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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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22530 | Medeola virginiana L. 2426 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 285 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound infusion taken or placed on injured part, a 'Little Water Medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 285 |
22588 | Menodora scabra Gray 2440 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 39 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine.' | 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 39 |
22589 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Used by children for maladies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
22751 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 218 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of leaves taken by adults for 'illnesses of a general nature.' | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218 |
22752 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 218 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of leaves given to children for 'illnesses of a general nature.' | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218 |
23033 | Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl 2487 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 21 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as a life medicine. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
23500 | Morus rubra L. 2532 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 251 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root bark used as a medicine for any sickness. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 251 |
23555 | Myosurus apetalus var. borealis Whittemore 2553 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 27 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine.' | 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 27 |
23628 | Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. 2571 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 39 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound decoction boiled down to syrup and used for many kinds of diseases. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 39 |
24137 | Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata (Dur.) E.O. Beal 2597 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 46 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Powdered rhizomes added to a many herb remedy for various ailments. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 46 |
24266 | Oenothera albicaulis Pursh 2613 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of root taken and used as a lotion for muscle strain, a 'life medicine.' | 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 37 |
24267 | Oenothera albicaulis Pursh 2613 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37, 38 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a 'life medicine.' | 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 37, 38 |
24296 | Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz 2618 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Poultice of plant or root used only for large swellings, a 'life medicine.' | 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 37 |
24300 | Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & Gray 2619 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Poultice of plant or root used only for large swellings, a 'life medicine.' | 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 37 |
24308 | Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner 2620 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Poultice of root used only for large swellings, a 'life medicine.' | 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 37 |
24315 | Oenothera flava (A. Nels.) Garrett 2621 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Poultice of plant or root used only for large swellings, a 'life medicine.' | 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 38 |
24316 | Oenothera flava (A. Nels.) Garrett 2621 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Poultice of root used for swellings and internal injuries, a 'life medicine.' | 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 38 |
24522 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 85 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of inner bark from young spring growth taken for any kind of sickness. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 85 |
24545 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 164 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of sticks, with the spines and outer bark removed, taken for everything. The infusion was taken in doses of about one half cup before meals, to replace milk and other beverages. | 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 164 |
24908 | Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. 2682 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine.' | 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 45 |
24943 | Osmorhiza berteroi DC. 2692 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 386 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Roots used for any illness. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386 |
24975 | Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. 2696 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 249 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Used as a 'good medicine for everything.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 249 |
25089 | Osmunda cinnamomea L. 2700 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 261 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction taken for malaise. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
25293 | Packera fendleri (Gray) W.A. Weber & A. L”ve 2727 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine.' | 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 53 |
25357 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 27, 76 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of root used in any severe illness as a cure when others have failed. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 27, 76 |
25374 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 395 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound decoction of roots taken or dried roots smoked as a panacea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 395 |
25375 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 396 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Dried roots smoked for every ailment or fainting spells. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 396 |
25389 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 204 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Used as a universal remedy for children and adults. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 204 |
25392 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74, 130 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Herb highly valued as a cure-all. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
25828 | Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth 2801 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 44 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of plant taken for internal injuries, a 'life medicine.' | 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 44 |
25829 | Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth 2801 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 44 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Poultice of root applied to gun wounds, arrow wounds and swellings, a 'life medicine.' | 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 44 |
25951 | Penstemon virgatus Gray 2823 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Whole plant or root used as 'life medicine.' | 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 45 |
25997 | Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias 2831 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 83 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Chewed roots sprayed onto affected part by the diviner. A diviner, like Dog Child, would find the root mysteriously during the rituals. While he sang, often with a drum, he would dig the ground with a special bear claw, coming up with the root every time and anywhere. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 83 |
26136 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 161 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Leaves used medicinally for everything and could be added to any medicine. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 161 |
26201 | Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. 2842 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 390 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for sickly babies. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390 |
26535 | Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston 2896 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 58 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of plant said to be good for sickness in general, a panacea. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58 |
26711 | Physalis pubescens L. 2918 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 43 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Dried leaves and root used as 'life medicine.' | 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 |
26934 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Eskimo, Nunivak 74 | s73 94 | 325 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of needles used as a medicine for all purposes. | Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325 |
26949 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Koyukon 118 | n83 158 | 49 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of needles taken to promote general good health. | Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 49 |
26990 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 51 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis and other sickness. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 51 |
27096 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Koyukon 118 | n83 158 | 49 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of needles taken to promote general good health. | Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 49 |
27268 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 100 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of boughs used for any kind of illness. | 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 100 |
27308 | Picradeniopsis oppositifolia (Nutt.) Rydb. ex Britt. 2940 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine.' | 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 49 |
27921 | Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don 2966 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 103 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of boughs used for any kind of illness by old people. | 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 103 |
28035 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 52 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant used as a wash for sick babies. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52 |
28212 | Pinus strobus L. 2977 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 265 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Leaves burned in spring and fall, smoke used to fill the house and prevent all sickness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 265 |
28448 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a 'life medicine.' | 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 45 |
28555 | Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl. 3014 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 290 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound infusion taken or placed on injured part, a 'Little Water Medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 290 |
28598 | Platanus racemosa Nutt. 3018 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 20 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant used as a general remedy. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 20 |
28795 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 51 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Powdered roots added to a many herb remedy and used for various ailments. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
28866 | Polygonum amphibium L. 3052 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 51 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Powdered roots added to a many herb remedy and used for various ailments. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
28969 | Polygonum ramosissimum Michx. 3071 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as a 'life medicine.' | 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 24 |
29159 | Pontederia cordata L. 3088 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | 'Brew' from plant used for 'illness in general.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
29165 | Populus alba L. 3093 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of pounded plants used as wash for general illnesses. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
29223 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of pounded plants used as wash for general illnesses. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
29238 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of buds taken for colds, coughs and other illnesses. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
29574 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 83 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark used for general discomfort. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 83 |
29702 | Porphyra abbottae Krishnamurthy 3108 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 131 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of plant taken or poultice applied for any kind of sickness in the stomach or body. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 131 |
29783 | Portulaca oleracea L. 3116 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 47 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used to 'cure sick people.' | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47 |
29826 | Potentilla crinita Gray 3126 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 31 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Cold infusion of whole plant taken as 'life medicine.' | 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 31 |
29847 | Potentilla hippiana var. hippiana 3129 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 31 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Cold infusion of root taken as 'life medicine.' | 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 31 |
29854 | Potentilla pensylvanica L. 3132 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 31 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a 'life medicine.' | 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 31 |
30204 | Prunella vulgaris L. 3159 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 425 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant taken for any ailment. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 425 |
30341 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Cowichan 52 | tb71 23 | 87 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark and crabapple bark used as a cure all tonic for numerous ailments. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 87 |
30379 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 120 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark taken as a general tonic for healing any sickness. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 120 |
30397 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 87 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark and crabapple bark used as a cure all tonic for numerous ailments. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 87 |
30829 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 31 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Dried fruit used as 'life medicine.' | 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 31 |
31134 | Pseudognaphalium stramineum (Kunth) W.A. Weber 3195 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 51 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine.' | 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 51 |
31334 | Psilostrophe sparsiflora (Gray) A. Nels. 3203 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 49 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as a life medicine. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 49 |
31425 | Ptelea trifoliata L. 3211 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 51 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root considered a sacred medicine and credited with all sorts of cures. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 51 |
31599 | Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Pritz.) Zamels 3225 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 57 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of plant, without roots, taken for any sickness. | 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 57 |
31747 | Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx. 3235 | Choctaw 39 | t40 115 | 55 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of mashed leaves blown on sickly patient. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55 |
31772 | Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia 3239 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 314 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of leaves taken for any ailment. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
31797 | Pyrola picta Sm. 3242 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 387 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant used as a wash for sick child. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
31887 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 78 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Bark used in many medicinal compounds. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78 |
32086 | Quercus gambelii Nutt. 3263 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 22 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root bark used as a 'life medicine.' | 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 22 |
32671 | Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh 3304 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 22 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as a life medicine. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 22 |
32742 | Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. 3322 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 368 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Flowers used for chest pains and other ailments. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 368 |
32762 | Ratibida tagetes (James) Barnh. 3323 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 52 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine.' | 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 52 |
33308 | Rhus typhina L. 3355 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of stems, leaves or berries used for complaint. | 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 |
33521 | Ribes hudsonianum Richards. 3371 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 11 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of leaves and berries taken for sickness in general. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 11 |
33527 | Ribes hudsonianum Richards. 3371 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 227 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Roots used for any kind of sickness. | 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 227 |
33571 | Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. 3375 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 63 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Berries used for health and strength. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 63 |
35278 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 312 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | 'Good for all illnesses.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 312 |
35306 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a 'life medicine.' | 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 24 |
35387 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 20 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as a life medicine. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 20 |
35465 | Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. 3493 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 34 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of plant used for many complaints. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34 |
35478 | Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. 3493 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a 'life medicine.' | 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 24 |
35643 | Salix amygdaloides Anderss. 3518 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 37 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark taken for diarrhea and other ailments. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 37 |
35785 | Salix discolor Muhl. 3525 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 81 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Bark used as a universal remedy. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 81 |
35940 | Salix lasiolepis Benth. 3536 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 331 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark taken to cause sweating for any disease. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331 |
36419 | Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii var. incana (Benth.) Strachan 3559 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 110 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction or infusion of leaves used for any illness of a general nature. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 110 |
36479 | Salvia officinalis L. 3562 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 75, 132 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Fresh leaves chewed to benefit the entire body. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
36515 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 389 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of branches used as a wash for sick child in the Brush Dance. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
36953 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 32, 80 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Piece of root eaten daily 'for general debility.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80 |
36999 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 337 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound decoction of roots taken as a panacea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 337 |
37044 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of pounded plants used as a wash for general illnesses. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
37066 | Sanicula bipinnatifida Dougl. ex Hook. 3574 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 172 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of root taken as a cure all. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
37114 | Sanvitalia abertii Gray 3582 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine.' | 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 53 |
37319 | Saururus cernuus L. 3591 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of pounded plants used as wash for general illnesses. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
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