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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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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 |
3173 | Amelanchier utahensis var. utahensis 217 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 30 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Dried fruit 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 30 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
11381 | Crataegus douglasii Lindl. 1123 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 258 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Fruit considered a good health food for general 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 258 |
1256 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Grated rootstocks used as an ingredient in 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 24 |
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 |
3335 | Anemone canadensis L. 248 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 82 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Highly esteemed medicine taken and applied externally for many illnesses. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82 |
3336 | Anemone canadensis L. 248 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 82 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Highly esteemed medicine taken and applied externally for many illnesses. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
8299 | Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch 763 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 224 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark taken for 'simple sicknesses.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224 |
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 |
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 |
2324 | Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. 167 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 31 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark used according to diagnosis. | 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 31 |
15118 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Quileute 209 | r36 77 | 65 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of bark used for 'any sort of disease.' | Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 65 |
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 |
198 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of boughs taken for any 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 97 |
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 |
9109 | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 860 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 266 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of branch tips taken for general illness. | 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 266 |
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 |
444 | Acer glabrum Torr. 23 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 36 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of branches used for 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 36 |
39448 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 16 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of crushed leaves used as a wash to improve general health. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
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 |
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 |
836 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 469 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of leaves given to babies with any kind of sickness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469 |
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 |
14527 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74, 130 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of leaves taken in small doses for 'general debility.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
41785 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Klallam 114 | g73 25 | 28 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of nettles taken for many ailments. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
749 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 69 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant rubbed on the body part affected by sickness. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 69 |
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 |
3974 | Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh. 309 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 174 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant taken as a general preventative for sickness. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 174 |
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 |
987 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Ute 272 | c09 142 | 32 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant taken for cases of sickness. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 32 |
6786 | Baccharis pilularis DC. 533 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 26 | 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 26 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38467 | Solidago sp. 3744 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 74 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant used by the diviner with his supernatural powers for illnesses. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 74 |
40583 | Trientalis borealis ssp. borealis 3998 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 314 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of plant used for 'general sickness.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
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 |
4337 | Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng. 332 | 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 |
4619 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
15140 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | West Coast Indian 277 | r34 200 | 133 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of root bark or bark taken for most any sort of disease. | Reagan, Albert, 1934, Various Uses of Plants by West Coast Indians, Washington Historical Quarterly 25:133-37, page 133 |
11981 | Dalea candida var. candida 1216 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 94 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of root taken as a prophylactic to keep away disease. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94 |
12028 | Dalea purpurea var. purpurea 1226 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 94 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of root taken as a prophylactic to keep away disease. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94 |
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 |
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 |
14256 | Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. 1551 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 655656 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of root used to produce 'an access of health.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 655656 |
42659 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 8 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of roots rubbed on 'leg scratches' for kindred ailments. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 8 |
42992 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 435 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of roots taken for all ailments and fevers. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435 |
42498 | Valeriana dioica var. sylvatica S. Wats. 4093 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 64 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of roots used as an all purpose medicine. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 64 |
38966 | Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. 3839 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 314 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion of stems and berries taken 'for sickness in general.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
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 |
14528 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 265 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Infusion taken for many ailments and general illness. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
15257 | Fraxinus nigra Marsh. 1659 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 233 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Inner bark of trunk considered a remedy for any internal ailments. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 233 |
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 |
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 |
15905 | Geum macrophyllum Willd. 1735 | Quinault 210 | w89 204 | 276 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Leaves chewed as a universal remedy, 'good for everything.' | Willoughby, C., 1889, Indians of the Quinaielt Agency, Washington Territory, Smithsonian Institution Annual Report for 1886, page 276 |
31 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Leaves made into pillows and used as a panacea. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
39839 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Leaves made into pillows and used as a panacea. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
6501 | Astragalus humistratus var. sonorae (Gray) M.E. Jones 477 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 32 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Leaves or 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 32 |
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 |
857 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 278 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Leaves 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 278 |
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 |
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 |
22 | Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes 1 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Pitch taken for any type of bad disease. If too much balsam pitch were taken, it could make one stout. | 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 97 |
199 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Pitch taken for any type of bad disease. If too much balsam pitch were taken, it could make one stout. | 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 97 |
305 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Pitch taken for any type of bad disease. If too much balsam pitch were taken, it could make one stout. | 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 97 |
12937 | Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray 1369 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 33, 34 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant considered to be 'the greatest of all medicines' and always useful. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 33, 34 |
6034 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 314 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant had 'general medicinal properties.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
11979 | Dalea candida var. candida 1216 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 33 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine,' especially for fever. | 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 33 |
7827 | Calylophus hartwegii ssp. fendleri (Gray) Towner & Raven 693 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine,' especially for internal bleeding. | 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 |
15707 | Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh 1704 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as 'life medicine,' especially for serious internal injury. | 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 |
3320 | Androsace septentrionalis L. 245 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38, 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 38, 39 |
7662 | Calliandra humilis Benth. 664 | 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 |
9352 | Cheilanthes wootonii Maxon 889 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 11 | 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 11 |
11824 | Cymopterus bulbosus A. Nels. 1182 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | 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 38 |
15800 | Geranium atropurpureum Heller 1722 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 34 | 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 34 |
15847 | Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. 1729 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 34 | 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 34 |
15980 | Glandularia bipinnatifida var. ciliata (Benth.) B.L. Turner 1748 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | 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 41 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );