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id | species | tribe | source ▲ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
3930 | Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. 303 | Paiute 183 | k32 153 | 155 | 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 155 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
4795 | Argythamnia cyanophylla (Woot. & Standl.) Ingram 365 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 158 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as a 'life medicine.' | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 158 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
360 | Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. 10 | 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 |
9996 | Cirsium rothrockii (Gray) Petrak 969 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 46 | 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 46 |
11995 | Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners 1217 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 29 | 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 29 |
12670 | Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt. 1330 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 40 | 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 40 |
13939 | Eriogonum alatum Torr. 1494 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 19 | 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 19 |
15171 | Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. 1654 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 36 | 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 36 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
904 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 96 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plants chewed and swallowed as 'medicine for everything.' | 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 96 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
3997 | Aralia californica S. Wats. 316 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Plant used as a medicine for various ailments. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1389 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Sioux, Fort Peck 239 | b05 73 | 5 | Drug 2 | Panacea 20 | Root chewed and swallowed as a 'cure-all.' | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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