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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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37605 | Sebastiania fruticosa (Bartr.) Fern. 3630 | Alabama 3 | swan28 128 | 665 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Roots chewed 'to produce a movement of the bowels.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 665 |
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 |
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 |
22945 | Menyanthes trifoliata L. 2462 | Aleut 5 | bt53 130 | 427 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Compound containing roots taken as a tonic for constipation. | 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 427 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
26886 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 73 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Resin 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 73 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28396 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Carrier 27 | c73 134 | 86 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of plant taken as a laxative. | Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 86 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1205 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 7 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of roots taken as a laxative. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 7 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28687 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 38 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Roots used to make a laxative. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38 |
37583 | Scutellaria galericulata L. 3624 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 37 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant tops used as a laxative. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
39343 | Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers 3894 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 39 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used to make a laxative-tonic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 39 |
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 |
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 |
5577 | Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. 406 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 38 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of seed heads and plant tops 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 38 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );