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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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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 |
17855 | Ipomoea indica (Burm. f.) Merr. 1989 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 52 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Whole plant and other plants baked and eaten as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 52 |
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 |
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 |
13181 | Ephedra viridis Coville 1407 | Havasupai 89 | spier28 164 | 285 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Used to make a draught and taken to clear the bowels. | Spier, Leslie, 1928, Havasupai Ethnography, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 29(3):101-123, 284-285, page 285 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
21836 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 98 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Used 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 98 |
21911 | Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt. 2374 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 98 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Used 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 98 |
17907 | Ipomoea sp. 1994 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 35 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Tubers cooked with taro leaves and nuts and used as a laxative for children and adults. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 35 |
17906 | Ipomoea sp. 1994 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 35 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Tubers and other plants pounded, resulting liquid strained and taken for constipation. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 35 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
17164 | Hibiscus tiliaceus L. 1885 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 39 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Slimy substance from bark or the flower bases used as a laxative for adults and children. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 39 |
12521 | Digitaria setigera Roth ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes 1302 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 55 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Shoot chewed and swallowed as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55 |
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 |
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 |
25110 | Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Sm.) Lindl. 2704 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 38 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Seeds and buds chewed and given to children as a laxative for general debility of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 38 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
21886 | Mahonia fremontii (Torr.) Fedde 2372 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 5 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Roots made into a bitter tonic and used as a laxative. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 5 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
22968 | Merremia dissecta (Jacq.) Hallier f. 2464 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 52 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Roots and other plants pounded, mixed with water and an egg and taken as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 52 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15055 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 58 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Ripe berries eaten as a laxative. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 58 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
24245 | Oenanthe sarmentosa K. Presl ex DC. 2611 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 42 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Pounded roots used as a laxative. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
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 |
17850 | Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. 1987 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used to make a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5672 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 45 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used for constipation. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 45 |
12231 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Tubatulabal 269 | v38 137 | 59 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used for constipation. | Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
25244 | Oxytropis lambertii Pursh 2718 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 28 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used for constipation. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 28 |
9927 | Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl. 953 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 34, 95-96 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Plant used as a laxative. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 95-96 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1990 | Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. 127 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 56 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Nut oil used to make a very strong laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 56 |
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 |
15136 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Mild decoction of bark or wood used as a laxative. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
12520 | Digitaria setigera Roth ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes 1302 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 55 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Leaves chewed by mothers and fed to children as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55 |
17155 | Hibiscus sp. 1884 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 54 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Leaves chewed and swallowed as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 54 |
24867 | Opuntia tunicata (Lehm.) Link & Otto 2672 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Leaf juice and roots used for constipation. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18654 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 48 | Drug 2 | Laxative 36 | Infusion of staminate cones used as a laxative. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );