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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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589 | Acer pensylvanicum L. 31 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 53 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Wood used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
1194 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for yellowish urine and 'dropsy.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
20149 | Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. 2168 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 216 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for kidney troubles. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 216 |
18583 | Juniperus horizontalis Moench 2057 | Blackfoot 23 | h92 30 | 37 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for kidney problems. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 37 |
9631 | Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. 915 | Micmac 141 | r48 188 | 57 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for kidney pains. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 57 |
2053 | Allium canadense L. 138 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
2217 | Allium sativum L. 157 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
2312 | Allium vineale L. 166 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
3641 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for 'dropsy.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
4532 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
28780 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for 'dropsy' and infusion of root or root powder used as an expectorant. | 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 |
17704 | Ilex cassine L. 1976 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | l2, 62 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Used for 'dropsy and gravel.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page l2, 62 |
17430 | Humulus lupulus L. 1920 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for inflamed kidneys. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
13782 | Erigeron philadelphicus L. 1480 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for gout and infusion taken 'for kidneys.' | 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 |
13808 | Erigeron pulchellus Michx. 1481 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for gout and infusion taken 'for kidneys.' | 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 |
23924 | Nicotiana rustica L. 2585 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for dropsy. | 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 |
23964 | Nicotiana tabacum L. 2587 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for dropsy. | 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 |
14967 | Fragaria virginiana Duchesne 1640 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 57 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for disease of the kidneys. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
10281 | Clematis virginiana L. 1022 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 330 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for burning kidney troubles. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 330 |
27732 | Pinus glabra Walt. 2962 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for 'weak back or kidneys.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
28280 | Pinus virginiana P. Mill. 2979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for 'weak back or kidneys.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
7468 | Brassica napus L. 617 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for 'dropsy.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
7482 | Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch 618 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for 'dropsy.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
11700 | Cucurbita pepo L. 1164 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for 'dropsy.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51 |
17877 | Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey. 1991 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for 'dropsy.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51 |
36491 | Sambucus nigra L. 3564 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
36652 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
38064 | Sinapis alba L. 3689 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken for 'dropsy.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
21701 | Lysimachia quadrifolia L. 2339 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 43 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Taken 'for kidney problems.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
19097 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 49 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Strong decoction of whole plant used for kidney trouble and hemorrhage. | 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 |
33339 | Ribes americanum P. Mill. 3358 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 84 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Strong decoction of root taken for kidney trouble. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 84 |
2005 | Alisma plantago-aquatica L. 128 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 272 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Split roots used for lame back or kidneys. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 272 |
5540 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 29 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Six inch piece of root eaten for kidney trouble. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 29 |
899 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 69, 128 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Simple or compound infusion of leaves taken for kidney disorders. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128 |
18799 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Simple or compound decoction of young twigs taken for kidney trouble. | 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 92-96 |
18893 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Simple or compound decoction of young twigs taken for kidney trouble. | 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 93-96 |
18914 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Simple or compound decoction of young twigs taken for kidney trouble. | 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 93-96 |
18834 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Simple or compound decoction of twigs or decoction of berry used for kidney trouble. | 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 92-96 |
31414 | Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius 3209 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 64-66 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Simple or compound decoction of plant tops used for kidney pain and urine incontinence. | 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 64-66 |
21844 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 85 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Roots used to make a tonic for the kidneys. | 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 85 |
37087 | Sanicula marilandica L. 3577 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Roots used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
41222 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 36 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Roots used for kidney stones. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
18079 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 36 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Roots used for kidney disorders. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
20614 | Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm. 2219 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 373 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Roots used as a diuretic for kidney troubles. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 373 |
40903 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 62 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Roots and stems used for 'cold in kidney.' | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 62 |
17495 | Hydrangea arborescens L. 1926 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 36 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Roots and blue flag roots used for gallstones. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
8577 | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. 806 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 71, 128 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root, 'very rare,' used for kidney disorders. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128 |
1443 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 310311 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used to make a medicine and taken for kidney trouble. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310311 |
41223 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30, 80 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used to dissolve kidney stones. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 80 |
43003 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 247 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used to dissolve gravel in the kidneys and for fits. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247 |
4152 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 54, 55 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for kidney troubles. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
1442 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
7002 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 55 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
3749 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 201 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for dropsy. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201 |
