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id | species ▼ | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
66 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 269 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Steam from decoction of branches used as a bath for parturition. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
132 | Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. 4 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 34 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for 'falling of the womb,' the 'whites' and weak backs in females. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34 |
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 |
611 | Acer rubrum L. 32 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'female trouble' and cramps. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
639 | Acer saccharinum L. 34 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound infusion of bark taken for 'female trouble' and cramps. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
746 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 60 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves taken to expel the afterbirth. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
747 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 60 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves taken when labor pains started and to ease the delivery. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
761 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for flooding. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
784 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Clallam 41 | f80 99 | 199 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves used during childbirth. | Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 199 |
846 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Klallam 114 | g73 25 | 49 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of leaves taken during childbirth. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
855 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 278 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Poultice of leaves applied to chest for hardened breasts after childbirth. | 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 |
867 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 49 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of leaves taken to heal the uterus after birth. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
868 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 322 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant taken at the start of labor 'to hurry the baby.' | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 322 |
869 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 322 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant taken by an expectant mother close to the time of birth for an easy delivery. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 322 |
870 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 49 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Raw leaves chewed by women to produce sweating at childbirth. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
1055 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant taken as a blood 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 31-33 |
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 |
1401 | Acourtia wrightii (Gray) Reveal & King 57 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 49 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used for difficult labor, a postpartum medicine. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 49 |
1415 | Actaea pachypoda Ell. 59 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 237238 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root taken for childbirth pain. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237238 |
1439 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 320 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken to 'promote the flow of milk in women.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
1452 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Cheyenne 33 | h92 30 | 8 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root pieces used by women after childbirth for increased milk flow. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 8 |
1453 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 22 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of stems taken by pregnant and nursing mothers to increase milk flow. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 22 |
1454 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root taken for excessive flowing. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
1456 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 25 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of small piece of root taken to slow heavy menstrual flow. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 25 |
1459 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 382 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root taken after childbirth 'to clear up the system.' | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 382 |
1462 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 74 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root given 'to purge the patient of afterbirth.' | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74 |
1469 | Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n 62 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 174 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of dried, pounded roots & stems taken after childbirth to make first milk pass off quickly. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 174 |
1470 | Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n 62 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 41 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Simple or compound decoction of plant taken to increase maternal milk flow. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 41 |
1545 | Adiantum jordanii C. Muell. 70 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 4 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant used to expel the afterbirth and for postparturition. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 4 |
1571 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 258 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction or infusion of roots taken for excessive menstruation. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 258 |
1572 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 258 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of roots used by 'ladies to get period, cleans out' or for abortions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 258 |
1573 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 258 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used for abortal pains and pain when about to deliver. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 258 |
1589 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 47 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Blades, stem and root used for 'female maladies.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 47 |
1594 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 73 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root taken by nursing mothers for caked breast. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 73 |
1648 | Aesculus pavia L. 78 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Cold, compound infusion given to stop bleeding after delivery. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
1649 | Aesculus pavia L. 78 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of bark and cold compound infusion of bark used in delivery. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
1881 | Ageratina altissima var. altissima 98 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 459 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction or infusion of roots taken for a fallen or inflamed womb. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459 |
1922 | Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. 109 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of burs taken to 'check discharge.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
1939 | Agrimonia parviflora Ait. 110 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of burs taken to 'check discharge.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
1977 | Aletris farinosa L. 126 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 57 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Tonic used to strengthen womb and root prevented abortion. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
1986 | Aletris farinosa L. 126 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 34 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of plant given to women and girls for 'female troubles.' | 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 34 |
2004 | Alisma plantago-aquatica L. 128 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 272 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of plant used for 'womb troubles.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 272 |
2333 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root with powdered bumblebees taken for difficult labor. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
2374 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 43 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of bark used for 'flushing the vagina.' | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
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 |
2448 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 87 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant tops and leaves taken after childbirth to 'clean out.' | 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 87 |
2471 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 332 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of dried bark taken to facilitate childbirth. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
2607 | Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. 173 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for childbirth pain and compound infusion taken for menstrual period. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
2657 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 87 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant tops and leaves taken after childbirth to 'clean out.' | 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 87 |
2756 | Amaranthus hybridus L. 190 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Leaves used to 'relieve profuse menstruation.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
2801 | Amaranthus retroflexus L. 193 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Leaves used to 'relieve profuse menstruation.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
