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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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30135 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 93 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of gum held in the mouth for painful gums or sore lips. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
29860 | Potentilla simplex Michx. 3134 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 29 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of root used as a mouthwash for 'thrash.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
29777 | Portulaca oleracea L. 3116 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 62 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Raw leaves rubbed in mouth for difficulty in opening the mouth. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 62 |
29688 | Populus ?jackii Sarg. [balsamifera ? deltoides] 3091 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 292 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Compound infusion used as a wash for mouth ulcers. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
29609 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 286 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves used for mouth abscesses. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 286 |
29013 | Polypodium hesperium Maxon 3077 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 91 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Rhizomes used as medicine for sore gums. | 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 91 |
29009 | Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat. 3076 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 91 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Rhizomes used as medicine for sore gums. | 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 91 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28334 | Pityopsis graminifolia var. graminifolia 2989 | Choctaw 39 | t40 115 | 60 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant ashes used as powder for mouth sores. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 60 |
28333 | Pityopsis graminifolia var. graminifolia 2989 | Choctaw 39 | bd09 118 | 24 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Burned plant ashes used for mouth sores. | Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24 |
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 |
27175 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 175 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Pitch chewed as a breath freshener. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 175 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
26168 | Persea planifolia 2839 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 25 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Powdered seeds used for pyorrhea. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 25 |
26131 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 220 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of leaves taken by babies for opossum sickness: appetite loss and drooling. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 220 |
26130 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 198 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of leaf taken for bear sickness: fever, headache, thirst, constipation & blocked urination. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 198 |
25344 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion used for 'thrush.' | 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 |
25212 | Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. 2713 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark chewed for mouth ulcers. | 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 |
25194 | Oxalis violacea L. 2712 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed for 'disordered saliva' and sore mouth. | 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 |
25174 | Oxalis stricta L. 2711 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 35 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed on long walks to relieve thirst. The Kiowa name means 'salt weed.' This name may indicate that there was an early realization that the loss of salt through perspiration may be counteracted by chewing the leaves of this plant. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 35 |
25171 | Oxalis stricta L. 2711 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 366 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant used as wash to refresh the mouth. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |
25137 | Oxalis corniculata L. 2706 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed for 'disordered saliva' and sore mouth. | 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 |
24154 | Nymphaea odorata Ait. 2599 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Dried, pulverized root put in the mouth for sores. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
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 |
23072 | Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. 2490 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 78 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Dried, ground root applied to baby's sore mouth. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
23050 | Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray 2488 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 161 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant used for various mouth disorders. | 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 161 |
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 |
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 |
22264 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 109 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark chewed by hunters to suppress thirst. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 109 |
22189 | Malus coronaria (L.) P. Mill. 2389 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of bark taken for gallstones and infusion used as a wash for sore mouth. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31 |
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 |
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 |
21205 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Quinault 210 | w89 204 | 276 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed for sore mouth. | Willoughby, C., 1889, Indians of the Quinaielt Agency, Washington Territory, Smithsonian Institution Annual Report for 1886, page 276 |
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 |
19616 | Larrea tridentata (Sess‚ & Moc. ex DC.) Coville 2101 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 61 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of gum used as a gargle. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 61 |
19364 | Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy 2082 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Used for sore mouth. | 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 |
19161 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 13 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Berries chewed for canker sores in the mouth. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
18917 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of pounded leaves held to the jaw for swollen and sore gums. | 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 93-96 |
18837 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of pounded, moistened leaves applied to jaw for swollen and sore gums. | 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 92-96 |
18390 | Juncus tenuis Willd. 2050 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction used 'to dislodge spoiled saliva.' | 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 |
18351 | Juncus effusus L. 2042 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction used 'to dislodge spoiled saliva.' | 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 |
18197 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 295 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Compound infusion of buds used as mouth wash for mouth ulcers. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 295 |
18017 | Iris douglasiana Herbert 2008 | Yokia 285 | c02 89 | 330 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves used to wrap babies during berry gathering trips to retard perspiration and prevent thirst. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 330 |
17541 | Hydrophyllum virginianum L. 1936 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 420 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction or chewed roots used as wash for cracked lips and mouth sores. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 420 |
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 |
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 |
17132 | Heuchera sp. 1879 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Compound decoction of root used as mouthwash for teething children. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
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 |
17088 | Heuchera micrantha Dougl. ex Lindl. 1873 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 282 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Small, peeled, cleaned root piece chewed for mouth sores and gum boils. | 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 282 |
17067 | Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. 1868 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 282 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Small, peeled, cleaned root piece chewed for mouth sores and gum boils. | 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 282 |
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 |
17028 | Heuchera americana L. 1865 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion used for 'thrash' and sore mouth and root chewed to take coat off tongue. | 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 |
16583 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 60 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Coagulated sap chewed, by the elders, to diminish thirst. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 60 |
16113 | Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 1764 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 265 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of mashed leaves used for babies with sore mouths. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
16112 | Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 1764 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 72 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Mashed leaves used to wipe out infants' mouths to prevent soreness. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 72 |
16078 | Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh 1758 | Zuni 291 | cb80 157 | 376 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root chewed to keep the mouth sweet and moist. | Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 376 |
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 |
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 |
15843 | Geranium oreganum T.J. Howell 1728 | Salish 216 | teit28 144 | 293 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaf held between lips for sore lips. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 293 |
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 |
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 |
15825 | Geranium maculatum L. 1727 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 366 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Roots used several ways for sore mouth, trench mouth and chancre sores. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |
15814 | Geranium maculatum L. 1727 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Dried, pulverized root put in mouth, especially by children, for sores. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
15811 | Geranium maculatum L. 1727 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction and fox grapes used to wash children's mouths for 'thrush.' | 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 |
15641 | Gaultheria shallon Pursh 1703 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 299 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves used to dry the mouth. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 299 |
15584 | Gaultheria procumbens L. 1702 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed for tender gums. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
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 |
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 |
14872 | Fragaria sp. 1635 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 352 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of roots used as a wash for chancre sores. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 352 |
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 |
14144 | Eriogonum sp. 1530 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 25 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of flowers and leaves used as a mouthwash for pyorrhea. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 25 |
14064 | Eriogonum jamesii Benth. 1514 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 50 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root carried in mouth for sore tongue, then buried in river bottom. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 50 |
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 |
13965 | Eriogonum annuum Nutt. 1497 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 54 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant used for children with sore mouths. | 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 54 |
13944 | Eriogonum alatum Torr. 1494 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 23 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cold infusion of root 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 23 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
12874 | Echinocactus sp. 1354 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 47 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant used for the prevention of salivary gland swelling. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 47 |
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 |
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 |
12768 | Echinacea angustifolia DC. 1348 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 37 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed when thirsty. | 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 37 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
12572 | Diospyros virginiana L. 1310 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 25 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of inner bark used as a wash for thrash. | 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 25 |
12565 | Diospyros virginiana L. 1310 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Syrup used for thrush. | 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 |
12431 | Desmodium perplexum Schub. 1283 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Roots chewed for sore gums and mouth, including pyorrhea. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
12427 | Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. 1281 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Roots chewed for sore gums and mouth, including pyorrhea. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
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 |
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 |
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