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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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24345 | Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum 2632 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root used as an enema. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
24407 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root bark chewed as purgative and decoction of root bark and stems taken. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
24412 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Inner bark acts as a purgative, especially if taken with hot water. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
24414 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a purgative before and after childbirth. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
24429 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound decoction taken as a diuretic and purgative for 'strangury.' | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
24643 | Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) P. Mill. 2658 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 96 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Boiled fruit used as a purgative. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 96 |
24924 | Orthocarpus purpureoalbus Gray ex S. Wats. 2689 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 44 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of whole plant taken as a cathartic. | 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 44 |
24932 | Osmorhiza berteroi DC. 2692 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 201 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of ground root pieces taken as a purgative. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
25002 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic. | 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 109110 |
25028 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic. | 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 109110 |
25029 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 41 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a general physic. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 41 |
25052 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic. | 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 109110 |
25063 | Osmorhiza sp. 2699 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 398 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 398 |
25661 | Pedicularis canadensis L. 2770 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 83 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 83 |
25842 | Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. 2804 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 467 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a purgative. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467 |
25843 | Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. 2804 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 493 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction used as a beverage, but if too strong acted as a purgative. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493 |
26230 | Petradoria pumila ssp. pumila 2846 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong decoction taken as a cathartic. | 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 |
26385 | Philadelphus lewisii Pursh 2875 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 108 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant taken as a physic in the morning and evening. | 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 108 |
26438 | Phlox caespitosa Nutt. 2881 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 162 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | 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 162 |
26458 | Phlox longifolia Nutt. 2884 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 115 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic. | 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 115 |
26498 | Phoradendron californicum Nutt. 2894 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 82 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of berries taken as a purge. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 82 |
26772 | Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze 2927 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 289 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root extract used as a purgative. | 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 289 |
26788 | Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. 2929 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 59 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a purgative, a large dose fatal. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 59 |
26823 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
27343 | Pimpinella anisum L. 2945 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 33 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
27345 | Pimpinella anisum L. 2945 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 28, 78 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 28, 78 |
27417 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 49, 50 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Needles or inner bark eaten or decoction of inner bark taken as a purgative. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49, 50 |
27522 | Pinus echinata P. Mill. 2958 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 55, 84 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | 'Pellets of tar' used as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 55, 84 |
27765 | Pinus lambertiana Dougl. 2964 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 306 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 306 |
28563 | Platanus occidentalis L. 3017 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 26 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots taken by women during menses as a cathartic. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
28564 | Platanus occidentalis L. 3017 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Taken as a purgative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
28676 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Boiled root eaten as a purgative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
28677 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root boiled into a syrup, made into pills and given as a purgative. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
28692 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 331 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Cold infusion of smashed root taken or raw root chewed for a strong physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 331 |
28709 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 206 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound containing root used as a physic and for rheumatism. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 206 |
28728 | Polemonium reptans L. 3038 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 235236 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound containing root used as powerful physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235236 |
28775 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of root or root powder taken as a cathartic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
28829 | Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. 3048 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 374 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a physic and decoction used as cough remedy. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
28946 | Polygonum lapathifolium L. 3067 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 58 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant taken as an emetic and purgative. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58 |
29527 | Populus sp. 3105 | Cree, Hudson Bay 56 | h84 83 | 303 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Inner bark eaten as a purgative. | Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
29605 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Gitksan 78 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark used as a purgative. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
29606 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a purgative. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
29755 | Porteranthus trifoliatus (L.) Britt. 3115 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 350 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350 |
29852 | Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn. 3131 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 384 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant known to be a physic, even by the very young. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384 |
30123 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 93 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of gum taken to cleanse the system. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
30124 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Pima 193 | r08 104 | 79 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a cathartic. | Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 79 |
30184 | Prunella vulgaris L. 3159 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 346 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound decoction of root taken as a physic. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
30517 | Prunus persica (L.) Batsch 3173 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47, 48 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of any part taken as a purgative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47, 48 |
30539 | Prunus persica (L.) Batsch 3173 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Dried fruit used as a purgative. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
30540 | Prunus persica (L.) Batsch 3173 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 96 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 96 |
30711 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 68 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of cambium and saskatoon taken as a purge. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
