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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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16203 | Grindelia sp. 1779 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 394 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plant taken to open bowels. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 394 |
21526 | Lycopus asper Greene 2328 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 427 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plants given to children as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 427 |
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 |
13471 | Equisetum palustre L. 1425 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plants taken for sick stomach, bowels or for constipation. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
23318 | Monarda punctata L. 2508 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plants taken for sick stomach, bowels or for constipation. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
37043 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plants taken for sick stomach, bowels or for constipation. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
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 |
18052 | Iris setosa Pallas ex Link 2012 | Aleut 5 | bt53 130 | 428 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of root taken as a laxative. | Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 428 |
33547 | Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. 3375 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 58 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of root taken many times a day for constipation. | 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 58 |
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 |
38107 | Sisyrinchium angustifolium P. Mill. 3695 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 288 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of roots and stalks taken before morning meals for constipation. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 288 |
8845 | Cephalanthus occidentalis L. 832 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 189 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of roots or berries used for horse sickness: nausea, constipation and blocked urination. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 189 |
14328 | Erythrina herbacea L. 1558 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 188 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of roots or berries used for horse sickness: nausea, constipation and blocked urination. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 188 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
32795 | Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg 3328 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 58 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of roots used to loosen the bowels and as a laxative. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 58 |
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 |
37814 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Carrier 27 | c73 134 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of stems taken for constipation. | Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 76 |
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 |
22212 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 60 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of trunk and branch or inner bark taken as a laxative and diuretic. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 60 |
37912 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 209 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of twigs and sticks used as a laxative. | 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 209 |
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 |
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 |
28695 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 331 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction or infusion of roots taken or raw root chewed as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 331 |
12607 | Dirca palustris L. 1317 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 388 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction or infusion of smashed roots or bark taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 388 |
24470 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 217 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction or infusion 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 217 |
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 |
27760 | Pinus lambertiana Dougl. 2964 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 50 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Dried sap powder eaten to loosen the bowels. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 50 |
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 |
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 |
10474 | Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott 1049 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 47 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Flesh and other plants pounded, squeezed and resulting liquid taken as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 47 |
17154 | Hibiscus sp. 1884 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 40 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Flower bases chewed by the mother and given to infants as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 40 |
25444 | Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. 2736 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 41 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Flowers chewed by the mothers and given to infants with constipation. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 41 |
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 |
21872 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 187 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Fruit considered an 'excellent laxative.' | 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 187 |
21931 | Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt. 2374 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 187 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Fruit considered an 'excellent laxative.' | 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 187 |
23511 | Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. 2534 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 45 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Fruit meat and other plants chewed, mixed with salt water and injected with an enema as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 45 |
11641 | Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 1162 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 28 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Fruits mixed with water and used for internal cleaning of the bowels. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 28 |
26885 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 126 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Gum chewed as a laxative. | 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 126 |
31254 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 51 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Gum mixed with dogfish oil and taken as emetic and purgative for constipation. | 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 |
36627 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 236 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark scraped downward and used as a laxative. | 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 236 |
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 |
23466 | Morus alba L. 2529 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark taken as a laxative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
23485 | Morus rubra L. 2532 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark taken as a laxative. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
33052 | Rhus sp. 3351 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 370 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 370 |
36702 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 449 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 449 |
43154 | Viburnum opulus var. americanum Ait. 4135 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 446 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 446 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15089 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 262 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of bark 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 262 |
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 |
9361 | Chelone glabra L. 892 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of blooms taken as a laxative. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
27186 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 175 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of dried bough tips taken for constipation. | 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 175 |
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 |
36680 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 41 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of fresh or dried blossoms used as an enema. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41 |
2875 | Ambrosia psilostachya DC. 201 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 18 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of ground leaves and stems taken for constipation. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 18 |
12591 | Dirca palustris L. 1317 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 202 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of inner bark taken as a laxative 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 202 |
2387 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 153 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of inner bark taken as a laxative. | 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 153 |
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 |
26128 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 198 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaf taken for bear sickness: fever, headache, thirst, constipation & blocked urination. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 198 |
42929 | Verbesina virginica L. 4118 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 198 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaf taken for bear sickness: fever, headache, thirst, constipation & blocked urination. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 198 |
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 |
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 |
42803 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 431 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves given to babies to regulate their bowels. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 431 |
15552 | Garrya flavescens S. Wats. 1697 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 32 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves taken as a laxative. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32 |
22469 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Aleut 5 | bt53 130 | 426 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves taken as a laxative. | Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426 |
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 |
36929 | Sambucus tridentata DC. 3571 | Paiute 183 | stew33 65 | 317 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves taken as a laxative. | Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317 |
37664 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 63 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves taken as a strong laxative and could cause death. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 63 |
7798 | Caltha palustris L. 685 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 14 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves taken for constipation. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 14 |
11504 | Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. 1146 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 27 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of leaves taken or fresh leaves eaten as a laxative. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27 |
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 |
9275 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 36 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of old, dry leaves used as a laxative. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 36 |
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 |
12631 | Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene 1319 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 26 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plant taken as a laxative. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 26 |
14779 | Fomes igniarius (L. ex Fries) Kickx 1620 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 187 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plant taken as a laxative. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 187 |
1017 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Great Basin Indian 80 | n66 139 | 50 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plant taken as a mild laxative. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50 |
32811 | Rheum rhaponticum L. 3331 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plant taken for constipation. | 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 |
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 |
24209 | Odontoglossum chinensis 2609 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plant used for softening the bowels and constipation. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
15823 | Geranium maculatum L. 1727 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 367 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plant used to 'clean out the innards.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
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 |
8820 | Centaurium muehlenbergii (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper 830 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 8 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of plants taken for constipation caused by stomach fevers. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 8 |
11636 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 63 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of pulverized root taken as a laxative. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 63 |
11755 | Cucurbita sp. 1166 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 24 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of rind taken as a laxative. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24 |
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 |
43000 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 131 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root taken as a mild laxative. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 131 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );