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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
43995 | Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber 4226 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 370 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used as a laxative. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
43759 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 34, 71 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Root used as a strong laxative. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 71 |
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 |
43563 | Wikstroemia sp. 4191 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 8 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant pounded, squeezed, the resulting liquid poured into a sweet potato and eaten as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 8 |
43538 | Waltheria indica L. 4189 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 37 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Buds chewed by the mother and given to infants as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 37 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
41589 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41575 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41567 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41551 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 76 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40416 | Touchardia latifolia Gaud. 3967 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 71 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Slimy substance, water, plant milk and watermelon juice mixed, strained and taken as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 71 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38268 | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. 3720 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 43 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Raw seed pods eaten or boiled into a syrup and taken as a laxative. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
37619 | Sedum lanceolatum Torr. 3633 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 98 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of stems, leaves and flowers taken or raw leaves chewed as a laxative. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 98 |
37614 | Sedum divergens S. Wats. 3632 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant given to children as a laxative. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
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 |
37610 | Sedum divergens S. Wats. 3632 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant given to children as a laxative. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
36791 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 63 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Raw roots chewed as a laxative. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63 |
36739 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 75, 132 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Inner bark, scraped downward, used as a laxative. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
31619 | Purshia glandulosa Curran 3228 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 55 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of inner bark and leaves used as a laxative. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 55 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
30899 | Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. 3182 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 54 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Ripe berries had a laxative effect. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 54 |
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 |
30394 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 37 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 37 |
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 |
29863 | Potentilla sp. 3135 | Paiute 183 | m90 111 | 42 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Whole plant used as a laxative. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42 |
29608 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 286 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Decoction of bark taken as a laxative. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 286 |
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 |
29048 | Polypodium virginianum L. 3080 | Skagit, Upper 242 | t89 131 | 42 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used to make a laxative. | Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );