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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category ▲ | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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67 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 269 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction used as wash and poultice applied to cuts, bruises, sprains and sores. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
90 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 53 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Gum used for fractures. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
304 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of bark taken over a period of time for sprains. | 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 97 |
585 | Acer pensylvanicum L. 31 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 378 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of bark applied as poultice for paralysis. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
591 | Acer pensylvanicum L. 31 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 53 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Unspecified plant parts used for 'trouble with the limbs.' | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
630 | Acer rubrum L. 32 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 269 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of bark 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 |
755 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 65 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sprains. | 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 65 |
874 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 244 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Used as a liniment for sprains. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 244 |
879 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 391 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of leaves and flowers used as a wash for 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 391 |
889 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Micmac 141 | w22 155 | 25 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Dried, powdered bark or green leaves rubbed over sprains. | Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25 |
890 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 53 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Herb used for swelling, bruises and sprains. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
927 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Paiute 183 | k32 153 | 196 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of crushed leaves applied to sprains. | Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 196 |
974 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 166 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Leaves and roots rubbed on 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 166 |
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 |
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 |
1254 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of powdered roots & yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip roots applied to limb swellings. | 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 |
1255 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Rootstock used for facial paralysis. | 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 |
1305 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 26 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of pulverized roots and gun powder taken for arm and leg cramps. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 26 |
1440 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 320 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of smashed leaves applied to babies with sore backs. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
1575 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 257 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of smashed plant applied to sore back of babies. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
1651 | Aesculus pavia L. 78 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of pounded nuts used for 'white swelling' and sprains. | 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 |
1901 | Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene 102 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Wet leaves rubbed on swollen arms, wrists or ankles. | 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 47 |
2006 | Alisma plantago-aquatica L. 128 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 272 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Split root used for lame back or kidneys and leaf infusion used as a runner's liniment. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 272 |
2366 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 69, 70 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of twigs used as a liniment for sprain and backache pains. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 70 |
2493 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 27 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Rotten wood rubbed on the body to ease 'aching bones.' | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 27 |
2544 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 98 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of crushed bark, western hemlock and grand fir barks taken for broken bones and ribs. | 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 |
2613 | Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. 173 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Used for swellings and sprains. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
2631 | Alnus sp. 174 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 54 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Bark used for dislocations and fractures. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
2635 | Alnus sp. 174 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 265 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion used as wash for sprains, bruises, headaches and backache. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
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 |
2876 | Ambrosia psilostachya DC. 201 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 25 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of heated leaves applied to aching joints. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
3257 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of flower used as herbal steam for rheumatism and paralysis. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
3308 | Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. 241 | Catawba 30 | t40 115 | 5 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Roots used for backaches. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 5 |
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 |
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 |
3440 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 401 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of roots applied to broken bones. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 401 |
3547 | Angelica sp. 267 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 23 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Burned twigs used to beat aching joints. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 23 |
3552 | Angelica sp. 267 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Root taken for back pain. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
3597 | Angelica venenosa (Greenway) Fern. 270 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 400 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of plant applied to sprained muscles and twisted joints. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 400 |
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 |
3966 | Arabis drummondii Gray 307 | Thompson 259 | 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 |
4092 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 57 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Taken for weak backs. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
4100 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 366 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Compound poultice of root or decoction of root applied to fractured bone. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
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 |
4122 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 392 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Compound decoction of roots and bark taken for swellings on shins and calves. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 392 |
4172 | Aralia spinosa L. 321 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31, 32 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Ooze of root used as wash for paralysis. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31, 32 |
4325 | Arctium sp. 329 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 474 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of heated leaves applied to bruises or backaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 474 |
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 |
4542 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 183 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of stems, leaves and berries taken for sprained backs. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 183 |
4543 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 183 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of stems, leaves and berries taken for sprained backs. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 183 |
4671 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 211 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of plant taken and 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 211 |
4807 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Used as a liniment. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
4821 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 276 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Compound infusion of powdered plants taken for cramps. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
