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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
43318 | Viola sp. 4166 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 386 | 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 386 |
43195 | Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. 4139 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 33 | 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 33 |
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 |
42714 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 273 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Braided leaves with the root suspended worn around the neck by sick people. | 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 273 |
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 |
42590 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Paiute 183 | k32 153 | 195 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for a variety of maladies. | Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 195 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
41637 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 349 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Burning leaf vapor used for many diseases. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
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 |
40727 | Trillium sessile L. 4023 | Yuki 287 | c02 89 | 329 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of plants taken for any kind of sickness. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 329 |
40724 | Trillium sessile L. 4023 | Wailaki 273 | c02 89 | 329 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of plants taken for any kind of sickness. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 329 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40522 | Tragia nepetifolia Cav. 3983 | 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 |
40350 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 384 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Compound infusion of twigs and roots taken as a panacea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
39718 | Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Torr. 3924 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 348 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root used as a universal charm and panacea. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 348 |
39685 | Tetraneuris argentea (Gray) Greene 3918 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | 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 47 |
39607 | Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Dougl. ex Lindl. 3907 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 31 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of pounded plants taken for any kind of sickness. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
39561 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 111 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of bark 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 111 |
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 |
39311 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 473 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Poultice of plants applied for any ailment. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 473 |
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 |
38925 | Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb 3831 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 22 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used for almost every ailment. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 22 |
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 |
38916 | Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels. 3828 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | 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 53 |
38662 | Sphaeralcea digitata (Greene) Rydb. 3774 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 36 | 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 36 |
38650 | Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. 3772 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 36 | 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 36 |
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 |
37982 | Silene drummondii var. drummondii 3676 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 27 | 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 27 |
37896 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 13 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Decoction of berries taken for sickness. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13 |
37344 | Saxifraga pensylvanica L. 3595 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 344 | 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 344 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );