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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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25112 | Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch 2705 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of bark used to bathe sore muscles. | 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 |
35655 | Salix amygdaloides Anderss. 3518 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 135 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of branch tips used for soaking the feet and legs for cramps. | 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 135 |
35977 | Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr. 3539 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 135 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of branch tips used for soaking the feet and legs for cramps. | 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 135 |
5780 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of branches used as a wash or liniment for lumbago or muscular cramps. | 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 44-47 |
5718 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of branches used as liniment for lumbago, muscular cramps and sore feet. | 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 44-47 |
40348 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 383 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of branches used as wash for babies that don't walk but should. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 383 |
8508 | Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. 790 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 63 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of entire plant taken for lame back, stiff lungs and sore eyes. | 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 63 |
1087 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of flowers used as a liniment for muscular pains. | 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 31-33 |
44078 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 274 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of grated roots used as herbal steam for breaks and sprains. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
43710 | Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. 4217 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 25 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of grated roots used for breaks and sprains. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 25 |
44079 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 80 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of grated roots used for breaks. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 80 |
29469 | Populus fremontii S. Wats. 3102 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 30 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of green leaves used as a bath or poultice of hot leaves applied to breaks or sprains. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 30 |
38561 | Sorbus decora (Sarg.) Schneid. 3760 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 61 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of inner bark from the stem base used for backaches. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61 |
33351 | Ribes aureum Pursh 3359 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 129 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of inner bark taken for leg swellings. | 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 129 |
33359 | Ribes aureum Pursh 3359 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 129 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of inner bark taken for leg swellings. | 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 129 |
29478 | Populus fremontii S. Wats. 3102 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 53 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of inner bark used as a wash for broken limbs. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 53 |
29479 | Populus fremontii S. Wats. 3102 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 53 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of inner bark used to wash broken limbs. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 53 |
22528 | Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro 2425 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 44 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaf stalk base from the sterile frond taken for back pain. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 44 |
16164 | Grindelia camporum Greene 1771 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 33 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves and flowers applied to sore parts of the body. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 33 |
21209 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 457 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves and twigs used as a liniment. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 457 |
26132 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 257 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves taken for dead people's sickness. The symptoms of this disease are numb and painful legs, neck, shoulders and perhaps the backbone. The sufferer is sleepy during the day, has 'short breath,' and loses appetite. Fever and headaches also accompany this illness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
32899 | Rhus copallinum L. 3345 | Koasati 116 | t40 115 | 36 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a bath and given to babies to make them walk. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 36 |
19584 | Larrea tridentata (Sess‚ & Moc. ex DC.) Coville 2101 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 23 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a bath for aching bones and sprains. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 23 |
31505 | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 3214 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 90 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a bath for broken bones or poultice of leaves used to bind broken bones. | 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 90 |
3394 | Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn. 255 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 33, 34 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a bath for muscular pains and sore feet. | 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 33, 34 |
10253 | Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. 1019 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 59, 60 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a bath for tired feet. | 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 59, 60 |
42840 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 28 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a hot poultice for human or animal sprains. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 28 |
28208 | Pinus strobus L. 2977 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 264 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a wash for non-walking 2 or 3 year old infants. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
13859 | Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. 1488 | Coahuilla 42 | b67 168 | 78 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a wash for painful or fatigued limbs. | Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 78 |
19590 | Larrea tridentata (Sess‚ & Moc. ex DC.) Coville 2101 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 36 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a wash for sore and aching parts of the body. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 36 |
13832 | Eriodictyon angustifolium Nutt. 1487 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 48 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of leaves used as a wash for tired feet. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 48 |
17650 | Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides 1964 | Alabama 3 | t40 115 | 42 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of mashed plants used as a bath for children too weak to walk. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 42 |
38562 | Sorbus decora (Sarg.) Schneid. 3760 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 61 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of peeled sticks taken for back pain. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61 |
13721 | Erigeron compositus Pursh 1467 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 180 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant and any kind of 'weeds' used for broken bones. | 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 180 |
42745 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 131 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant considered good for broken bones. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity. | 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 131 |
36541 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 388 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant rubbed on sprains. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 388 |
4541 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 41 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant taken and leaves rubbed on back for painful or sprained back. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 41 |
14293 | Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose 1552 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 257 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant taken for dead people's sickness. The symptoms of this disease are numb and painful legs, neck, shoulders and perhaps the backbone. The sufferer is sleepy during the day, has 'short breath,' and loses appetite. Fever and headaches also accompany this illness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
26534 | Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston 2896 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 58 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant taken for debility and paralytic weakness. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58 |
17678 | Hypericum scouleri Hook. 1968 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 89 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a bath for aching feet. | 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 89 |
17681 | Hypericum scouleri Hook. 1968 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 89 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a bath for aching feet. | 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 89 |
36464 | Salvia mellifera Greene 3561 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 16 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a bath for paralysis. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 16 |
21231 | Lonicera sp. 2268 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 24 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a bath for swollen feet. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 24 |
17779 | Impatiens capensis Meerb. 1981 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 42 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a liniment for sprains, bruises and soreness. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 42 |
5466 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 40-42 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a soaking bath for aching feet. | 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 40-42 |
32733 | Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don 3320 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a sweatbath wash for stiff, sore muscles and bones. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
9859 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 150 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a wash for broken bones. | 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 150 |
21076 | Lomatium utriculatum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2255 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 38 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a wash for broken limbs. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 38 |
