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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
21718 | Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh 2346 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 49 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Warm infusion 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 49 |
9853 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 89 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used with caution as a purgative. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 89 |
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 |
17590 | Hymenoxys bigelovii (Gray) Parker 1949 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 328 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a purge. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 328 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38120 | Sisyrinchium montanum Greene 3699 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 288 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a physic for old people. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 288 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18216 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 38, 39 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Syrup from sap used as a standard 'physic.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 38, 39 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
39376 | Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers 3894 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 75, 132 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong infusion of dried leaves taken as a physic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
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 |
19092 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 49 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong decoction of whole plant taken as a purgative and diuretic. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
15133 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong decoction of bark or wood used as a physic. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
17928 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata 1996 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 76, 77 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Simple or compound decoction of plant or 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 76, 77 |
12032 | Dalea villosa var. villosa 1229 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 47 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a purge. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 47 |
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 |
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 |
24240 | Oenanthe sarmentosa K. Presl ex DC. 2611 | Kitasoo 112 | c93 14 | 326 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a purgative. | 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 326 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
22142 | Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 2382 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 38 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots combined with others and used to cleanse the system. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38 |
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 |
3751 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 6 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root, poisonous in large doses, used as a cathartic. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6 |
42996 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 53, 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a strong physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 53, 54 |
1341 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 355 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a quick acting physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 355 |
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 |
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 |
4061 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 7 | 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 7 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
4748 | Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B. Ownbey 361 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 38, 39 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roasted, mashed seeds taken as powder or pills to serve 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 38, 39 |
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 |
9843 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 276 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Poultice of soaked roots applied to the stomach 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 276 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
17473 | Huperzia selago var. selago 1924 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 60 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative. | 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 60 |
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 |
19091 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Gitksan 78 | c93 14 | 314 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative. | 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 314 |
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 |
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 |
4734 | Arenaria triflora var. obtusa S. Wats. 358 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 350 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
17134 | Heuchera sp. 1879 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 350 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
23163 | Mitella sp. 2497 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 350 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
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 |
18077 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | 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 |
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 |
6258 | Asclepias subulata Dcne. 444 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 81 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a physic. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 81 |
10902 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Green River Group 81 | g73 25 | 42 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a physic. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
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 |
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 |
38988 | Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal 3840 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 374 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a physic and infusion taken as a cough remedy. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
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 |
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 |
9246 | Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia 880 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 51 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 51 |
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 |
17622 | Hypericum brachyphyllum (Spach) Steud. 1957 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 275 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 275 |
17628 | Hypericum fasciculatum Lam. 1961 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 275 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 275 |
17920 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata 1996 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 37 | 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 37 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38940 | Stillingia sp. 3835 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 36 | 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 36 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );