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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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41758 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 28 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole stalk used as a whip on a person with rheumatism. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
41830 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 28 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole stalk used as a whip on a person with rheumatism. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
25898 | Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene 2808 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 286 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole plant used to make bathing water for rheumatism. | 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 286 |
12450 | Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould 1288 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 194 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole plant used for rabbit sickness: muscular cramps. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 194 |
12459 | Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens (Griseb.) Freckmann 1291 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 194 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Whole plant used for rabbit sickness: muscular cramps. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 194 |
40134 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 20 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Weak infusion of boughs taken for painful joints from arthritis and rheumatism. | 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 20 |
42742 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 131 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Washed, mashed roots rubbed on body parts with water or mixed with snowbrush for arthritis. The informants cautioned never to use this medicine internally or to let it get near the eyes, mouth or open sores because of its extreme toxicity. | 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 131 |
9822 | Cibotium chamissoi Kaulfuss 938 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 43 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Very fine, downy hairs burned and the heat applied to hardened muscles and tired limbs. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 43 |
41750 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 55 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used in a sweatbath for pains similar to rheumatism all over the body. | 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 |
3608 | Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. 277 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 35 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used for swellings. | 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 35 |
23087 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used for swellings. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
39224 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 153 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used for swellings. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 153 |
39838 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used for swellings. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
17589 | Hymenoxys bigelovii (Gray) Parker 1949 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 328 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used for severe pains in hips and back. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 328 |
39673 | Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica (Greene) Parker 3917 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 327 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used for severe pains in hips and back. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 327 |
41868 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 143 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used for rheumatism and muscular stiffness. | 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 143 |
4269 | Arctium minus Bernh. 328 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used as a medicine for rheumatism. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
15063 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Modesse 145 | m66 109 | 224 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used as a medicine for rheumatism. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |
16105 | Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 1764 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 37 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used as a medicine for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
40835 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Used as a medicine for rheumatism. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
8726 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Thorny branch used to scratch rheumatism. | 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 |
34454 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Thorny branch used to scratch rheumatism. | 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 |
34670 | Rubus occidentalis L. 3461 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Thorny branch used to scratch rheumatism. | 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 |
34740 | Rubus odoratus L. 3462 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Thorny branch used to scratch rheumatism. | 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 |
44670 | Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston 4258 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 50 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Thorns used to prick the skin over rheumatic pains. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
11357 | Crataegus douglasii Lindl. 1123 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 124 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Thorn used to pierce areas affected by arthritic pain. The upper end of the thorn was ignited and burned down to the point buried into the skin. This treatment was very painful, but after a scab had formed and disappeared, the arthritic pain also disappeared. | 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 124 |
16293 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 46 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Strong, black infusion of crushed plant used as a rub for rheumatism. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46 |
23104 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30, 76 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Strong infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 76 |
26817 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30, 78 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Strong infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 78 |
26737 | Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) Gray 2924 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 79 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Strong infusion of plant used as a liniment on sprains. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 79 |
13851 | Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. 1488 | Atsugewi 19 | g53 129 | 140 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Steam of burned branches and leaves used for rheumatism. | Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140 |
40866 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 268 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Steam from decoction of leaves and bark used for rheumatism and as a foot soak. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268 |
59 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 269 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Steam from decoction of branches used as a bath for rheumatism. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
39435 | Taxus baccata L. 3901 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 264 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Steam from compound decoction used for rheumatism. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
39866 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 270 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Steam from compound decoction used as a bath for rheumatism. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270 |
39233 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 277 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Steam from compound decoction of roots used for rheumatism. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 277 |
27146 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Steam bed of ripe cones or bark on hot stones used by rheumatics. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 51, 52 |
6290 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 93 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Stalks cooked as greens and used for rheumatism. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
6393 | Asparagus officinalis L. 451 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 93 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Stalks cooked as greens and used for rheumatism. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
19703 | Lathyrus japonicus var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi 2108 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 93 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Stalks cooked as greens and used for rheumatism. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
26822 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 93 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Stalks cooked as greens and used for rheumatism. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
35263 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Iroquois 100 | p10 107 | 93 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Stalks cooked as greens and used for rheumatism. | Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
41907 | Urtica sp. 4061 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 219 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Sprig brushed against the affected part for rheumatism. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
27489 | Pinus contorta var. contorta 2954 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 178 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Smoldering twigs applied to arthritic or injured joints for the pain and swelling. | 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 178 |
20159 | Liatris sp. 2170 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 660 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Simple or compound infusion of root rubbed on affected rheumatic part. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 660 |
34201 | Rosa woodsii Lindl. 3434 | Arapaho 17 | n66 139 | 48 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Seeds used to produce a drawing effect for muscular pains. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 48 |
22398 | Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Wats.) T.J. Howell 2415 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 390 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Seeds and roots used for rheumatism or root rubbed on rheumatic joints. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 390 |
27145 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 198 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Sapling bark used to make a steambath for rheumatism. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198 |
27462 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 461 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Salve of boiled sap and grease applied for rheumatism. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 461 |
1239 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Rootstocks used for sore muscles and rheumatic pains. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
25021 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 128 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used to make a liniment. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128 |
42735 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 76 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used in small doses for rheumatism. | 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 76 |
21685 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 38 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used in a steam for arthritis and lumbago. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 38 |
21693 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 38 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used in a steam for arthritis and lumbago. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 38 |
24518 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 85 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used in a bath for rheumatism. | 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 85 |
29065 | Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott 3084 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used in 'medicine rubbed on skin for rheumatism after scratching.' | 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 |
6339 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 37 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
18078 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 36 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
29731 | Porteranthus stipulatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britt. 3114 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used for rheumatism. | 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 |
37321 | Saururus cernuus L. 3591 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 286 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used for rheumatism. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 286 |
42720 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | ga88 165 | 26 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used for rheumatism or arthritis. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 26 |
21638 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 336 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots used for arthritis. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 336 |
36788 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 63 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots rubbed on the skin for aching, tired muscles. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63 |
4289 | Arctium minus Bernh. 328 | Iroquois 100 | r45i 116 | 100 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roots and fruits used for rheumatism. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 100 |
20738 | Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2232 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 44 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Root moxa used for arthritic pains. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 44 |
28976 | Polypodium californicum Kaulfuss 3075 | Wailaki 273 | c02 89 | 303 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Root juice rubbed on areas affected by rheumatism. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 303 |
26812 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 32 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roasted, crushed roots used with sarsaparilla and mountain grape barks for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 32 |
18901 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 130 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Roasted berry steam used for rheumatism. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 130 |
27144 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 198 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Ripe cones used to make a steambath for rheumatism. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198 |
24403 | Onosmodium molle ssp. occidentale (Mackenzie) Cochrane 2639 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 185 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Pulverized leaves and stems mixed with grease and used as a rub for lumbago. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 185 |
42579 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 147148 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Pulped root or decoction of root applied with friction as a liniment. | 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 147148 |
42606 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 147148 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Pulped root applied with friction as a liniment. | 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 147148 |
42622 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 147148 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Pulped root applied with friction as a liniment. | 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 147148 |
24529 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 78 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Prickly stems beaten against the skin as a counterirritant for sore limbs. | 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 78 |
24123 | Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal 2596 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 235 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Powdered, dried leaves mixed with bear grease and used as an ointment for swellings. | 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 235 |
26404 | Philadelphus lewisii Pursh 2875 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 230 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Powdered, burned wood mixed with pitch or bear grease and rubbed on the skin for swellings. | 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 230 |
17070 | Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina Sw. 1869 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 176 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Powdered roots rubbed on the skin for rheumatism or sore muscles. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 176 |
6827 | Bahia dissecta (Gray) Britt. 540 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 62 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Powdered plant rubbed on affected parts for rheumatism. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 62 |
12129 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 60 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Powdered leaves made into an ointment and applied to swellings. | 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 60 |
17097 | Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 1876 | Blackfoot 23 | m90 111 | 43 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Pounded, wetted root used for rheumatism. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43 |
42519 | Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 4094 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 350 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Pounded roots rubbed on parts affected by rheumatism. | 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 |
42520 | Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 4094 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 384 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Pounded roots rubbed on parts affected by rheumatism. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 384 |
22151 | Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 2382 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 382 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Pounded roots rubbed on limbs affected by rheumatism. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 382 |
29742 | Porteranthus trifoliatus (L.) Britt. 3115 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice used for rheumatism. | 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 |
9038 | Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom 854 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 52 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice or infusion of plant used for swellings. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 52 |
38608 | Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray 3770 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 141142 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of wilted plants bound onto rheumatic or swollen areas. | 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 141142 |
19892 | Lemna trisulca L. 2129 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 71 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of wetted plant and another plant applied to swellings. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 71 |
4288 | Arctium minus Bernh. 328 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 62 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of wetted leaves and salt applied to swellings. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 62 |
25696 | Pediomelum canescens (Michx.) Rydb. 2781 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 285 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of wet, warm tuberous roots applied for rheumatism. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 285 |
43583 | Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt. 4198 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 85 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of warmed, pounded roots applied for arthritic or rheumatic pain. | 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 |
26211 | Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. 2842 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 49 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of warmed leaves applied to parts afflicted with rheumatism. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
19086 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of warm sprigs and leaves applied to rheumatic aches and pains. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
24807 | Opuntia sp. 2670 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 10 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of warm fruit applied and warm fruit juice rubbed on for rheumatism. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 10 |
13567 | Ericameria arborescens (Gray) Greene 1442 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 170 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of twigs and leaves applied to rheumatic parts. | 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 170 |
4711 | Arenaria congesta Nutt. 352 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 42 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of steeped leaves applied for swellings. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42 |
4715 | Arenaria congesta Nutt. 352 | Washo 276 | m90 111 | 42 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of steeped leaves applied for swellings. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42 |
5454 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 40-42 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of steamed plants or bruised leaves used for rheumatism or other aches. | 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 40-42 |
41686 | Urtica dioica L. 4058 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 76 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of steamed leaves and roots used on swollen, sore, arthritic legs, ankles and joints. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76 |
29567 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 130 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of shredded roots applied to joints for rheumatism. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 130 |
42682 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 201 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (External) 35 | Poultice of roots, rhizomes and Sitka spruce pitch applied to sore areas. | 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 201 |
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