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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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38928 | Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb 3831 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 102103 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant tops 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 102103 |
37880 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plants taken by young men in training to purge themselves. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61 |
4732 | Arenaria sp. 357 | Yavapai 284 | g36 48 | 261 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of pounded root, with cathartic qualities, taken for stomachaches. | Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 261 |
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 |
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 |
14593 | Euphorbia corollata L. 1586 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 220221 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root or compound taken before breakfast as a physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 220221 |
37901 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 472 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root or decoction of dried stem and leaves taken as a physic. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 472 |
3502 | Angelica genuflexa Nutt. 262 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root or raw root 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 61 |
13215 | Ephedra viridis Coville 1407 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 68-70 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root or salted decoction of 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 68-70 |
38609 | Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray 3770 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 141142 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root or whole 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 141142 |
18104 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 371 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a 'quick physic.' | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 371 |
37690 | Senecio spartioides var. multicapitatus (Greenm. ex Rydb.) Welsh 3648 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root 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 |
11622 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 62, 63 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic for venereal disease. | 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 62, 63 |
11631 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 62, 63 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic for venereal disease. | 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 62, 63 |
43616 | Wyethia mollis Gray 4204 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 148149 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic or emetic. | 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 148149 |
43629 | Wyethia mollis Gray 4204 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 148149 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic or emetic. | 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 148149 |
8490 | Castilleja linariifolia Benth. 788 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 53 | 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 53 |
16891 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 107 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a physic. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
23017 | Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz 2482 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 86, 87 | 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 86, 87 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40296 | Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium (DC.) Strother 3953 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 67 | 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 67 |
42981 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 346 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | 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 |
43630 | Wyethia mollis Gray 4204 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 148149 | 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 148149 |
18049 | Iris missouriensis Nutt. 2011 | Yavapai 284 | g36 48 | 261 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken as a purgative. | Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 261 |
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 |
37822 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 60 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root 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 60 |
36781 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 64 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root taken twice a day 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 64 |
40769 | Triosteum perfoliatum L. 4027 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 207208 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root used as a 'drink for cleansing the system.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 207208 |
5928 | Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. 417 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 275 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root used as a cathartic. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 275 |
16066 | Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh 1758 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 32 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root 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 32 |
16935 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 457 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root used as a purgative and tonic. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 457 |
15317 | Fraxinus sp. 1661 | 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 |
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 |
8733 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 344 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root used, especially for babies, as a physic. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
22075 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 53 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root, a very strong medicine, 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 53 |
39151 | Symphoricarpos sp. 3858 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 346 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root, a very strong remedy, taken as a physic. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
36780 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 64 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root, second brewing only, 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 64 |
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 |
23116 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots given to newborn babies as a physic for stomachaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
16886 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 40 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots taken as a purgative. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
16936 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 40 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots taken as a purgative. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
9005 | Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. 848 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 221 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots taken by family of dead one as a purge to avoid illness. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 221 |
16937 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 504 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots taken by warriors and hunters as a purgative. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504 |
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 |
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 |
18441 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 49 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of tips taken as a purgative and for coughs. | 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 |
18220 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 224 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of twig bark or decoction of wood and bark taken as a cathartic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224 |
37875 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Salish 216 | teit28 144 | 294 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of twigs taken as a mild physic. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294 |
1879 | Ageratina altissima var. altissima 98 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 458 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of whole plant and roots taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 458 |
5480 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 40-42 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of whole plant or shoots 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 40-42 |
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 |
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 |
13708 | Erigeron aphanactis var. aphanactis 1462 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 70, 71 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of whole plant, a violent remedy, 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 70, 71 |
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 |
2406 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 301 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of young shoot bark taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301 |
42986 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 435 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction or infusion of roots taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435 |
911 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 74 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction or roots and scarlet gilia leaves 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 74 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
12154 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 14 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Dried leaves smoked 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 14 |
43919 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Pima 193 | r08 104 | 72 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Fruits eaten raw as a cathartic. | Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 72 |
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 |
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 |
334 | Abies sp. 8 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 51 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Gum or mashed cones used as purgative and diuretic for consumption and gonorrhea. | 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 |
38515 | Sonchus oleraceus L. 3755 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 106 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Gum used as a cathartic. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 106 |
5173 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 39, 40 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Hot decoction of branches 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 39, 40 |
37701 | Senna hebecarpa (Fern.) Irwin & Barneby 3650 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion given to children and adults 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 54 |
37712 | Senna marilandica (L.) Link 3651 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion given to children and adults 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 54 |
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 |
15062 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Mewuk 140 | m66 109 | 366 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark and leaves used as a cathartic. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
36890 | Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa 3569 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 100 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark and roots taken by boys and girls as a purgative to cleanse the system. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100 |
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 |
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 |
36734 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 265 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark scraped downward and used as a physic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
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 |
15094 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 385 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark taken as a physic. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
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 |
439 | Acer glabrum Torr. 23 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 65 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark taken in the morning as a cathartic. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 65 |
21120 | Lonicera dioica L. 2261 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 234 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark used as a cathartic. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 234 |
15086 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 56 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark used as a purgative. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 56 |
15099 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 56 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark used as a purgative. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 56 |
18215 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 254 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark used as a purgative. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 254 |
23465 | Morus alba L. 2529 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark 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 45 |
23484 | Morus rubra L. 2532 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark 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 45 |
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 |
21154 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 67 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of berries used as a cathartic and emetic to cleanse the body. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67 |
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 |
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 |
43032 | Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf. 4130 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 64 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of crushed 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 64 |
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 |
1023 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 5 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of herb used as a cathartic. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5 |
36828 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 46 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of inner bark taken as a physic and emetic. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 46 |
15326 | Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville 1663 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 32 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of inner bark taken as a physic. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32 |
41531 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 56, 57 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of inner bark taken as a physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 56, 57 |
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