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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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18076 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 10 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 10 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
23374 | Monardella odoratissima Benth. 2513 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 105106 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | 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 105106 |
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 |
23771 | Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats. 2577 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 106107 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Weak decoction of leaves 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 106107 |
23795 | Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats. 2577 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 106107 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Weak decoction of leaves 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 106107 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18180 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 127 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant sap taken as a cathartic. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 127 |
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 |
42997 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 131 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong decoction of root taken as powerful cathartic. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 131 |
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 |
15139 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | West Coast Indian 277 | r34 200 | 133 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of root bark or bark taken as a cathartic. | Reagan, Albert, 1934, Various Uses of Plants by West Coast Indians, Washington Historical Quarterly 25:133-37, page 133 |
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 |
2389 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 14 | 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 14 |
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 |
23879 | Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf 2584 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 14 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Leaves smoked as a general purgative in social and ritual contexts. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14 |
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 |
39658 | Tetradymia canescens DC. 3914 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 144 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion or decoction of dried 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 144 |
21729 | Machaeranthera parviflora Gray 2350 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 148 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative. | 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 148 |
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 |
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 |
9178 | Chamaesyce lata (Engelm.) Small 870 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 151 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purge. | 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 151 |
2495 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | 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 |
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 |
11498 | Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. 1146 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 156 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of plant taken as a purgative. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 |
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 |
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 |
15144 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Yurok, South Coast (Nererner) 290 | m66 109 | 169 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark used as a cathartic medicine. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 169 |
15146 | Frangula rubra ssp. rubra 1649 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 172 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
13255 | Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium (Keck) Raven 1412 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 174 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves taken as a cathartic. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 174 |
40642 | Trifolium sp. 4013 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 19 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of foliage used or foliage eaten 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 19 |
6557 | Astragalus sp. 496 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 20 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots chewed as a cathartic. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20 |
6872 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a cathartic. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 |
13993 | Eriogonum elatum Dougl. ex Benth. 1504 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 20 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Branch chewed or infusion of plant taken as a physic. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 20 |
43007 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Ojibwa, South 174 | h91 56 | 200 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of crushed root taken as a cathartic. | Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200 |
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 |
1319 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 201202 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used 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 201202 |
6143 | Asclepias incarnata L. 434 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 205 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used 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 205 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
355 | Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. 10 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 21 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
15057 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 21 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Powdered bark used as a cathartic for constipation. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 21 |
10824 | Cornus canadensis L. 1091 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 211 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of leaves used as a cathartic tea. | 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 211 |
38059 | Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid. 3688 | Yavapai 284 | g32 201 | 211 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant yielded oily food with cathartic qualities. | Gifford, E. W., 1932, The Southeastern Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 29:177-252, page 211 |
2599 | Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. 173 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as an 'emetic and 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 22 |
15045 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 22 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of inner bark 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 22 |
21675 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Skokomish 243 | g73 25 | 22 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a physic. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |
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 |
1314 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 22, 23 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a 'good physic for the whole system, clearing the bile and all.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22, 23 |
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 |
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 |
15122 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 221 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark used as a cathartic. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 221 |
15064 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Modesse 145 | m66 109 | 224 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a cathartic. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
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 |
18300 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 224225 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Inner bark used as a very strong physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224225 |
2675 | Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Regel) A.& D. L”ve 177 | Gitksan 78 | c93 14 | 225 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Pistillate catkins crushed and eaten raw as a physic. | 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 225 |
8842 | Cephalanthus occidentalis L. 832 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 228 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant taken for wolf ghost sickness: diarrhea and painful defecation. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 228 |
37284 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 228 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant taken for wolf ghost sickness: diarrhea and painful defecation. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 228 |
22390 | Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene 2413 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 229 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a purgative. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
17627 | Hypericum fasciculatum Lam. 1961 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 231 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken for rat sickness: blocked urination and bowels. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 231 |
23025 | Mirabilis californica Gray 2484 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 232 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves taken as a purgative. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232 |
38114 | Sisyrinchium bellum S. Wats. 3697 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 233 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a purgative. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 233 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
37890 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Sioux 238 | b05 73 | 24 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a cathartic. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 24 |
18270 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 24, 76 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24, 76 |
1963 | Aletes acaulis (Torr.) Coult. & Rose 124 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 25 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
12008 | Dalea formosa Torr. 1221 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 25 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves taken as a cathartic. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
14720 | Fendlera rupicola Gray 1605 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 25 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25 |
17498 | Hydrangea cinerea Small 1927 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 25 | 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 25 |
37760 | Sesamum orientale L. 3656 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Oil of seed 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 25 |
7076 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 74 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 74 |
15185 | Fraxinus americana L. 1655 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 76 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 76 |
23477 | Morus nigra L. 2531 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 76 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 76 |
15079 | Frangula caroliniana (Walt.) Gray 1647 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 78 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78 |
15134 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 253 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong or mild decoction of bark and sometimes wood used as a physic. | 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 253 |
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 |
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 |
14473 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 26 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | 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 26 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
14431 | Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq. 1575 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 265 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of plant used as a physic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
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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) );