4822 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 277 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Compound of powdered plant and alcohol used as a liniment for sore joints. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 277 |
4823 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 276 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Hot poultice of plant applied to bruises and for lameness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
4840 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 55 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Parts of plant used as a liniment used for external use. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
4843 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 269 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of plant used as a liniment. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269 |
4853 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 310 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of plant used as a liniment 'for general external use.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
4928 | Arnica acaulis (Walt.) B.S.P. 378 | Catawba 30 | s37 75 | 189 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of roots taken for back pain. | Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 189 |
4939 | Artemisia absinthium L. 382 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Boiled plant top used as warm compress for sprain or strained muscles. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
4946 | Artemisia absinthium L. 382 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 75 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of mashed, boiled plant applied or decoction of plant used as a wash for broken limbs. | 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 75 |
5089 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 18 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Fresh leaves used as a steamed herb for fractures. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
5100 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 45 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of pounded plant applied for back pains. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45 |
5105 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 18 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Fresh leaves used as a steamed herb for fractures. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
5153 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Plant used in the sweat house for stiff joints. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
5162 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 39, 40 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of plant tops applied for sprains. | 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 39, 40 |
5197 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Plant used in the sweat house for stiff joints. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
5198 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 463 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Plants used in sweatbath for sprains, stiff or aching joints or muscles. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463 |
5419 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 170 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of plant boiled with 'any kind of weeds' and used on injured areas as a bone setter. | 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 170 |
5429 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta (Nutt.) Keck 400 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 65 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sprains. | 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 65 |
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 |
5586 | Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. 406 | Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut 73 | o57 187 | 33 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Plant used as switch during steambath for a sprained or sore limb. | Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 33 |
5588 | Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. 406 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 5, 13 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of heated leaves applied to painful joint and used internally. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5, 13 |
5634 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Hopi 95 | f96 72 | 17 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of leaves taken for ailing ilium. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 17 |
5654 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Klamath 115 | s30 173 | 131 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Smashed herbs used as substitute for liniment. | Spier, Leslie, 1930, Klamath Ethnography, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 30:1-338, page 131 |
5661 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 7 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Mashed herbs used as a substitute for liniment and as a poultice. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7 |
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 |
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 |
5850 | Artemisia vulgaris L. 410 | Paiute 183 | stew33 65 | 317 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Plant used for female backache and knee-ache. | 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 |
5860 | Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica Bess. 411 | Aleut 5 | bt53 130 | 425 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of heated leaves applied to sore muscles. | 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 425 |
5869 | Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. 414 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of root used to bathe swollen feet. | 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 |
5880 | Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus (Rydb.) Rydb. ex Hara 415 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 457 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Salve of stalk ashes and grease used for paralysis. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 457 |
5941 | Arundo donax L. 420 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 102 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Used as a splint for broken limbs. | 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 102 |
5976 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 366 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Compound poultice of root applied to fractured bones. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
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 |
6349 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 132 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of root used or decoction taken for lameness. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132 |
6561 | Astragalus sp. 496 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 27 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of crushed leaves applied to lame back. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
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 |
7006 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 56, 84 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Compound containing plant used as a lotion on sprains. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 56, 84 |
7104 | Betula lenta L. 576 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 300 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Compound decoction taken for soreness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 300 |
7173 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 32 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Decoction of wood 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 32 |
7273 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Bark used as casts for broken limbs. A soft material such as a cloth was placed next to the skin on the broken limb over which birchbark was wrapped and tied. The birchbark was then heated until it shrank to fit the limb. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7378 | Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm. 592 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 15 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Poultice of fresh leaves applied to paralyzed parts of the body. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
7470 | Brassica napus L. 617 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Taken for palsy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
7484 | Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch 618 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Taken for palsy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
7652 | Calla palustris L. 662 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 33 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Aerial stems used for sore legs. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 33 |
8192 | Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose 757 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 53 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Dead ribs used as splints for broken bones. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 53 |
8271 | Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. 762 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of bark taken by ball players to make limbs supple. | 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 |
8317 | Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don 766 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of bark taken by ball players to make limbs supple. | 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 |
8386 | Carya pallida (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn. 768 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Orthopedic Aid 39 | Infusion of bark taken by ball players to make limbs supple. | 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 |
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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) );