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id | species | tribe | source ▲ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
37875 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Salish 216 | teit28 144 | 294 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of twigs taken as a mild physic. | Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
4739 | Argemone hispida Gray 359 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 42 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of seeds taken as a physic. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42 |
5551 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Paiute 183 | m90 111 | 42 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion taken as a physic. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42 |
25029 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 41 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a general physic. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 41 |
35515 | Rumex venosus Pursh 3496 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 42 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of whole plant taken as a physic. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42 |
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 |
36734 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 265 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark scraped downward and used as a physic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
39375 | Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers 3894 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 266 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of plant taken as a physic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
5393 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Mewuk 140 | m66 109 | 366 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of plant used as a mild cathartic. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
6734 | Atriplex sp. 517 | Yokut 286 | m66 109 | 437 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of leaves used as a cathartic. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 437 |
15062 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Mewuk 140 | m66 109 | 366 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark and leaves used as a cathartic. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
36612 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Yokut 286 | m66 109 | 436 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of pith used as a purge. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 436 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
21506 | Lycopodium dendroideum Michx. 2323 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 316 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of plant taken as a purgative for biliousness. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15058 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 368 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark 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 368 |
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 |
5928 | Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. 417 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 275 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root used as a cathartic. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 275 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
33796 | Ricinus communis L. 3403 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 275 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of seeds taken as a cathartic for constipation. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 275 |
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 |
15075 | Frangula californica ssp. tomentella (Benth.) Kartesz & Gandhi 1646 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 37 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark used as a physic. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 37 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
6820 | Bahia dissecta (Gray) Britt. 540 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 32 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of 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 32 |
11508 | Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. 1146 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 40 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of 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 40 |
16294 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 46 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of 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 46 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1023 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 5 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of herb used as a cathartic. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15094 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 385 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark taken as a physic. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15326 | Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville 1663 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 32 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of inner bark taken as a physic. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32 |
12598 | Dirca palustris L. 1317 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 50 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark and wood used as a strong purgative. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 50 |
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 |
182 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark and gum taken as a physic. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
16886 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 40 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots taken as a purgative. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
16936 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 40 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots taken as a purgative. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
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 |
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 |
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