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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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200 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 509 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Branches thought to be of help to young girl under 'magical spell.' | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 509 |
262 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 2 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Needles pulverized into baby powder and used for rashes from excessive urination. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 2 |
346 | Abronia elliptica A. Nels. 9 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 75 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant placed on child's head to induce sleep. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 75 |
397 | Acacia koa Gray 16 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 46 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Ashes of this and other plants applied to the mouth interior of infants for physical weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 46 |
729 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 174 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of whole plant given to children for colds. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 174 |
739 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 201 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of leaves and eulachon grease applied to the chest and back of children for bronchitis. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
837 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 470 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction of stems given to children with diarrhea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470 |
838 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 470 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plants given and used as wash for babies with convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470 |
839 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 469 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of leaves given to babies with any kind of sickness or fever. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469 |
884 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 28, 29 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of leaves used for 'the rash of children.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 28, 29 |
943 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 49 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of leaves used as an aromatic bath for sick infants. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
977 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 166 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of leaves given to children for diarrhea. | 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 |
1013 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Flowers & wild mint flowers wrapped in a cloth, dipped in water & used to remove teething gum pus. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 22 |
1093 | Achillea sibirica Ledeb. 43 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 23 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots and other herbs taken for teething related sickness. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
1208 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bit of root tied to child's clothing to keep the night spirits away. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 42 |
1209 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 171 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root tied to child's dress or blanket to keep away the night spirits. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 171 |
1220 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root taken and dried root chewed by children for toothache. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
1221 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root used by children as a gargle for sore throat. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
1222 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 344 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root taken by children and adults as a physic. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
1257 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of rootstocks used for sickness related to teething. | 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 |
1294 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 278 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction taken for 'boils around the abdomen of children.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
1295 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 70 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant and another plant given to children with poor blood circulation. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 70 |
1296 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 70 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots and another plant given to children who scream during the night. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 70 |
1339 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 55 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root given to infants for colds. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 55 |
1383 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion given to children and babies for fretfulness, pains and stomach cramps. | 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 |
1412 | Actaea pachypoda Ell. 59 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 130 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots taken by children and adults for convulsions. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 130 |
1429 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Given to make babies sleep. | 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 |
1441 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 320 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 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 |
1576 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 258 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant used by children for cramps. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 258 |
1577 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 257 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 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 |
1590 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 237 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound containing root and stems used for children who 'turn black.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237 |
1720 | Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze 88 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 109 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Leaves placed in babies' blankets for fevers. | 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 109 |
1923 | Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. 109 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root given to satisfy children's hunger. | 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 |
1929 | Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. 109 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 357 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion given to children for diarrhea, 'summer complaint' and vomiting. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 357 |
1940 | Agrimonia parviflora Ait. 110 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root given to satisfy children's hunger. | 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 |
1991 | Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. 127 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 56 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Flowers & other plants pounded & resulting liquid given to infants for stomach or bowel disorders. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 56 |
2055 | Allium canadense L. 138 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy. | 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 |
2111 | Allium cernuum Roth 141 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Juice given to children for hives and croup. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47 |
2219 | Allium sativum L. 157 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy. | 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 |
2250 | Allium sp. 160 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of bulb taken by nursing mother to pass medicinal properties to the child through the milk. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 65 |
2265 | Allium sp. 160 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 320 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion used for a 'baby who starts suddenly, especially in sleep.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
2278 | Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl. 161 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Sweetened decoction of root taken, especially by children, for colds. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
2291 | Allium tricoccum Ait. 163 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 281 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant given to children for worms. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 281 |
2314 | Allium vineale L. 166 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy. | 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 |
2363 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 206 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root given to children who pass blood in their stools. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 206 |
2449 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 87 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant tops given to children with poor appetites. | 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 87 |
2477 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 12 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of bark used as a wash for babies with skin disease. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 12 |
2614 | Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. 173 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of bark given to babies for 'thrash,' a mouth soreness. | 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 |
2658 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 87 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant tops given to children with poor appetites. | 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 87 |
2907 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 68 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant & choke cherry cambium taken by nursing mothers to pass medicinal values to baby. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