36315 | Salix sp. 3551 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 471 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a wash for pain and swelling, especially of feet. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471 |
37543 | Scirpus sp. 3614 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 60 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a wash for weak legs. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60 |
39875 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 270 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a wash or poultice of leaves applied to sprains. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270 |
26642 | Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene 2905 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 65 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used as a wash to make weak, lazy babies walk. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65 |
9605 | Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. 915 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 35 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant used for backaches. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 35 |
25904 | Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene 2808 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 286 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plant with other 'weeds' used as a poultice for broken bones. | 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 286 |
25286 | Packera aurea (L.) A.& D. L”ve 2726 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 473 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plants taken for broken bones. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 473 |
2858 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. 198 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 468 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plants taken for cramps from picking berries. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 468 |
6131 | Asclepias incarnata L. 434 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 418 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plants taken for lame backs. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 418 |
24332 | Oenothera perennis L. 2626 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 390 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plants taken for paralysis. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 390 |
25947 | Penstemon sp. 2821 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 465 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plants taken for sore back. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 465 |
25865 | Penstemon deustus Dougl. ex Lindl. 2805 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 112113 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plants used as a hot bath for sore feet and swollen legs and veins. | 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 112113 |
9873 | Cicuta maculata L. 942 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 398 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of plants used on bruises, sprains, sore joints or broken bones. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 398 |
9467 | Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. 897 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 11 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root applied as a poultice for numb or paralyzed limbs. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 11 |
4101 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root or poultice of root applied to sprain or strained muscles. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
23061 | Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. 2490 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root or poultice of root applied to sprain or strained muscles. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
24265 | Oenothera albicaulis Pursh 2613 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root taken and used as a lotion for strain from carrying heavy load. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 37 |
38024 | Silphium perfoliatum L. 3687 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root taken for back pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
38196 | Smilax herbacea L. 3710 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 346 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root taken for kidney trouble. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
28965 | Polygonum punctatum Ell. 3070 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 58 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root taken for pains and swellings in the legs and joints. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58 |
15949 | Geum triflorum Pursh 1738 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 466 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root used as a wash for body stiffness. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 466 |
8585 | Ceanothus americanus L. 807 | Alabama 3 | swan28 128 | 664 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root used as a wash for injured legs or feet. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 664 |
44304 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root used as a wash for paralysis and to strengthen child's legs and feet. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
22587 | Menodora scabra Gray 2440 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 39 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root used for 'pain in backbone.' | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39 |
3334 | Anemone canadensis L. 248 | Ojibwa, South 174 | h91 56 | 201 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of root used for pain in the lumbar region. | Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201 |
27703 | Pinus elliottii Engelm. 2960 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 269 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots and buds used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
28832 | Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. 3048 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots applied as a salve to cuts and bruises. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
26832 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots applied as poultice to sprains, bruises and swollen joints. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
14294 | Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose 1552 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 288 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots applied to foot swellings. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 288 |
39623 | Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. 3911 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 33 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots given to children to make them strong and muscular. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33 |
7000 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 363 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots rubbed on the arms and legs for cramps. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 363 |
22078 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 53 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots taken as a very strong medicine for sore back. | 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 |
8836 | Cephalanthus occidentalis L. 832 | Koasati 116 | t40 115 | 58 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots taken for enlarged muscles. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
9024 | Chaenactis santolinoides Greene 851 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 19 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots taken for sore chest, sore shoulders and internal soreness. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19 |
8586 | Ceanothus americanus L. 807 | Alabama 3 | t40 115 | 40 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots used as a bath for injured feet and legs. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 40 |
13581 | Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow 1447 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 33 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots used as a wash for tired feet. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 33 |
38027 | Silphium perfoliatum L. 3687 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 468 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots used as face wash for paralysis. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 468 |
28524 | Plantago sp. 3006 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 437 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots used as wash for sore joints and sprains. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437 |
31562 | Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC. 3219 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 271 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of roots used for persistent backache. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 271 |
1253 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of rootstocks used for lower back pains. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
10722 | Coreopsis palmata Nutt. 1080 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 213 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of seeds used internally and as a poultice for one who is crippled. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 213 |
16432 | Hamamelis virginiana L. 1799 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 347 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of shoots taken and poultice of bark used for bruises. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 347 |
41232 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 271 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of smashed root applied as poultice for sprains. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 271 |
23001 | Mimulus guttatus DC. 2476 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 41 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of stems and leaves used as steambath for chest and back soreness. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 41 |
25905 | Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene 2808 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 468 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves taken for sore back. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 468 |
25913 | Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri (Lindl.) Cronq. 2809 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves taken for sore back. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
25916 | Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri (Lindl.) Cronq. 2809 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of stems, flowers and leaves taken for sore back. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
21210 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 197 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of sticks, leaves and all used for broken bones. | 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 197 |
22456 | Matelea biflora (Raf.) Woods. 2420 | Comanche 48 | j68 143 | 9 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of thick, white roots used for broken bones. | Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 9 |
22463 | Matelea cynanchoides (Engelm.) Woods. 2421 | Comanche 48 | j68 143 | 9 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of thick, white roots used for broken bones. | Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 9 |
39441 | Taxus baccata L. 3901 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 264 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of twigs used for finger or leg numbness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
3958 | Arabis drummondii Gray 307 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of whole plant taken for pains in the lumbar region. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
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