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id | species | tribe | source ▼ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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26446 | Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis 2882 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cold infusion used as mouthwash for mouth sores. | 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 40 |
35305 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cold infusion of leaf used on mouth sores. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
37113 | Sanvitalia abertii Gray 3582 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Warm infusion used as mouthwash and leaves chewed for canker sores. | 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 |
37356 | Schkuhria multiflora Hook. & Arn. 3601 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed ten minutes for mouth sores. | 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 |
37359 | Schoenocrambe linearifolia (Gray) Rollins 3602 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cold infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for sore gums. | 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 29 |
3761 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 354355 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root used for coated tongue and headache. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355 |
10673 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 383 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of root used as a wash for sore mouth and to soothe mouth of teething baby. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 383 |
15839 | Geranium maculatum L. 1727 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 370371 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root used for sore mouths and flux. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 370371 |
10941 | Cornus racemosa Lam. 1098 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 218, 219 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of bark held in mouth for toothache. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
15836 | Geranium maculatum L. 1727 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 222 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of root used for pyorrhea, sore gums and toothache. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222 |
28872 | Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx. 3053 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 236 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root used for mouth sores. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 236 |
30269 | Prunus americana Marsh. 3160 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 242 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root bark used as an astringent medicine for mouth cankers. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 242 |
32896 | Rhus copallinum L. 3345 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 26, 78 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Berries used to make mouthwash. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 78 |
17321 | Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. 1904 | Lummi 129 | g73 25 | 33 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of leaves applied to sore lips. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 33 |
22021 | Mahonia sp. 2377 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 30 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of bark used as a wash for mouth sores. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 |
31313 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Swinomish 253 | g73 25 | 19 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bud tips chewed for mouth sores. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
39092 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 47 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant given to babies with coated tongues. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
40247 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Skokomish 243 | g73 25 | 19 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of buds used as a gargle. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
226 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 123 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Resin chewed for bad breath and pleasure. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 123 |
4510 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 66 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant used as a mouthwash for cankers and sore gums. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
4995 | Artemisia campestris L. 388 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 101 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed by runners for the mentholating properties. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 101 |
6375 | Asclepias viridiflora Raf. 449 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 75 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of chewed roots applied to nursing baby's sore gums. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75 |
12279 | Delphinium bicolor Nutt. 1247 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 82 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant given to children with frothy mouthspells. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 82 |
12645 | Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum 1323 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 76 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of leaves gargled, especially by children, for cankers. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76 |
15931 | Geum triflorum Pursh 1738 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 66 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of roots used as a mouthwash for cankers. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
16034 | Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh 1758 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 113 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Burs kept in the mouth by buffalo runners to protect against thirst. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 113 |
17102 | Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 1876 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 76 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of chewed roots applied to cold sores and children's mouth cankers. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76 |
42649 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 105 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed by children for drooling. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 105 |
9792 | Chrysothamnus sp. 934 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 21 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of green parts tied with cedar boughs or twigs and used as a gargle. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 21 |
33142 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 27 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark chewed for sore gums. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27 |
261 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 2 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Needles pounded, mixed with lard and used for bleeding gums. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 2 |
4568 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 40 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves pulverized and powder used for canker sores of the mouth. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 40 |
12842 | Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. 1350 | Cheyenne 33 | h92 30 | 38 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of powdered roots and leaves taken for sore mouth and gums. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 38 |
34171 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 62 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of crushed roots taken for mouth bleeding. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 62 |
36167 | Salix sp. 3551 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 67 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark chewed for tooth hygiene. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 67 |
13922 | Eriodictyon trichocalyx Heller 1491 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 71 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Fresh leaves chewed as a thirst quencher. | 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 71 |
14615 | Euphorbia sp. 1592 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 73 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant taken for mouth sores. | 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 73 |
5684 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 78 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of leaves and branches taken for tonsillitis. | 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 78 |
5823 | Artemisia tripartita Rydb. 408 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 79 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of leaves and branches taken for tonsillitis. | 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 79 |
11358 | Crataegus douglasii Lindl. 1123 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 124 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of new shoots used to wash a baby's mouth for mouth sores. | 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 124 |
14895 | Fragaria vesca L. 1636 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 125 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaf powder dusted into baby's sore mouth. | 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 125 |
15010 | Fragaria virginiana Duchesne 1640 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 125 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaf powder dusted into baby's sore mouth. | 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 125 |
20952 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 69 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of pounded roots applied to the inside of babies mouths for mouth sores or 'thrush.' | 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 69 |
17178 | Hieracium sp. 1892 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 492 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Gummy juice chewed to cleanse the mouth. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 492 |
33005 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 466 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Fresh root chewed for sore mouth or tongue. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 466 |
2364 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 54 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark used for ulcerated mouth. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
7038 | Berberis vulgaris L. 568 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 55 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark and root used for ulcerated gums. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
10667 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Herb used for sore and diseased mouth. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
5600 | Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. 406 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 17 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of above the ground part of the plant taken for mouth sores. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 17 |
27007 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of tree tip, Hudson Bay tea and blackberry stems used for mouth sores. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27008 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of young tips, Hudson Bay tea and blackberry stems taken for mouth sores. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
36287 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Fresh leaves chewed for mouth sores. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
9161 | Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small 866 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 33, 83-84 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Dried, ground plant used as soothing lip balm. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 83-84 |
21883 | Mahonia fremontii (Torr.) Fedde 2372 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 33, 76 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant used for gums. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 76 |
12749 | Echinacea angustifolia DC. 1348 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 188 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of powdered leaves and roots taken or root chewed for sore mouth or gums. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 188 |
12750 | Echinacea angustifolia DC. 1348 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 188 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root used to stimulate the flow of saliva. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 188 |
3586 | Angelica tomentosa S. Wats. 269 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 20 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root chewed or held in the mouth to prevent bad breath. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 20 |
22957 | Menziesia ferruginea Sm. 2463 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 65 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Nectar sucked from flowers to sweeten the mouth. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 65 |
28988 | Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat. 3076 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 30 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Long, slender rhizomes eaten raw to sweeten the mouth. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 30 |
10679 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 74 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Roots used for sore gums and especially for pain of teething babies. | 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 |
32998 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 219 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed and held in the mouth for sore gums. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
9231 | Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia 880 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 158 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed to sweeten the saliva. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
14052 | Eriogonum jamesii Benth. 1514 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 157 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed to sweeten the saliva. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 157 |
1092 | Achillea sibirica Ledeb. 43 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 23 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of chewed roots applied to gum sores. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
4022 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 29 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of roots used to wash teething child's infected gums to prevent spread of infection. | 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 |
22631 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 45 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Ground flowers and yarrow placed in a cloth, moistened and rubbed on infected gums to remove pus. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 45 |
27059 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 49 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cone chewed for a sore mouth. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 49 |
28794 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 51 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root used for sore mouths. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
28865 | Polygonum amphibium L. 3052 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 51 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of fresh roots applied directly to blisters in the mouth. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
28611 | Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. polypodioides 3021 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 55 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cold decoction of fronds used as a wash for babies' sore mouth or thrush. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 55 |
28612 | Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. polypodioides 3021 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 55 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of fronds used for bleeding gums. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 55 |
43648 | Xanthium strumarium L. 4210 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 130 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Burs rubbed on sore gums to take the pain, poison and blood out. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 130 |
10663 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 48 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Astringent root used as a wash for oral cankers and babies' teething pains. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48 |
28979 | Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat. 3076 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 196 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Rhizomes chewed to flavor the mouth. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
36035 | Salix pulchra Cham. 3545 | Eskimo, Inupiat 72 | j83 54 | 10 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves made the mouth smell good. | Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 10 |
32973 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root chewed for sore mouth or tongue. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
33006 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root chewed for sore mouth or tongue. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
30230 | Prunus americana Marsh. 3160 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 35 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Smashed fruits used for mouth disease. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 35 |
9911 | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. 951 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 63 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of roots used for mouth sickness. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 63 |
23663 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 58 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Flowers and roots used for excess saliva. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 58 |
13618 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 45 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | White galls from plants hung around babies' necks to stop dribbling. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45 |
1387 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Shinnecock 231 | cw45 62 | 118 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root dried, cooked in sugar and eaten for the breath. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118 |
163 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 268 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root held in the mouth for gum boils and canker sores. | 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 268 |
10012 | Cirsium sp. 971 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 278 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Dried outer root held in the mouth for cankers and gum sores. | 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 |
30361 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 290 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark ash rubbed on chest of baby as protection from mouth sores. | 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 290 |
30364 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 290 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Roots held in the mouth by children with canker sores. | 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 290 |
33618 | Ribes lobbii Gray 3378 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 286 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of roots and salt water applied to mouth sores. | 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 286 |
5864 | Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg 413 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 38 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Milk and other plants used for mouth sores. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 38 |
6399 | Asplenium horridum Kaulfuss 452 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 14 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Buds and burnt potato peel chewed for sore mouths. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 14 |
6403 | Asplenium nidus L. 453 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 22 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid used for children with mouth sores. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
6411 | Asplenium pseudofalcatum 454 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 29 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaf ashes, nut juice and fruit milk mixed and used on sores about the mouth. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 29 |
11786 | Curcuma longa L. 1172 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 33 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark and other plants pounded, squeezed and the resulting liquid used to gargle. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 33 |
28303 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant ashes and other ashes rubbed on children for thick white coatings on the tongue. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
38895 | Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze 3824 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 10 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaf ash used for excessive saliva from babies' mouths. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 10 |
39268 | Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & Perry 3883 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 31 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark & other plants pounded, squeezed & the resulting liquid taken for bad breath & mouth sores. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 31 |
13539 | Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde 1431 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 29 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Stem rubbed on child's teeth to keep them from gritting their teeth. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 29 |
12773 | Echinacea angustifolia DC. 1348 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 11 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Dried root with 'smarting, acrid taste' caused a profuse flow of saliva. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 11 |
17045 | Heuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser. 1867 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 52 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed for sore gums. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 52 |
37106 | Sanvitalia abertii Gray 3582 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed for mouth sores. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
38900 | Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus 3825 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 97 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant used for sore gums. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97 |
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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) );