2929 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 34 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Smashed fruits used to improve loss of appetite in children. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 34 |
2942 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 28 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots taken for teething sickness. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 28 |
3102 | Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. 210 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 27 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of bark used as a bath and given to children with worms. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 27 |
3312 | Andropogon sp. 242 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant taken by pregnant women to strengthen both mother and child. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65 |
3318 | Androsace occidentalis Pursh 244 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction of whole plant used for birth injury. | 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 38 |
3463 | Angelica breweri Gray 260 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 34, 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of split root given to children for whooping cough. | 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 34, 35 |
3483 | Angelica dawsonii S. Wats. 261 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots given to children with malnutrition. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 65 |
3553 | Angelica sp. 267 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots given to children as a vermifuge. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
3615 | Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. 278 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of entire plant given, especially to children, for 'bowel complaint.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50 |
3626 | Antennaria rosulata Rydb. 280 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction taken for birth injury. | 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 |
3656 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 472 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant given to children for 'summer complaint' and stomach cramps. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
3657 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 471 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plants given to children with 'red spots.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 471 |
3720 | Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. 293 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Given to endow children with the gift of eloquence and to make them fat. | 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 |
3731 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Weak decoction of root given only to infants for colds. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
3801 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 415 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used as a wash for children with diarrhea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
3975 | Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh. 309 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 174 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant given to children as a general preventative for sickness, when sickness is about. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 174 |
4006 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 205 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots given to children for kidney disorders. | 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 205 |
4024 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 29 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant, excluding the fruit, used for childhood pneumonia. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
4025 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 29 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots and other plants taken for teething sickness. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
4026 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 29 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots used to wash teething child's infected gums to prevent spread of infection. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
4107 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Berries and root used for many children's complaints. | Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
4108 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Sweetened decoction of root given to children for 'gripes, colic, etc.' | Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
4511 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 75 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant, mixed with grease & boiled hoof, used as a wash for baby's head. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75 |
4565 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 29 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Fruit mixed with grease and used for children with diarrhea. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
4651 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 220 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of entire plant used as young girls' hair wash to insure growth. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220 |
4737 | Arenaria triflora var. obtusa S. Wats. 358 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 350 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
4766 | Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb. 362 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 49 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant and another plant given to children for diarrhea. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 49 |
4824 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 276 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant given to children for diarrhea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
4825 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 276 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used as a wash for listless babies. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
4975 | Artemisia californica Less. 387 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant given to newborn babies one day after birth to flush out their system. | 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 42 |
4996 | Artemisia campestris L. 388 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 123 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used, especially for children, as a hair tonic. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 123 |
5065 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 12 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant used to 'prevent a girl from aging prematurely.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
5090 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 18 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of fresh leaves taken by children for 'pin worms.' | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
5106 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 18 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of fresh leaves taken by children for 'pin worms.' | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
5117 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Strong decoction of root used as a strengthening bath for children. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
5121 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 26 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots used for infants with colic. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 26 |
5143 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 76 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Leaves used in diapers or used as a diaper for diaper rash and skin rawness. | 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 76 |
5199 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 169 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used as a wash for colds, especially for babies and for chickenpox, to help the itching. The plant could also be boiled and the steam used for colds. The patient would lie in the steam while he was covered with a blanket. | 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 169 |
5327 | Artemisia furcata var. heterophylla (Bess.) Hult‚n 398 | Paiute 183 | m90 111 | 40 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Steeped leaves put next to a baby's skin for fever. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 40 |
5331 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 71 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Leaves chewed, especially by children, during the sweat for respiratory disorders. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
5467 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 40-42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of steeped leaves used, especially for babies, as a compress for fevers. | 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 |
5499 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 40-42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of steeped leaves used, especially for babies, as a compress for fevers. | 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 |
5719 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of branches used for stomachaches, especially children's. | 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 |
5720 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Finely pulverized dried leaves used as a baby powder. | 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 |
5746 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 128 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of ground leaves and tobacco applied to children for fevers. | 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 128 |
5747 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 128 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of ground leaves and tobacco applied to swellings on adults or children. | 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 128 |
5781 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of leaves used as a warm antiseptic bath for newborn babies. | 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 |
5855 | Artemisia vulgaris L. 410 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 15 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of heated leaves applied to newborn baby's navel. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15 |
5951 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 159 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots given to infants for convulsions. | 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 159 |
5998 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 308 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion given 'when babies cry until they hold their breath.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 308 |
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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) );