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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
22470 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Aleut 5 | bt53 130 | 426 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as a cure all. | Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426 |
22278 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 87 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark and wild cherry bark taken as a cure all tonic. | 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 |
22256 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 121 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark taken for 'any kind of 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 121 |
22244 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 268 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Bark used for any illness and considered a complete medicine, all in itself. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 268 |
22206 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Cowichan 52 | tb71 23 | 87 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark and wild cherry bark taken as a cure all tonic. | 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 |
21994 | Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don 2376 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 23 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant taken and poultice of plant applied as a cure all. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 23 |
21827 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 383 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of roots taken as a good medicine for all kinds of sickness. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
21673 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 53 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Cold infusion of roots taken for any sickness. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 53 |
21665 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 22 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Poultice of leaves applied for many ailments. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |
21468 | Lycium torreyi Gray 2318 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Bark and dried berries 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 42 |
21456 | Lycium pallidum Miers 2316 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Bark and dried berries 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 42 |
21320 | Lupinus kingii S. Wats. 2291 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 32 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Leaves 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 32 |
21284 | Lotus wrightii (Gray) Greene 2279 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 32 | 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 32 |
21254 | Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult. 2271 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 43 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of plants taken as a panacea. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43 |
21243 | Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult. 2271 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 39 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Carried in small beaded bags and worn around the neck to protect against illness. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 39 |
21057 | Lomatium triternatum (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2254 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 83 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Chewed roots blown onto affected part by the diviner. The healing qualities of the spray were believed to penetrate the body at that place. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 83 |
21000 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 276 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound with seeds used in a steambath for general sickness. | 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 276 |
20915 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used for a wide variety of ailments, usually as a decoction. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 97-100 |
20895 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used for a wide variety of ailments, usually as a decoction. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 97-100 |
20869 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used for a wide variety of ailments, usually as a decoction. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 97-100 |
20796 | Lomatium dissectum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2235 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 129 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for all the common ailments and injuries. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 129 |
20656 | Lobelia cardinalis L. 2221 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 453 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for every ailment. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 453 |
20604 | Lithospermum multiflorum Torr. ex Gray 2217 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a 'life medicine' and considered a 'big 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 41 |
20587 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a 'life medicine' and considered a 'big 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 41 |
20440 | Linum puberulum (Engelm.) Heller 2206 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 35 | 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 35 |
20361 | Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume 2198 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 335 | 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 335 |
20333 | Linanthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii 2196 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | 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 40 |
20227 | Ligusticum grayi Coult. & Rose 2179 | Atsugewi 19 | g53 129 | 140 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of root taken or roots chewed for ailments. | Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140 |
20221 | Ligusticum filicinum S. Wats. 2178 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 55 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used for many ailments. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 55 |
19868 | Ledum palustre L. 2126 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 16 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of stems & leaves, blackberry leaves & spruce inner bark taken for sickness in general. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
19737 | Lathyrus vestitus Nutt. 2117 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 19 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of roots 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 19 |
19652 | Larrea tridentata var. tridentata 2102 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 96, 97 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for many different illnesses and considered a 'cure-all.' | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 96, 97 |
19617 | Larrea tridentata (Sess‚ & Moc. ex DC.) Coville 2101 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 61 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used to cure everything. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 61 |
19570 | Larix occidentalis Nutt. 2100 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 99 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Branches used as a medicine for any type 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 99 |
19347 | Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit 2080 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Cold infusion of 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 25 |
19269 | Kalmia latifolia L. 2071 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Leaf salve used 'for healing.' | 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 |
19262 | Kalmia angustifolia L. 2070 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 311 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound poultice of plant applied 'for all kinds of trouble.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
19255 | Kalmia angustifolia L. 2070 | Micmac 141 | s17 103 | 316 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of leaves considered valuable as a 'non-specific remedy.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316 |
19107 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 32 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of leaves taken for various disorders. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 32 |
19038 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Swinomish 253 | g73 25 | 21 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of leaves used as a wash for all ailments. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
19027 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of stems and needles taken for any sickness. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
18518 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Branches burned on top of the wood stove to keep sickness away. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
18508 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of stems and needles taken for any sickness. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
18119 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 28 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of dried roots taken for 'every 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 28 |
18099 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 57 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a 'basic medical cure' and for cholera. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 57 |
17998 | Ipomopsis longiflora ssp. longiflora 2002 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | 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 40 |
17825 | Inula helenium L. 1984 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 466 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as medicine for anything. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 466 |
17572 | Hymenopappus filifolius var. cinereus (Rydb.) I.M. Johnston 1943 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 52 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Cold infusion of 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 52 |
17423 | Houstonia wrightii Gray 1918 | 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 |
17109 | Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 1876 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29, 30 | 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 29, 30 |
17095 | Heuchera novomexicana Wheelock 1874 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | 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 29 |
17038 | Heuchera americana L. 1865 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 246 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound containing root used as a 'healer.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 246 |
17017 | Heterotheca villosa var. villosa 1864 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | 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 49 |
16713 | Heliomeris longifolia var. longifolia 1837 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 54 | 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 54 |
16711 | Heliomeris longifolia var. annua (M.E. Jones) Yates 1836 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 54 | 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 54 |
16672 | Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. 1832 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 52 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Cold infusion of whole 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 |
16548 | Helianthella parryi Gray 1818 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 51 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of root used as 'life medicine,' especially for arrow or bullet wounds. | 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 |
16433 | Hamamelis virginiana L. 1799 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 347 | 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 347 |
16329 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 51 | 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 51 |
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