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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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38893 | Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze 3824 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 10 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Leaf ash used on the vagina and neighboring parts after giving birth. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 10 |
38894 | Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze 3824 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 10 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Leaves & stems pounded, resulting juice mixed with other ingredients & taken for excessive menses. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 10 |
14432 | Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq. 1575 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 102 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of inner bark taken for uterine trouble. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 102 |
2844 | Ambrosia ambrosioides (Cav.) Payne 197 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 103 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of crushed roots taken by women for pains and menstrual hemorrhage. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 103 |
3131 | Amelanchier pallida Greene 212 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 104 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of boiled roots taken to check too-frequent menstruation. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 104 |
23807 | Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats. 2577 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 106 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Snuff containing leaves used by women in labor. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 106 |
25039 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root taken to regulate menstrual disorders. | 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 109110 |
18695 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 11, 12 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction or smoke of various plant parts used for childbirth difficulties. | 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, 12 |
18466 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Delaware, Ontario 64 | t72 97 | 110 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound infusion of bark taken for women's diseases. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 110 |
26485 | Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Nutt. 2890 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 112 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root taken as a tonic after childbirth. | 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 112 |
27846 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 117118 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of resin taken as a tonic after childbirth and for general debility. | 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 117118 |
5084 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 119 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction or infusion of leaves taken to stop excessive menstruation or to ease cramps. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119 |
26370 | Phegopteris sp. 2874 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 12 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Inner bark scraped or buds mixed with cooked taro leaves and water and eaten during childbirth. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 12 |
37813 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Carrier 27 | h49 34 | 12 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots used in childbirth. | Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12 |
37932 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Umatilla 271 | h49 34 | 12 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots used in childbirth. | Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12 |
21516 | Lycopodium sp. 2326 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 120 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used to make a medicinal tea for inducing labor and making childbirth easier. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 120 |
19907 | Leonurus cardiaca L. 2131 | Mohegan 149 | cw45 62 | 121 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion taken for 'female ills.' | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121 |
19909 | Leonurus cardiaca L. 2131 | Shinnecock 231 | cw45 62 | 121 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion taken for 'female ills.' | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121 |
39574 | Taxus canadensis Marsh. 3903 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 123 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used in a sudatory taken by women experiencing complications after childbirth and other complaints. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 123 |
35 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 124 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Needles used in a sudatory for women after childbirth and for other purposes. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 124 |
24992 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 124 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used by women as a feminine deodorant. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 124 |
40843 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 125 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used in the sudatory by women experiencing complications in childbirth and for other complaints. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 125 |
15901 | Geum macrophyllum Willd. 1735 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 126 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken by women after childbirth. | 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 126 |
15940 | Geum triflorum Pursh 1738 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 126 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken by women to 'heal her insides' from a vaginal yeast infection. | 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 126 |
26883 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 126 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used in the sudatory, this is taken by women after childbirth and for other complaints. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 126 |
29820 | Potentilla arguta Pursh 3123 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 126 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken by women after childbirth. | 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 126 |
22131 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 127 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of leaves and roots taken during pregnancy for internal soreness. | 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 127 |
10827 | Cornus canadensis L. 1091 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 128 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant mixed with other plants and used by women for stomachaches. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 128 |
3023 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 13 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of roots taken for too frequent menstruation. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13 |
25959 | Peperomia sp. 2827 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 13 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Whole plant with other ingredients and coconut milk taken by women with sexual organ afflictions. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 13 |
29114 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Lummi 129 | g73 25 | 13 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Leaves chewed by women to facilitate childbirth. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 13 |
35887 | Salix humilis var. tristis (Ait.) Griggs 3533 | Catawba 30 | t40 115 | 13 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used for sore nipples. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
16616 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 130 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Dry seed compound eaten by pregnant nursing women to protect suckling child. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 130 |
35759 | Salix discolor Muhl. 3525 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 130 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of young branches used to start lactation. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 130 |
39845 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 130 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Branches used in the steambath for women after childbirth. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130 |
39846 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 130 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of plant taken for menstrual disorders. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130 |
9625 | Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. 915 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction of root taken after childbirth to aid internal healing. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
14561 | Eupatorium purpureum L. 1582 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction of root taken after childbirth 'for internal healing.' | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
23150 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of leaves used for 'diseases of women.' | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
34297 | Rubus allegheniensis Porter 3438 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 133 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken by pregnant women threatened with miscarriage. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 133 |
38111 | Sisyrinchium atlanticum Bickn. 3696 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction of plant taken to help expel afterbirth. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
38722 | Spiraea betulifolia Pallas 3791 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 133 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of branches used for menstrual pains or heavy or prolonged menstruation. | 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 133 |
40742 | Trillium undulatum Willd. 4025 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 133 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Flowers, sepals and leaves eaten to accelerate the delivery. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 133 |
1175 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 135 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of ground roots taken after childbirth and for symptoms of menopause. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 135 |
16093 | Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. 1763 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 136 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Leaves chewed prenatally to determine the sex of a baby and to insure an easy delivery. If the mother could swallow the chewed leaf, the baby was going to be a girl, but if she could not, then it was going to be a boy. | 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 136 |
21575 | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. 2333 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 136 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of stems taken by nursing mothers to increase milk flow. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 136 |
21580 | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. 2333 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 136 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of stems taken by nursing mothers to increase milk flow. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 136 |
35673 | Salix bebbiana Sarg. 3520 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of branches taken by women for several months after childbirth to increase the blood flow. | 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 136 |
35674 | Salix bebbiana Sarg. 3520 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Shredded inner bark used for sanitary napkins to 'heal a woman's insides.' | 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 136 |
36061 | Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. 3547 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of branches taken by women for several months after childbirth to increase the blood flow. | 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 136 |
36062 | Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. 3547 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Shredded inner bark used for sanitary napkins to 'heal a woman's insides.' | 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 136 |
36242 | Salix sp. 3551 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of branches taken by women for several months after childbirth to increase the blood flow. | 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 136 |
36243 | Salix sp. 3551 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Shredded inner bark used for sanitary napkins to 'heal a woman's insides.' | 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 136 |
24971 | Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. 2696 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 137 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken for amenorrhea. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 137 |
36848 | Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn 3568 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 137138 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Poultice of boiled, mashed root applied to caked breasts. | 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 137138 |
22163 | Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 2382 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 139140 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root taken to regulate menstrual disorders. | 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 139140 |
22167 | Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 2382 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 139140 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of leaf taken daily for a week by women as a contraceptive. | 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 139140 |
22168 | Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 2382 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 139140 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root taken to regulate menstrual disorders. | 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 139140 |
2394 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 14 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken as an emetic and cathartic by women during menses. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
4986 | Artemisia californica Less. 387 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 14 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of plants taken for vaginal troubles. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 14 |
6529 | Astragalus pachypus Greene 488 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 14 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of roots taken for menstrual pains. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 14 |
6575 | Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth 498 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 14 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of pounded stems taken by women to ease labor. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
36374 | Salvia apiana Jepson 3555 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 14 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken to heal internally and remove particles of afterbirth. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 14 |
7635 | Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl. 658 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 140 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Dried grass rubbed until soft and used as sanitary napkins. | 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 140 |
38375 | Solidago californica Nutt. 3733 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 140 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used as a medicine for feminine hygiene. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 140 |
43141 | Viburnum opulus var. americanum Ait. 4135 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 141 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken for prolapsus of the uterus. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 141 |
14559 | Eupatorium purpureum L. 1582 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 142 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used to counteract the bad effects of a miscarriage. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 142 |
