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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▼ |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
43012 | Viburnum acerifolium L. 4128 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of bark used as a wash for sore 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 62 |
43122 | Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray 4133 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of bark used as a wash for sore 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 62 |
43173 | Viburnum prunifolium L. 4136 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of bark used as a wash for sore 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 62 |
43692 | Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh. 4213 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Stem chewed 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 62 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
36080 | Salix sericea Marsh. 3548 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 294 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Used for mouth and throat abscesses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294 |
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 |
10652 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 322 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of roots used for sore mouths of children and trench mouth. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 322 |
40307 | Tiarella cordifolia L. 3957 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 344 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of smashed roots given to babies with sore mouths. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 344 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
33059 | Rhus sp. 3351 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 371 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of cones used as a wash for chancres and sore throats. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 371 |
40469 | Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill. 3973 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 373 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of plant applied to infectious sores on lips. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 373 |
8602 | Ceanothus americanus L. 807 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 382 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of bark used as a wash for sore roof of the mouth. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 382 |
11056 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 403 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of bark taken for nose or mouth hemorrhages. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 403 |
39261 | Syringa vulgaris L. 3882 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 413 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark or leaves chewed by children for sore mouths. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
39262 | Syringa vulgaris L. 3882 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 413 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark or leaves chewed for sore mouth caused by kissing a girl with menses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
39263 | Syringa vulgaris L. 3882 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 413 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark or leaves chewed for sore mouth caused by smoking someone else's pipe. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
36042 | Salix pulchra Cham. 3545 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 17 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed for mouth sores. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 17 |
35848 | Salix fuscescens Anderss. 3529 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 17, 60 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed for mouth sores. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 17, 60 |
36178 | Salix sp. 3551 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 5, 6 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of inner bark used as a wash for mouth sores. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5, 6 |
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 |
2356 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 245 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark chewed and used for ulcerated mouths. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 245 |
10660 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 245 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant used for children with sore mouths. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 245 |
35660 | Salix arbusculoides Anderss. 3519 | Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut 73 | o57 187 | 30 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed for sore mouth. | Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 30 |
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 |
37221 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Cherokee 32 | perry75 86 | 44 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Roots chewed to remove odor caused by eating ramps. | Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 44 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
37652 | Sempervivum sp. 3639 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
10653 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Iroquois 100 | r45i 116 | 87 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Roots chewed for mouth pains. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 87 |
36041 | Salix pulchra Cham. 3545 | Eskimo, Nunivak 74 | s73 94 | 325 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed for sore mouth. | Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325 |
36339 | Salix tweedyi (Bebb ex Rose) Ball 3552 | Eskimo, Nunivak 74 | s73 94 | 325 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed for sore mouth. | Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
7043 | Berberis vulgaris L. 568 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 309 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of pounded root or bark applied to ulcerated gums. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309 |
10677 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 309 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Stems chewed for mouth sores and mouths irritated by tobacco smoking. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
42930 | Verbesina virginica L. 4118 | 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 |
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 |
37299 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 220 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of bark 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 |
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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) );