2837 | Amaranthus spinosus L. 195 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Leaves used to 'relieve profuse menstruation.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
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 |
2855 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. 198 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 65 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root taken for menstrual troubles. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65 |
2880 | Ambrosia psilostachya DC. 201 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 26 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of plant given to women during difficult labor. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
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 |
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 |
3034 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 253 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong decoction of bark taken by women after childbirth to hasten the dropping of the afterbirth. The decoction was taken immediately after childbirth. The medicine made from the tall variety of saskatoon was said to clean her out and help heal her insides. It was also said to stop her menstrual periods after the baby was born and hence act as a form of birth control. | 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 253 |
3035 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 253 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Warm decoction of stems and twigs taken by women or used as a bath after childbirth. | 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 253 |
3036 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 471 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Warm decoction taken and used as a wash after childbirth. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471 |
3099 | Amelanchier arborea var. arborea 209 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 96 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Fruits given to mothers after childbirth for afterpains and hemorrhages. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
3100 | Amelanchier arborea var. arborea 209 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 96 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of small branches given to mothers after childbirth for afterpains and hemorrhages. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
3105 | Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. 210 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction of bark taken for 'female weakness.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
3106 | Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. 210 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root taken to prevent miscarriage after an injury. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
3110 | Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. 210 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 96 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Fruits given to mothers after childbirth for afterpains and hemorrhages. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
3111 | Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. 210 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 96 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of small branches given to mothers after childbirth for afterpains and hemorrhages. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
3122 | Amelanchier laevis Wieg. 211 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 384 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of bark taken by expectant mothers. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384 |
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 |
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 |
3311 | Andropogon sp. 242 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 65 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant taken by pregnant women to strengthen both mother and child. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65 |
3317 | Androsace occidentalis Pursh 244 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction of whole plant used for postpartum hemorrhage. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 38 |
3376 | Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn. 255 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 8 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of roots used for menstrual cramps. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 8 |
3438 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 401 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of roots taken by women for weakness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 401 |
3573 | Angelica sp. 267 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 71 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root not recommended for pregnant women because of astringency. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 71 |
3585 | Angelica tomentosa S. Wats. 269 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 20 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of root used to regulate menses and ease menstrual cramps and discomforts of menopause. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 20 |
3607 | Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Greene) Bayer 276 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 363 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of herb taken after childbirth to purge afterbirth and to heal. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 363 |
3614 | Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. 278 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion taken for excessive discharge in monthly period. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50 |
3616 | Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. 278 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 464 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken for leukorrhea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 464 |
3618 | Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. 278 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 210 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of leaves taken after childbirth to prevent sickness. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 210 |
3662 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 390 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used by pregnant women. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390 |
3736 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 28 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of plant used to increase lactation. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 28 |
3741 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 415 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound infusion of roots taken for evacuation of the placenta. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
3748 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 201 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound containing rind used by a woman with 'an injured womb.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201 |
3760 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 354355 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of root taken as a diuretic during pregnancy. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355 |
3773 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 219 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of roots taken about once a week as a contraceptive. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
3805 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 27 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Crushed leaves rubbed on mothers' breasts to produce more and richer milk. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27 |
3806 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 27 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion of plant used by mothers to produce more and richer milk. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27 |
3892 | Aquilegia canadensis L. 300 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Cold infusion used for 'flux.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
3950 | Aquilegia micrantha Eastw. 304 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 22 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Plant used to deliver placenta. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 22 |
4021 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 29 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of fruiting stalk used to stimulate lactation. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
4091 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 57 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Infusion taken for menstrual problems. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
4118 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 393 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction of roots taken for miscarriage. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 393 |
4119 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 392 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of bark taken for prolapsus of the uterus or fallen womb. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 392 |
4142 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 203 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Sprayed from the mouth upon women's heads, when they are giving birth. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 203 |
4151 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 54, 55 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Root used for female pains. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
4254 | Arctium lappa L. 327 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for 'weakly females.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
4293 | Arctium minus Bernh. 328 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 211 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound containing root used by women in labor. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 211 |
4323 | Arctium sp. 329 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 474 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Compound decoction of plants taken to induce pregnancy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 474 |
4562 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 29 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Decoction of stems & blueberry stem taken to prevent miscarriage without causing damage to the baby. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
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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) );