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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
33793 | Ricinus communis L. 3403 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 100 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Beans eaten for constipation. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 100 |
25625 | Pectis papposa Harvey & Gray 2767 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 104 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plant or dried plant taken as a laxative. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 104 |
9198 | Chamaesyce multiformis var. multiformis 873 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 11 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Buds or leaves chewed by nursing mothers as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 11 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
33386 | Ribes bracteosum Dougl. ex Hook. 3361 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 113 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Berries eaten in quantity as a laxative. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 113 |
15111 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 115 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of spring or early summer bark taken as a mild but effective laxative. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 115 |
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 |
37 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 124 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Needles used to make 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 124 |
31055 | Psathyrotes ramosissima (Torr.) Gray 3187 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 125126 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plant taken for constipation. | 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 125126 |
31068 | Psathyrotes ramosissima (Torr.) Gray 3187 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 125126 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plant taken for constipation. | 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 125126 |
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 |
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 |
19486 | Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch 2099 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 129 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of young branches used as a laxative. | 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 129 |
25960 | Peperomia sp. 2827 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 13 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Buds chewed by the mother and given to the newborn infant as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 13 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
36259 | Salix sp. 3551 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 133-136 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of young twigs with salt taken as a laxative. | 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 133-136 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15067 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark taken for constipation. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
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 |
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 |
28494 | Plantago patagonica Jacq. 3004 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 154 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of seeds given to babies when they 'spoil' (colic or constipation). | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154 |
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 |
44136 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 164 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used as a laxative. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 164 |
2682 | Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott 178 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant, other plants & water taken as a laxative & an appetizer for acute pain in stomach or bowels. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
14560 | Eupatorium purpureum L. 1582 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 18 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of roots taken as a laxative. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 18 |
24802 | Opuntia sp. 2670 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 180 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Boiled roots used as laxative for babies and small children. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 180 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
37297 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 188 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
39106 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 200 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Sap from young shoots 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 200 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
12082 | Dasyochloa pulchella (Kunth) Willd. ex Rydb. 1238 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 210 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of blades taken as a laxative. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 210 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
21971 | Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don 2376 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 219 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Cooled decoction of roots taken as a laxative for colds and stomach ailments. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 219 |
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 |
31624 | Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson 3229 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 223 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of green branches, sagebrush and juniper used as a laxative for colds. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223 |
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 |
39752 | Thamnosma montana Torr. & Fr‚m. 3930 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 229 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of leaves taken one to three times a day to act as a laxative. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 229 |
5532 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 23 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of leaves thickened with sugar and used for constipation. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 23 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
71 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 244 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Juice used as a laxative. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 244 |
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 |
26801 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Cherokee 32 | w77 161 | 251 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used in a side dish with laxative properties. | Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 251 |
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 |
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 |
37948 | Sida sp. 3664 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 26 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Chewed flowers given to infants and children as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 26 |
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 |
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 |
24219 | Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon 2610 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 264 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a mild laxative. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 264 |
30860 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 264 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of branches, sometimes with red willow branches & wild rose roots, taken 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 264 |
30377 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 266 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a laxative. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 266 |
28111 | Pinus rigida P. Mill. 2974 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 267 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Pitch taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 267 |
161 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 268 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of pitch taken as a tonic and laxative. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 268 |
162 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 268 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Pitch and catfish oil taken for constipation. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 268 |
22242 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 268 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark of larger trees used as a laxative. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 268 |
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 |
6336 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Seeds or root used as gentle 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 27 |
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 |
35584 | Sagittaria latifolia Willd. 3510 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 273 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction taken for constipation. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273 |
42711 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 273 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Large, fleshy roots held in the mouth as a laxative. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 273 |
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 |
20998 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 276 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Seeds eaten for constipation. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 276 |
24490 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 278 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Root held in the mouth and juice swallowed for constipation. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 278 |
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