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id | species | tribe | source ▼ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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134 | Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. 4 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 34 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Taken 'to loosen bowels and cleanse and heal internal ulcers.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34 |
1428 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion 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 30 |
6156 | Asclepias perennis Walt. 438 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant 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 44 |
6166 | Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. 440 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant taken for 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 44 |
6279 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant 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 44 |
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 |
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 |
13293 | Equisetum arvense L. 1421 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Strong infusion 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 39 |
13346 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Strong infusion 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 39 |
14543 | Eupatorium pilosum Walt. 1581 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Used 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 38 |
15463 | Galium aparine L. 1682 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion taken to 'move bowels.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
15778 | Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia 1719 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Root used 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 35 |
16746 | Hepatica nobilis var. acuta (Pursh) Steyermark 1849 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion used 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 38 |
17878 | Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey. 1991 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | 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 51 |
22580 | Menispermum canadense L. 2439 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Root used 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 54 |
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 |
27733 | Pinus glabra Walt. 2962 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Taken as a 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 49 |
28281 | Pinus virginiana P. Mill. 2979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Taken as a 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 49 |
28681 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Powdered root eaten 'to correct 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 44 |
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 |
35236 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used 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 32 |
35442 | Rumex patientia L. 3491 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of root used 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 32 |
36452 | Salvia lyrata L. 3560 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion 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 53 |
36474 | Salvia officinalis L. 3562 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion 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 53 |
39221 | Symphytum officinale L. 3879 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion taken for 'costiveness' in pregnancy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
40517 | Tradescantia virginiana L. 3982 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56, 57 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion taken as a laxative and plant mashed and rubbed on insect bites. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56, 57 |
41500 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Used as a mild laxative and 'soothes stomach and bowels.' | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15105 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 286 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | 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 286 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
36816 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 318 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Bark used as a very strong laxative. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 318 |
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 |
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 |
15975 | Gilia sp. 1745 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 52, 53 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Warm infusion of plant taken as a laxative. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52, 53 |
22926 | Mentzelia pumila Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 2458 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 57 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Powdered root inserted into rectum as a suppository for constipation. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57 |
584 | Acer pensylvanicum L. 31 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 378 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
3800 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 415 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Roots used as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
9678 | Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n 916 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 407 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of roots taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
10800 | Cornus amomum P. Mill. 1089 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 402 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of roots taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
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 |
14501 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 456 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of flowers and leaves taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 456 |
14631 | Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass. 1595 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 462 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of roots taken to loosen the bowels for venereal disease. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 462 |
15198 | Fraxinus americana L. 1655 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 412 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 412 |
15248 | Fraxinus nigra Marsh. 1659 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 413 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
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 |
18195 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 295 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of bark or shoots taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 295 |
18282 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 296 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296 |
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 |
23339 | Monarda sp. 2509 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 426 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of roots given to children for constipation. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 426 |
23662 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 423 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used as a laxative and astringent for diarrhea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 423 |
25067 | Osmorhiza sp. 2699 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 397 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of roots taken for venereal disease or to loosen bowels. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 397 |
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 |
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 |
29256 | Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera 3096 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 291 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 291 |
32710 | Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. 3315 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 320 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of roots taken to loosen bowels and for venereal disease. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
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 |
34766 | Rubus odoratus L. 3462 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 354 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction given as blood medicine and for the bowels of new born babies. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 354 |
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 |
36701 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 448 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of twigs given to children as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 448 |
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 |
36995 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 336 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound infusion or decoction of roots taken to loosen the bowels. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336 |
37078 | Sanicula marilandica L. 3577 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 396 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of roots taken to loosen the bowels. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 396 |
37710 | Senna hebecarpa (Fern.) Irwin & Barneby 3650 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 362 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of flowers taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 362 |
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 |
39357 | Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers 3894 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 477 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of flowers and leaves taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 477 |
40760 | Triosteum perfoliatum L. 4027 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 445 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound decoction of roots taken as a laxative. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 445 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
337 | Abies sp. 8 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 51 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Juicy inner bark taken 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 |
2433 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 55 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Crushed pistillate catkins eaten raw as a laxative. | 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 |
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 |
26785 | Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. 2929 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 59 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative for gonorrhea. | 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 59 |
27157 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Sap from peeled trunk taken in large doses as a laxative. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
42640 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 53 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bulb taken for constipation and cough. | 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 53 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
9219 | Chamaesyce polycarpa (Benth.) Millsp. ex Parish 877 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 99 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Roots chewed to loosen bowels for stomach troubles and constipation. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 99 |
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 |
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 |
43667 | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray 4211 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 97 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of burs taken for constipation. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 97 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );