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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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15898 | Geum macrophyllum Willd. 1735 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 72 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Young, small leaves chewed after childbirth to heal the womb. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 72 |
39292 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Worn around waist and in shoes to prevent miscarriages and abortions. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
43339 | Vitis aestivalis Michx. 4169 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Wilted leaves used to draw soreness from breast after birth of a child. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43425 | Vitis labrusca L. 4176 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Wilted leaves used to draw soreness from breast after birth of a child. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43469 | Vitis vulpina L. 4184 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Wilted leaves used to draw soreness from breast after birth of a child. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
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 |
10166 | Claytonia sibirica L. 1007 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 29 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Whole plant chewed by women during pregnancy. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 29 |
14305 | Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene 1553 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28, 29 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Whole plant chewed and blown over patient to aid in difficult labor. | 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 28, 29 |
9048 | Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom 854 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 55 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Warm infusion of plant taken to 'hasten parturition.' | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 55 |
30323 | Prunus cerasus L. 3164 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28, 29 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Warm infusion given when labor pains begin. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28, 29 |
30479 | Prunus pensylvanica L. f. 3172 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28, 29 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Warm infusion given when labor pains begin. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28, 29 |
30575 | Prunus serotina Ehrh. 3177 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28, 29 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Warm infusion given when labor pains begin. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28, 29 |
30734 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28, 29 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Warm infusion given when labor pains begin. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28, 29 |
9225 | Chamaesyce polycarpa (Benth.) Millsp. ex Parish 877 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 51 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Warm gruel made with plant and white cornmeal taken to promote milk flow. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 51 |
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 |
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 |
9662 | Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. 915 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 477 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Warm decoction of leaves taken before and after childbirth. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 477 |
43486 | Vitis vulpina L. 4184 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 26, 80 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Vine sap used for leucorrhea. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 80 |
42937 | Vernonia glauca (L.) Willd. 4119 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Various infusions given 'for monthly period' and to 'prevent 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 41 |
42947 | Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx. 4121 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Various infusions given 'for monthly period' and to 'prevent 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 41 |
35430 | Rumex obtusifolius L. 3489 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 313 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used to stop menses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 313 |
23043 | Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray 2488 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 334 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used to push up the blood in the woman during the pregnant stage. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 334 |
25092 | Osmunda cinnamomea L. 2700 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 70 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used to promote the flow of milk and for caked breasts. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 70 |
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 |
23095 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used to facilitate childbirth, for sore nipples and taken for menstrual 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 47 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
17591 | Hymenoxys bigelovii (Gray) Parker 1949 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 328 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for severe pains in hips and back, especially in pregnant state. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 328 |
39675 | Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica (Greene) Parker 3917 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 327 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for severe pains in hips and back, especially in pregnant state. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 327 |
4968 | Artemisia biennis Willd. 386 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for painful 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 62 |
14445 | Eupatorium maculatum L. 1579 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 238 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for menstrual disorders and to facilitate the recovery of 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 238 |
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 |
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 |
25343 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for 'weakness of the womb and nervous affections.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
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 |
5966 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35, 36 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for 'scant or painful menstruation' and infusion taken to start periods. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35, 36 |
17026 | Heuchera americana L. 1865 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for 'immoderate flow of menses.' | 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 |
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 |
17429 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used for 'breast & female complaints where womb is debilitated.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
13256 | Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium (Keck) Raven 1412 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 174 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used by women after parturition for hemorrhages. | 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 174 |
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 |
6368 | Asclepias verticillata L. 448 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 34 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used by mothers to increase their milk. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 34 |
32159 | Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. 3268 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 302 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used as a wash and taken for 'female troubles.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302 |
14772 | Foeniculum vulgare P. Mill. 1619 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used as a tonic and given to women in labor. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
37997 | Silphium compositum Michx. 3684 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Used as a strong stimulant for whites and taken by 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 53 |
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 |
17905 | Ipomoea sp. 1994 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 35 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Tubers and other plants pounded, resulting liquid strained, heated and taken for womb troubles. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 35 |
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 |
32717 | Ranunculus repens L. 3316 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 71 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Three or four leaves eaten to help heal the insides after childbirth. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
