 3725 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 43 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Leaves and berries soaked in water used on watermelon seed to insure a good crop. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 43 |
38340 | Solanum triflorum Nutt. 3728 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Infusion of plant sprinkled on watermelons to make them more prolific and ripen early. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
38341 | Solanum triflorum Nutt. 3728 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Planted with watermelons to make them more prolific and ripen early. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
38345 | Solanum triflorum Nutt. 3728 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 43 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Dried berries soaked in water and planted with watermelon seed to increase productivity. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 43 |
39800 | Thelypodium wrightii Gray 3938 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 85 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Seeds crushed by women and planted with beans to ensure a proliferative crop. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 85 |
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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) );