20167 | Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. 2171 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for dropsy. | 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 |
18083 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for disorders of the kidneys. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30 |
38001 | Silphium integrifolium Michx. 3685 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 216 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for 'one with kidney trouble or who was crippled.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 216 |
406 | Acalypha virginica L. 19 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
14451 | Eupatorium maculatum L. 1579 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41, 42 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for 'dropsy' and infusion taken for kidney trouble. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41, 42 |
14551 | Eupatorium purpureum L. 1582 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41, 42 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for 'dropsy' and infusion taken for kidney trouble. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41, 42 |
25428 | Panax trifolius L. 2735 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used for 'dropsy' and gout. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
3827 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 201 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used as a universal remedy for many things, especially dropsy and ague. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201 |
16376 | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch 1791 | Omaha 177 | ff11 124 | 584 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root used 'when kidneys failed to act.' | Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 584 |
37581 | Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng. 3623 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root compound used as a kidney medicine. | 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 |
37590 | Scutellaria incana Biehler 3625 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root compound used as a kidney medicine. | 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 |
37597 | Scutellaria lateriflora L. 3626 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Root compound used as a kidney medicine. | 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 |
28294 | Pinus virginiana P. Mill. 2979 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 27 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Rolled, hardened sap used as pills and taken for kidney trouble. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 27 |
12944 | Echinocystis sp. 1370 | California Indian 25 | m90 111 | 41 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Roasted seeds eaten for kidney troubles. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 41 |
18517 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Raw fruit eaten for kidney problems. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
28475 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 119120 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Poultice of mashed leaves applied to dropsical swellings and infections. | 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 119120 |
11128 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 61 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for weak kidneys. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61 |
8812 | Centaurea melitensis L. 827 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 69 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for the kidneys. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 69 |
22346 | Malva sp. 2400 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 70 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for the kidneys. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 70 |
32794 | Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg 3328 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 58 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for the kidneys. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 58 |
43645 | Xanthium spinosum L. 4209 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 69 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for the kidneys. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 69 |
19096 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Gitksan 78 | c93 14 | 314 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for kidney troubles. | 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 |
23156 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 274 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for kidney disorders. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 274 |
19952 | Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. 2144 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 38 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for kidney disease. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38 |
43657 | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray 4211 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 69 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used for diseased kidneys. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 69 |
22039 | Maianthemum canadense Desf. 2378 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 373374 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used 'to keep the kidneys open during pregnancy.' | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373374 |
17887 | Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey. 1991 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 670 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant used 'nephritic complaints.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 670 |
6155 | Asclepias perennis Walt. 438 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant taken for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
6165 | Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. 440 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant taken for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
6278 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant taken for 'dropsy.' | 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 |
28236 | Pinus strobus L. 2977 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 59 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant parts used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59 |
10584 | Conocephalum conicum 1064 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 58 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant formerly used for kidney troubles. | 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 58 |
11493 | Croton setigerus Hook. 1145 | Modesse 145 | m66 109 | 224 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant dried for a year to take on great power and used for dropsy. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
16487 | Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. 1806 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 58 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant considered an excellent remedy for kidney troubles. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 58 |
3670 | Anthemis sp. 283 | Cree 54 | b41 145 | 494 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant and tarweed used for kidney pains. | Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 494 |
16214 | Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal 1780 | Cree 54 | b41 145 | 494 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Plant and camomile used for kidney pains. | Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 494 |
14517 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Parts of plant used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
15471 | Galium aparine L. 1682 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Parts of plant used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
31770 | Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia 3239 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 60 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Parts of plant used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
38964 | Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. 3839 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 62 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Parts of plant used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 62 |
42865 | Verbena hastata L. 4108 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | One quart proof spirits and one handful of roots used for dropsy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60 |
5899 | Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris (Maxim.) Hara 416 | Makah 133 | ttco83 101 | 116 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Mixture of pounded roots taken for kidney pain. | 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 116 |
39316 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 62 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Leaves used for kidney trouble. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 62 |
19819 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 58 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Leaves used for kidney trouble and to make a beverage. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
9688 | Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hult‚n 917 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 23 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Leaves used for kidney ailments. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 23 |
12949 | Echium vulgare L. 1371 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74, 130 | Drug 2 | Kidney Aid 3 | Leaves or root, 'a rare plant,' used for kidney disorders. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
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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) );