30759 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 354 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound decoction of bark used as a blood-cleansing cathartic for scrofula sores. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354 |
31050 | Psathyrotes ramosissima (Torr.) Gray 3187 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 125126 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant taken as a physic. | 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 125126 |
31062 | Psathyrotes ramosissima (Torr.) Gray 3187 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 125126 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant taken as a physic. | 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 125126 |
31249 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 51 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Gum and dogfish oil taken as a purgative for many ailments. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 51 |
31339 | Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene 3204 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 52 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong infusion of plant taken as a cathartic. | 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 52 |
31381 | Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. 3208 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 126 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark taken as a physic. | 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 126 |
31634 | Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson 3229 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves and stems or flowers taken as a physic. | 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 61 |
31637 | Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson 3229 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves and stems or flowers taken as a physic. | 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 61 |
31695 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 126-128 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves or twigs taken as a physic. | 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 126-128 |
31714 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 126-128 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves or twigs taken as a physic. | 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 126-128 |
31724 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 126-128 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of ripe, whole seeds taken as a physic. | 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 126-128 |
32082 | Quercus gambelii Nutt. 3263 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 22 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root bark used as a cathartic. | 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 22 |
32757 | Ratibida tagetes (James) Barnh. 3323 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 52 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong infusion of leaves used as a cathartic. | 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 52 |
32769 | Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r. 3325 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 381 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark given to children as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
32778 | Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r. 3325 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 75 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Inner bark used as a physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 75 |
32779 | Rhamnus cathartica L. 3326 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark and fruit used as a cathartic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
32802 | Rhamnus sp. 3329 | Costanoan (Olhonean) 51 | m66 109 | 374 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark taken as a cathartic. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 374 |
32809 | Rheum rhaponticum L. 3331 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a mild purgative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
32935 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 55 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Fruits used as a purgative. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
33034 | Rhus sp. 3351 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 372 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark given to newborn babies as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 372 |
33769 | Ribes uva-crispa var. sativum DC. 3398 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark and roots used as a physic. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
33781 | Ricinus communis L. 3403 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 24 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of beans used as a purgative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
33791 | Ricinus communis L. 3403 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 100 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Beans eaten as a purge. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 100 |
33795 | Ricinus communis L. 3403 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 167 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Beans used as a cathartic. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 167 |
33796 | Ricinus communis L. 3403 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 275 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of seeds taken as a cathartic for constipation. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 275 |
34143 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 59 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots and branches taken as a purgative for stomach pain. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 59 |
34455 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Taken as a purgative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
34477 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 355 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 355 |
34494 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of branches taken as a physic. | 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 131 |
34514 | Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (Michx.) Focke 3454 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 30 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a cathartic by women during menses. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
34671 | Rubus occidentalis L. 3461 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 30 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a cathartic by women during menses. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
34672 | Rubus occidentalis L. 3461 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Taken as a purgative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
34698 | Rubus occidentalis L. 3461 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 356 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Leaves used as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 356 |
34741 | Rubus odoratus L. 3462 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Taken as a purgative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
35265 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 312 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction taken as a physic for general bowel trouble and intestinal colds. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 312 |
35291 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Micmac 141 | mech59 93 | 259 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots used as a purgative. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 259 |
35292 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a purgative. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
35337 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 131132 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic. | 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 131132 |
35450 | Rumex salicifolius Weinm. 3494 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 380 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots used for severe constipation. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380 |
35515 | Rumex venosus Pursh 3496 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 42 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of whole plant taken as a physic. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42 |
36255 | Salix sp. 3551 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 133-136 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of woody stems taken as a physic. | 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 133-136 |
36485 | Sambucus nigra L. 3564 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a cathartic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
36502 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 24 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves used as a purgative. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 24 |
36612 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Yokut 286 | m66 109 | 436 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of pith used as a purge. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 436 |
36646 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a cathartic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
36690 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 449 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 449 |
36691 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 449 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of blossoms given to babies as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 449 |
36723 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 207 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Inner bark of young shoots used as a purgative. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 207 |
36731 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Berries, bark and flower used as a purgative and bark used as a physic. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
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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) );