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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▲ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
39069 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 95 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of branches, leaves and berries taken as a physic to clean out the system. | 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 95 |
30123 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 93 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of gum taken to cleanse the system. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
18523 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 92 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of branches taken 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 92 |
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 |
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 |
16462 | Hedeoma nana (Torr.) Briq. 1805 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 83 | 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 83 |
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 |
26498 | Phoradendron californicum Nutt. 2894 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 82 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of berries taken as a purge. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 82 |
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 |
13557 | Eriastrum filifolium (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. 1439 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 80, 81 | 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 80, 81 |
13561 | Eriastrum filifolium (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. 1439 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 80, 81 | 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 80, 81 |
30124 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Pima 193 | r08 104 | 79 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a cathartic. | Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 79 |
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 |
17951 | Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta 1999 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 77-80 | 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 77-80 |
17957 | Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta 1999 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 77-80 | 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 77-80 |
17971 | Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta 1999 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 77-80 | 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 77-80 |
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 |
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 |
17937 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata 1996 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 76, 77 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
32778 | Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r. 3325 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 75 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Inner bark used as a physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 75 |
14430 | Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq. 1575 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74, 130 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of 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 74, 130 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38419 | Solidago gigantea Ait. 3736 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 67 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of leaves used as a strong physic. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 67 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
36782 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 64 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of root 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 |
36833 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Sikani 236 | s29 9 | 64 | 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 64 |
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 |
8503 | Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. 790 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 63 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of entire plant 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 63 |
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 |
24407 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root bark chewed as purgative and decoction of root bark and stems taken. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
24412 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Inner bark acts as a purgative, especially if taken with hot water. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
24414 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a purgative before and after childbirth. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
24429 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound decoction taken as a diuretic and purgative for 'strangury.' | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
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 |
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 |
31634 | Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson 3229 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves and stems or flowers taken as a physic. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61 |
31637 | Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson 3229 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves and stems or flowers taken as a physic. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 61 |
33769 | Ribes uva-crispa var. sativum DC. 3398 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark and roots used as a physic. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
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 |
36731 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Berries, bark and flower used as a purgative and bark used as a physic. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
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 |
18225 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 60, 61 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark used as a physic and infusion of inner bark taken as a tonic. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 60, 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 |
14574 | Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. 1585 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound infusion of plants taken for purging. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38587 | Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis 3764 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 59 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Crushed fresh fruit eaten raw as a strong 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 59 |
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 |
28946 | Polygonum lapathifolium L. 3067 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 58 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant taken as an emetic and purgative. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58 |
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 |
18222 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 57 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark 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 57 |
42563 | Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. 4097 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 57 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Large doses of plant produced purging. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
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 |
12256 | Daucus carota L. 1245 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Leaves 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 56 |
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 |
27522 | Pinus echinata P. Mill. 2958 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 55, 84 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | 'Pellets of tar' used as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 55, 84 |
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 |
2496 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 55 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of stem bark used as an emetic and purgative for headache and other maladies. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
2626 | Alnus sp. 174 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark used as a physic. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
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 |
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 |
29606 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a purgative. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
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 |
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 |
44629 | Zinnia grandiflora Nutt. 4253 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction 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 54 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );