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id | species | tribe ▲ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
31313 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Swinomish 253 | g73 25 | 19 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bud tips chewed for mouth sores. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
40247 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Skokomish 243 | g73 25 | 19 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of buds used as a gargle. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
39092 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 47 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of plant given to babies with coated tongues. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
3586 | Angelica tomentosa S. Wats. 269 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 20 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root chewed or held in the mouth to prevent bad breath. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 20 |
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 |
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 |
35407 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 51 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root held in the mouth for sore gums. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 51 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5684 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 78 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of leaves and branches taken for tonsillitis. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 78 |
5823 | Artemisia tripartita Rydb. 408 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 79 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of leaves and branches taken for tonsillitis. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 79 |
11358 | Crataegus douglasii Lindl. 1123 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 124 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Infusion of new shoots used to wash a baby's mouth for mouth sores. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 124 |
14895 | Fragaria vesca L. 1636 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 125 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaf powder dusted into baby's sore mouth. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 125 |
15010 | Fragaria virginiana Duchesne 1640 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 125 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Leaf powder dusted into baby's sore mouth. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 125 |
20952 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 69 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Poultice of pounded roots applied to the inside of babies mouths for mouth sores or 'thrush.' | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 69 |
3761 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 354355 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root used for coated tongue and headache. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355 |
10673 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 383 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Decoction of root used as a wash for sore mouth and to soothe mouth of teething baby. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 383 |
15839 | Geranium maculatum L. 1727 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 370371 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Root used for sore mouths and flux. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 370371 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
26446 | Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis 2882 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cold infusion used as mouthwash for mouth sores. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 40 |
35305 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cold infusion of leaf used on mouth sores. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
37113 | Sanvitalia abertii Gray 3582 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Warm infusion used as mouthwash and leaves chewed for canker sores. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 53 |
37356 | Schkuhria multiflora Hook. & Arn. 3601 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Plant chewed ten minutes for mouth sores. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 49 |
37359 | Schoenocrambe linearifolia (Gray) Rollins 3602 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Cold infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for sore gums. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2364 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 54 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark used for ulcerated mouth. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
7038 | Berberis vulgaris L. 568 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 55 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Bark and root used for ulcerated gums. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
10667 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Herb used for sore and diseased mouth. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
41703 | Urtica dioica L. 4058 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 246 | Drug 2 | Oral Aid 23 | Stems put under splints to hasten the healing process. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 246 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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