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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▲ |
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38666 | Sphaeralcea fendleri Gray 3776 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 32 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant taken for sore mouth. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 32 |
10491 | Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl 1051 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 18 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant used as a mouth wash for canker sores. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 18 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
362 | Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. 10 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 26 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cold infusion used as lotion for sores or sore mouth. | 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 26 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
41526 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 23 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Fresh, inner bark used as a masticatory. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 23 |
7402 | Bothriochloa saccharoides (Sw.) Rydb. 604 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 13 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Stem used as a toothpick. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
7403 | Bothriochloa saccharoides (Sw.) Rydb. 604 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 13 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Stem used as a toothpick. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
4670 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 211 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for canker sores and weak 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 211 |
37639 | Sedum spathulifolium Hook. 3636 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 205 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant used 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 205 |
31210 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 107 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Peeled plant tops chewed, especially by young people at puberty, as a mouth freshener. | 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 107 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
8270 | Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. 762 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 14 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Chewed inner bark used for sore mouth. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
35888 | Salix humilis var. tristis (Ait.) Griggs 3533 | Catawba 30 | t40 115 | 13 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of roots used as a wash for children with sore mouths. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
31793 | Pyrola elliptica Nutt. 3241 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74, 130 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for canker sores. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
10669 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 72, 128 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for infants. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 72, 128 |
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 |
9912 | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. 951 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 71, 128 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for infants. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128 |
32892 | Rhus copallinum L. 3345 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 32 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Berries used to make mouthwash. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 32 |
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 |
10670 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 265 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant used as a mouth wash for babies. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
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 |
31792 | Pyrola elliptica Nutt. 3241 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 264 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of leaves used as a gargle for sores or cankers in the mouth. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264 |
33149 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 66 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Berries used for a mouth wash. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 66 |
32107 | Quercus gambelii var. gambelii 3264 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 64 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Velvet pubescence rubbed on babies' tongues to remove milk coating. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 64 |
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 |
8639 | Ceanothus fendleri Gray 809 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 35 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaves chewed for sore mouth. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35 |
43737 | Ximenia americana L. 4218 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 307 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of roots used as a mouthwash for sore mouth and gums. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 307 |
35739 | Salix caroliniana Michx. 3523 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 232 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant used for lion sickness: panting, staring and tongue hanging out. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 232 |
37298 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 225 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of bark taken as an emetic by children & adults for dog sickness: appetite loss & drooling. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 225 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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