41499 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Taken to soothe stomach and bowels and for heartburn and bowels of pregnant women. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
35127 | Rudbeckia fulgida Ait. 3475 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Taken for 'flux and some private diseases.' | 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 |
35134 | Rudbeckia hirta L. 3476 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Taken for 'flux and some private diseases.' | 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 |
19362 | Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy 2082 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Taken 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 52 |
36451 | Salvia lyrata L. 3560 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Taken by 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 53 |
36473 | Salvia officinalis L. 3562 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Taken by 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 53 |
28813 | Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. 3048 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Taken by females afflicted with 'whites or 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 56 |
22579 | Menispermum canadense L. 2439 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Taken by '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 54 |
27730 | Pinus glabra Walt. 2962 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Syrup taken by pregnant women with cough and poultice used for swollen breasts. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
28278 | Pinus virginiana P. Mill. 2979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Syrup taken by pregnant women with cough and poultice used for swollen breasts. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
34462 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong infusion used for childbirth pains and decoction used 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 52 |
34681 | Rubus occidentalis L. 3461 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong infusion used for childbirth pains and decoction used 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 52 |
34748 | Rubus odoratus L. 3462 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong infusion used for childbirth pains and decoction used 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 52 |
11764 | Cunila origanoides (L.) Britt. 1168 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong infusion taken to increase labor pains and aid in childbirth. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
28894 | Polygonum aviculare L. 3057 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 286 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong infusion of whole plant taken freely to prevent abortion. | Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 286 |
38915 | Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels. 3828 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong infusion of root used to hasten delivery of placenta. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 53 |
8731 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong infusion combined with red raspberry leaves and used for childbirth pains. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
13613 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49, 50 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong decoction of root taken for menstrual pain. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 49, 50 |
15215 | Fraxinus americana L. 1655 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 310 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Strong decoction of leaves taken after childbirth for cleansing. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
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 |
15336 | Freycinetia arborea Gaud. 1665 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 22 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Stems and other plants pounded, squeezed and resulting juice taken for excessive menses. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
14186 | Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus Hook. 1535 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 32 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Stems and flowers powdered, made into a tea and used for menses that ran too long. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 32 |
24714 | Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza 2664 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Stem roasted and material used to lubricate midwife's hand for placenta removal. | 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 37 |
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 |
39873 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 270 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Steam from compound decoction used as a bath for parturition. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270 |
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 |
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 |
17163 | Hibiscus tiliaceus L. 1885 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 39 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Slimy substance from inner bark and water taken before or between the pain accompanying childbirth. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 39 |
29368 | Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. 3098 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 26, 78 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Simple or compound infusion taken for 'weakness and debility in women.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 78 |
18760 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 55 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Simple or compound infusion of twigs used to promote muscular relaxation at birth. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 55 |
18759 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 55 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Simple or compound infusion of twigs taken after childbirth to stop blood flow. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 55 |
26524 | Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray 2895 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 55 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Simple or compound infusion of twigs taken after childbirth to stop blood flow. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 55 |
10987 | Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg 1101 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 475 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Simple or compound decoction of various plant parts taken after childbirth. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475 |
11138 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 475 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Simple or compound decoction of various plant parts taken after childbirth. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475 |
25827 | Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth 2801 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 44 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Simple or compound decoction of root taken for menstrual pain. | 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 44 |
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 |
21564 | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. 2333 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18023 | Iris macrosiphon Torr. 2010 | Pomo 200 | m66 109 | 284 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used to hasten the birth of a baby. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 284 |
18061 | Iris tenuissima Dykes 2015 | Pomo 200 | m66 109 | 284 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used to hasten the birth of a baby. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 284 |
39812 | Thelypteris palustris Schott 3941 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 256 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used for woman's troubles. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 256 |
37086 | Sanicula marilandica L. 3577 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used for menstrual pain and slow parturition. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
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 |
38622 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 71 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used for medicine by pregnant women. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 71 |
25087 | Osmunda cinnamomea L. 2700 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 261 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used for 'woman's troubles.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
38657 | Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea 3773 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 53 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used by women when they become pregnant. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 53 |
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 |
29082 | Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott 3084 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 257 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Roots used as a 'Lady's medicine' for the insides. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
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