11904 | Cypripedium acaule Ait. 1205 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 143 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used for menstrual disorders. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 143 |
39763 | Thamnosma montana Torr. & Fr‚m. 3930 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 145146 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of stems used as a wash or douche for female complaints. | 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 145146 |
456 | Acer glabrum Torr. 23 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 146 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of sticks and saskatoon sticks taken to heal women's insides and stimulate lactation. The decoction was made either with two sticks each of saskatoon and rocky mountain maple, or, for a stronger medicine, four sticks each and used after childbirth to heal women's insides and to stimulate the flow of milk for nursing. | 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 146 |
42589 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 147148 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Poultice of root applied for sore nipples. | 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 147148 |
42614 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 147148 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Poultice of root applied for sore nipples. | 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 147148 |
3164 | Amelanchier utahensis Koehne 216 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 148 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used during labor and delivery. | 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 148 |
5853 | Artemisia vulgaris L. 410 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 15 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of leaves taken to stop excessive menstruation. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15 |
5854 | Artemisia vulgaris L. 410 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 15 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used in childbirth. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15 |
6544 | Astragalus purshii var. tinctus M.E. Jones 493 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 15 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of roots taken for menstrual pains. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 15 |
10593 | Convolvulus arvensis L. 1067 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 15 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant taken for excessive menstruation. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15 |
39634 | Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. 3911 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 15 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of plant taken for women's diseases. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 15 |
7443 | Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths 608 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 15, 16 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of whole plant taken as a postpartum 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 15, 16 |
11543 | Cryptantha fulvocanescens (S. Wats.) Payson 1152 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 150 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plants taken at childbirth. | 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 150 |
14146 | Eriogonum sp. 1530 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 150 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used during confinement after childbirth. | 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 150 |
2884 | Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng. 202 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 151 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used to facilitate delivery of the placenta after childbirth. | 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 151 |
9229 | Chamaesyce serpyllifolia (Pers.) Small 879 | Ponca 205 | h65 189 | 151 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant taken by young mothers for scanty or lack of milk. | Howard, James, 1965, The Ponca Tribe, SI-BAE Bulletin #195, page 151 |
21579 | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. 2333 | Ponca 205 | h65 189 | 152 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of plant used to increase milk flow of mothers. | Howard, James, 1965, The Ponca Tribe, SI-BAE Bulletin #195, page 152 |
19471 | Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata (Gray) Higgins 2095 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 153 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Parts of the plant used at confinement. | 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 153 |
31679 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 154 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant taken during confinement. | 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 154 |
40427 | Townsendia incana Nutt. 3969 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 156 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used in labor to facilitate delivery of the baby. | 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 156 |
18861 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Hopi 95 | vest40 126 | 157 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of branches used especially by women during confinement. | Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 157 |
18862 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Hopi 95 | vest40 126 | 157 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of branches used especially by women during confinement. | Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 157 |
18404 | Juniperus californica Carr. 2053 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 158 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves taken by women previous to childbirth to relax muscles. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
18615 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 158 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves taken by women previous to childbirth to relax muscles. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
18767 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 158 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves taken by women previous to childbirth to relax muscles. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
23287 | Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth. 2506 | Flathead 76 | b05 73 | 16 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves used by women after confinement. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 16 |
23288 | Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth. 2506 | Sioux 238 | b05 73 | 16 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves used by women after confinement. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 16 |
35462 | Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. 3493 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 160 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves taken by childless women to become pregnant. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160 |
26442 | Phlox caespitosa Nutt. 2881 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 162 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used for childbirth. | 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 162 |
6266 | Asclepias subverticillata (Gray) Vail 445 | Hopi 95 | vest40 126 | 164 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used by the mother to produce a flow of milk. | Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 164 |
28300 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant pieces and other plants mixed with coconut milk and taken for displacement of the womb. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
28301 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant pieces and other plants mixed with water and taken for weaknesses arising from virginity. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
32304 | Quercus marilandica Muenchh. 3274 | Choctaw 39 | t40 115 | 17 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of tree bark coal taken to aid in childbirth. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 17 |
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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) );