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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
2481 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 55 | 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 55 |
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 |
9834 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used 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 |
13063 | Empetrum nigrum L. 1393 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 60 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of green leaves 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
36773 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 64 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of root bark used or root bark chewed 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 |
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 |
2902 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 68 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of plant and choke cherry cambium taken as a purge. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
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 |
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 |
11587 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 57 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of dried roots used as a physic. | 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 57 |
14128 | Eriogonum sp. 1530 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 72 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Leaves, growing near the root, used as a physic. | 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 72 |
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 |
330 | Abies sp. 8 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 51 | 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 51 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2049 | Allium canadense L. 138 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a mild 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 35 |
2213 | Allium sativum L. 157 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a mild 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 35 |
2308 | Allium vineale L. 166 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a mild 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 35 |
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 |
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 |
6974 | Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 553 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | 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 40 |
6987 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | 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 40 |
9181 | Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small 871 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | 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 45 |
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 |
14582 | Euphorbia corollata L. 1586 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | 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 45 |
15776 | Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia 1719 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root 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 35 |
17482 | Hydrangea arborescens L. 1926 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | 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 54 |
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 |
18172 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Pills from inner bark used as a cathartic and compound infusion used for toothache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
18173 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 75 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Pills prepared from inner bark and used as a cathartic. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 75 |
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 |
23916 | Nicotiana rustica L. 2585 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | 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 59 |
23956 | Nicotiana tabacum L. 2587 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | 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 59 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
42970 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | 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 31 |
1215 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 344 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Warm infusion of root taken as a physic by children and adults. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
3209 | Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. 227 | 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 |
7161 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of inner bark 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 |
12592 | Dirca palustris L. 1317 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 346 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of stalk taken or green stalk chewed as a physic. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38194 | Smilax herbacea L. 3710 | 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 |
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 |
42980 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 354 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound decoction of root 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 |
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 |
23213 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Choctaw 39 | t40 115 | 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of leaves taken as a cathartic. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54 |
1399 | Acourtia microcephala DC. 56 | Coahuilla 42 | b67 168 | 78 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant taken to produce 'a very quick passage of the bowels.' | Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 78 |
1518 | Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. 67 | Coahuilla 42 | b67 168 | 77, 78 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of twigs used 'to produce vomit and bowel relief.' | Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77, 78 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1455 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Cree, Hudson Bay 56 | h84 83 | 303 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used 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 |
3791 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Cree, Hudson Bay 56 | h84 83 | 303 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of chewed leaves and bark taken 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 |
15793 | Geocaulon lividum (Richards.) Fern. 1721 | Cree, Hudson Bay 56 | h84 83 | 303 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of chewed leaves and bark taken 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 |
18074 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Cree, Hudson Bay 56 | h84 83 | 303 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used 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 |
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 |
14252 | Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. 1551 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 655656 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a physic called 'the war physic.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 655656 |
14616 | Euphorbia sp. 1592 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 661 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots, 'a very violent remedy,' taken to make the bowels act. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
17734 | Ilex vomitoria Ait. 1980 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 666 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | 'Black drink' used to 'clear out the system.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 666 |
18066 | Iris verna L. 2016 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 669670 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a powerful cathartic. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 669670 |
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 |
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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) );