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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▼ |
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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 |
39862 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 62 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Powdered branches and many herbs 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 62 |
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 |
42499 | Valeriana dioica var. sylvatica S. Wats. 4093 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 64 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Powdered roots and many other herbs 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 64 |
5398 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Mewuk 140 | m66 109 | 336 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Small bundles of plant made into necklaces to keep disease away. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 336 |
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 |
14195 | Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny 1537 | Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut 73 | o57 187 | 27 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Raw stems eaten to restore good health to persons in generally poor health. | Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 27 |
189 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis and other sickness. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5008 | Artemisia campestris L. 388 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 58 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of plants taken as a medicine for everything. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 58 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40551 | Trichostema lanatum Benth. 3994 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 48 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for many ailments. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 48 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40692 | Trillium erectum L. 4019 | 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 |
40691 | Trillium erectum L. 4019 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 174 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Bulbs ground and given to sick children with unidentified illnesses. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 174 |
3595 | Angelica tomentosa S. Wats. 269 | Yana 282 | ss43 181 | 253 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of roots taken for colds, diarrhea, headaches and other ailments. | Sapir, Edward and Leslie Spier, 1943, Notes on the Culture of the Yana, Anthropological Records 3(3):252-253, page 253 |
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 |
41626 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 383 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as steambath or burning bough to fumigate house for any sickness. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5837 | Artemisia vulgaris L. 410 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 390 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Poultice of branches applied for any kind of sickness. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390 |
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 |
3524 | Angelica lucida L. 265 | Eskimo 66 | s73 94 | 325 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for most illnesses. | Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325 |
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 |
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 |
15893 | Geum macrophyllum Willd. 1735 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 59 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of leaves 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 59 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
3829 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 201 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a universal remedy for many things, especially dropsy and ague. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201 |
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 |
12940 | Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray 1369 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 220 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound containing root used as a universal remedy for all sicknesses. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 220 |
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 |
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 |
10273 | Clematis viorna L. 1021 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 239 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used to make a drink taken for 'any kind of common sickness.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 239 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
39919 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 311 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound poultice of bark 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1326 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Micmac 141 | s17 103 | 316 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as a panacea. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316 |
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 |
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 |
14799 | Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. 1625 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 63 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of roots and bark taken as a 'health beverage.' | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 63 |
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 |
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 |
43671 | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray 4211 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound decoction 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 |
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 |
11925 | Cypripedium acaule Ait. 1205 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 32 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound of dried roots and whiskey taken for general ailments. | 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 32 |
9860 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 476 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root eaten to protect against disease and give feeling of 'perfect wellness.' | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 476 |
38920 | Stephanomeria sp. 3830 | Paiute 183 | stew33 65 | 317 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for various ailments, especially fever. | Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317 |
14295 | Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose 1552 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 161 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used medicinally for everything. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 161 |
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 |
44439 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 77 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Pollen eaten for almost any kind of medicine. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 77 |
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 |
9436 | Chenopodium ambrosioides L. 895 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for 'a great many ailments.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
42376 | Vaccinium sp. 4087 | Alabama 3 | swan28 128 | 664 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for many unspecified ailments. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 664 |
16002 | Gleditsia triacanthos L. 1752 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 669 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Pod considered a good antidote for the complaints of children. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 669 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1335 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 69, 128 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root chewed to insure good health and root carried to 'ward off sickness.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128 |
3668 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 70 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Cold infusion of leaves thought 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 70 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15176 | Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. 1654 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 76 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of roots taken as a tonic for any general weakness or illness. | 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 76 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );