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id | species | tribe | source ▲ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
32823 | Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. integrifolia 3335 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 36 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Roots chewed and the juice spat out for sores in the mouth. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 36 |
36028 | Salix pulchra Cham. 3545 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 34 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark and leaves chewed for mouth sores. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34 |
9990 | Cirsium remotifolium (Hook.) DC. 968 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 383 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of root used to wipe out child's mouth for rash and cankers. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 383 |
9991 | Cirsium remotifolium (Hook.) DC. 968 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 383 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root held in mouth for rash or cankers in mouth and infusion used for children. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 383 |
9992 | Cirsium remotifolium (Hook.) DC. 968 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 383 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root skins dried, soaked in water and used as a wash for mouth rashes and cankers. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 383 |
30362 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 383 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark ash rubbed on newborn's chest to protect against rash and sore mouth. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 383 |
30363 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 383 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of rubbed root applied to sores in child's mouth. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 383 |
33737 | Ribes sp. 3396 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 382 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root 'rubbed on sores or around the mouths of children.' | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 382 |
33738 | Ribes sp. 3396 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 382 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Roots scraped on sandstone and rubbed on sores or around the mouths of children. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 382 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
33297 | Rhus typhina L. 3355 | Ojibwa 173 | ahj81 135 | 2244 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of gall infected leaves taken for mouth sores. | Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2244 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );