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id | species | tribe | source ▼ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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29608 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 286 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | 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 286 |
35192 | Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn 3482 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 260 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used as a laxative. | 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 260 |
42674 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 201 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of cleaned, sliced, dried and boiled roots used as a laxative. | 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 |
8590 | Ceanothus americanus L. 807 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 136 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of roots taken for constipation with bloating and shortness of breath. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
12496 | Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. 1298 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 141 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark taken for constipation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 141 |
15047 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 22 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Dried, ground inner bark used as a laxative. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 22 |
25308 | Paeonia brownii Dougl. ex Hook. 2730 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 7 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plants taken for constipation. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 7 |
28417 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 11 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of roots taken for constipation. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 11 |
43215 | Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea (Hook.) Lassetter & Gunn. 4143 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 19 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of roots used as a laxative. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 19 |
16367 | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch 1791 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 89, 90 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used as an enema and infallible remedy for constipation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
16377 | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch 1791 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 89, 90 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used as an enema and infallible remedy for constipation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
16380 | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch 1791 | Oto 180 | g19 17 | 89, 90 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used as an enema and infallible remedy for constipation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
16384 | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch 1791 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 89, 90 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used as an enema and infallible remedy for constipation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
16386 | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch 1791 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 89, 90 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used as an enema and infallible remedy for constipation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
41507 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41551 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41567 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41575 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41589 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
21999 | Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don 2376 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of root used for constipation. | 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 28 |
8298 | Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch 763 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 224 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark taken 'to make the bowels loose.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224 |
15256 | Fraxinus nigra Marsh. 1659 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 233 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound infusion of wood used to loosen the bowels. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 233 |
22097 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 230231 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound containing root used to loosen the bowels. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230231 |
25692 | Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes 2780 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 230 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used for chronic constipation. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230 |
32777 | Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r. 3325 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 241 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark taken for constipation. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 241 |
35886 | Salix humilis Marsh. 3532 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 245 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used for flux and giving enemas. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 245 |
43004 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 247 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Root used for constipation and 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 |
17807 | Inula helenium L. 1984 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 31 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Root used in a tonic to remove mucous from the intestines. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31 |
28689 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 32, 78 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Root used to make a laxative. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 78 |
37584 | Scutellaria galericulata L. 3624 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 31, 80 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant top used as a laxative and 'stomach stimulant.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 80 |
39344 | Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers 3894 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 32, 80 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used to make a 'laxative-tonic.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80 |
26777 | Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze 2927 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 86 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of macerated roots taken as a quick laxative. | 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 86 |
10911 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Lummi 129 | g73 25 | 42 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
15085 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
15088 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Green River Group 81 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
15095 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Klallam 114 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
15102 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Lummi 129 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
15104 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
15117 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
15120 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
15126 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
15130 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Squaxin 251 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
15131 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Swinomish 253 | g73 25 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
24245 | Oenanthe sarmentosa K. Presl ex DC. 2611 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 42 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Pounded roots used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
30394 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 37 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 37 |
41066 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 17 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plants taken as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17 |
2906 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 65 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Berry juice taken as a mild laxative. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 65 |
6428 | Aster sp. 459 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 66 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plant used as an enema for babies with colic or intestinal troubles. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
9262 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 66 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of roots and inner cortex given to babies as an enema for constipation. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
11334 | Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe 1122 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 66 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of dried berries taken during the winter as a mild laxative. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
25996 | Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias 2831 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 67 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Roots eaten in quantity as a mild laxative. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67 |
26448 | Phlox hoodii Richards. 2883 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 67 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plant given to children as a mild laxative. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67 |
31805 | Pyrola sp. 3243 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 68 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves taken as a laxative. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
33722 | Ribes sp. 3396 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 68 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Berries eaten as a mild laxative. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
37767 | Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. 3657 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 68 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Berries eaten as a mild laxative. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
38749 | Spiraea splendens var. splendens 3796 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 68 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used as an enema. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
256 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 2 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of crushed needles used for constipation. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 2 |
1508 | Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. 67 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 30 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of dried leaves taken for stomach ailments by inducing bowel movements or vomiting. | 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 30 |
15072 | Frangula californica ssp. occidentalis (T.J. Howell) Kartesz & Gandhi 1645 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 131 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Dried, ground bark used for constipation. | 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 131 |
15073 | Frangula californica ssp. occidentalis (T.J. Howell) Kartesz & Gandhi 1645 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 131 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of berries taken as a laxative. | 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 131 |
24645 | Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) P. Mill. 2658 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 96 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Boiled fruit used for constipation. | 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 |
36631 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 138 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of roots used for constipation. | 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 138 |
915 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 74 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction or roots and scarlet gilia leaves taken as a laxative. | 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 |
1909 | Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala (Torr. & Gray) Jepson 106 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 74 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of roots taken as a laxative. | 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 |
6047 | Asarum caudatum Lindl. 422 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 74 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of roots taken as a laxative. | 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 |
10470 | Collomia grandiflora Dougl. ex Lindl. 1047 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 111 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves and stalks taken for constipation and to 'clean out your 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 111 |
10471 | Collomia grandiflora Dougl. ex Lindl. 1047 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 111 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of roots taken as a laxative. | 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 111 |
15115 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 120 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark taken as a mild laxative. | 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 120 |
17926 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata 1996 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 111 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves and stalks taken for constipation and to 'clean out your 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 111 |
17927 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata 1996 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 111 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of roots taken as a laxative. | 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 111 |
21238 | Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. 2270 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 94 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of branches taken as a mild laxative. | 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 94 |
34496 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of roots taken for constipation. | 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 131 |
37619 | Sedum lanceolatum Torr. 3633 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 98 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of stems, leaves and flowers taken or raw leaves chewed as a laxative. | 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 98 |
15136 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Mild decoction of bark or wood used as a laxative. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
24542 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 459 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of stems taken as a laxative. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 459 |
37613 | Sedum divergens S. Wats. 3632 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 463 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of whole plant given to children for constipation. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463 |
37638 | Sedum spathulifolium Hook. 3636 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 463 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of whole plant given to children for constipation. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463 |
89 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 53 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Buds used as a laxative. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
4659 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 10 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Raw berries eaten as a laxative. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 10 |
9927 | Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl. 953 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 34, 95-96 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used as a laxative. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 95-96 |
43759 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 34, 71 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Root used as a strong laxative. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 71 |
23165 | Mitella sp. 2497 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 348 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root juice taken to hasten elimination and purging. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 348 |
15069 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 39 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark stored for a whole year and taken for constipation. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 39 |
15070 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 39 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Fresh berries eaten as a laxative. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 39 |
22556 | Melilotus indicus (L.) All. 2434 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 37 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of whole plant taken as a purgative, a very strong laxative. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 37 |
15092 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 71 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark, infusion of bark or chewed bark used as a laxative. It was believed that the bigger the tree, the stronger the medicine. Thick bark from the larger trees was used if a very strong dose was required; thin bark from young trees was used for a mild dose. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
26768 | Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze 2927 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 73 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark taken in small doses as a laxative. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 73 |
36791 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 63 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Raw roots chewed as a laxative. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63 |
3777 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 276 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of root taken as a laxative. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 276 |
5754 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 217 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Various infusions of leaves, stems and seed pods taken as laxatives. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 217 |
31712 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 217 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of crushed berries used for constipation. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 217 |
22923 | Mentzelia pumila Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 2458 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 158 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Powdered roots used for constipation. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
2000 | Alisma plantago-aquatica L. 128 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 26 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Stem base taken for constipation. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 26 |
2339 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark removed by scraping downwards used as a laxative. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
2396 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark removed by scraping downwards used as a laxative. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
2423 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark removed by scraping downwards used as a laxative. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
37830 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 60 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of inner bark, scraped from the stem with a downward motion, used as a laxative. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
31710 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 126 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of sun dried leaves taken to vomit and move the bowels for stomachaches and constipation. | 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 126 |
15083 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 208 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark taken as a strong laxative. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 208 |
27156 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 198 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Cambium eaten as a laxative. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198 |
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