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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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5999 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 308 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots given to children with headaches, fevers or convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 308 |
6000 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 41 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant and other plants given to children with convulsions and fevers. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 41 |
6017 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 255 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of small roots used by children with cramps. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 255 |
6060 | Asarum caudatum Lindl. 422 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 508 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Whole plant or stems put in infant's bed to quiet baby and for illness. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508 |
6068 | Asarum caudatum Lindl. 422 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 19 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Leaves used to keep a newborn baby's navel from becoming infected. A large snail's body was taken from the shell, smashed and put inside a leaf. The preparation was steamed and then held over the umbilical cord with twine. The umbilical cord would fall off and the hole would heal. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 19 |
6125 | Asclepias incarnata L. 434 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion 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 364 |
6133 | Asclepias incarnata L. 434 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 418 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Cold infusion of roots applied to heal babies navel. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 418 |
6152 | Asclepias nyctaginifolia Gray 437 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 37 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant given to infants with diarrhea. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 37 |
6162 | Asclepias pumila (Gray) Vail 439 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 34 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of leaves taken by children with diarrhea. | 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 34 |
6376 | Asclepias viridiflora Raf. 449 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 75 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of chewed roots applied to diarrhea rash and nursing baby's sore gums. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75 |
6383 | Asclepias viridiflora Raf. 449 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 34 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pulverized roots given to children with diarrhea. | 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 34 |
6404 | Asplenium nidus L. 453 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid given to children for general weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
6405 | Asplenium nidus L. 453 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid used for children with mouth sores. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
6429 | Aster sp. 459 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 66 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant used as an enema for babies with colic or intestinal troubles. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
6460 | Astragalus canadensis L. 466 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 71 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root boiled and the steam used to bathe a child's aching chest. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
6466 | Astragalus canadensis L. 466 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 365 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots given to children with fevers. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 365 |
6474 | Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis 467 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 91 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root used as a febrifuge for children. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
6982 | Baptisia sp. 555 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 658 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root used as a wash and given to drowsy and lifeless children. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
6983 | Baptisia sp. 555 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 30 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to drowsy and listless children. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
7068 | Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb. 572 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 43 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Cold infusion of root used for birth injuries. | 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 43 |
7069 | Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb. 572 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 43 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Dried root or leaves used as dusting powder for skin sores or infant's sore navel. | 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 43 |
7145 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 152 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bark powder used for diaper rash and other skin rashes. | 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 152 |
7174 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 32 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of stems or branches 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 32 |
7175 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 32 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Dried, finely powdered rotten wood used as baby powder to prevent rashes. | 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 |
7352 | Bidens sp. 590 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 53 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Flowers and buds chewed by mothers and given to infants for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 53 |
7353 | Bidens sp. 590 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 53 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of flowers, buds and leaves given to infants for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 53 |
7405 | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. 605 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 162 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant given to children with illness. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 162 |
7538 | Brickellia brachyphylla (Gray) Gray 624 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root used with 'lizard figurine' for prenatal 'lizard infection.' | 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 49 |
7543 | Brickellia californica (Torr. & Gray) Gray 625 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 45 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used as a lotion on infant sores caused by prenatal infection. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 45 |
7563 | Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia (D.C. Eat.) B.L. Robins. 628 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 46 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant lotion used on infant ear and finger sores caused by prenatal infection. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 46 |
7598 | Broussaisia arguta Gaud. 642 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 48 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48 |
7599 | Broussaisia arguta Gaud. 642 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 48 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48 |
7622 | Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. 653 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 47 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Beans ground and taken as a laxative by infants, children and adults. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 47 |
7815 | Calycanthus floridus L. 690 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bark ooze used on children's sores and infusion used for hives. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
7990 | Capsicum annuum var. annuum 725 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Powdered chili pepper rubbed on breast to wean nursing child. | 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 42 |
8014 | Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood 730 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 173 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant given to children for fevers. | 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 173 |
8037 | Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood 730 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 252 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used as a tonic for children. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 252 |
8245 | Carpinus caroliniana Walt. 758 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 299 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction used as a wash or infusion of vine given to babies with diarrhea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 299 |
8254 | Carum carvi L. 761 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 34 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seed given to a crying child to quiet him or her. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 34 |
8414 | Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. 774 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 29 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Warmed galls applied to make infant's navel recede. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
8424 | Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. 774 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 302 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound wood powder used for chafed babies. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302 |
8604 | Ceanothus americanus L. 807 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 382 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction of dried roots given to children with 'summer complaint.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 382 |
8685 | Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Eschsch. 818 | Poliklah 199 | m66 109 | 173 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of leaves and twigs used to wash newborn babies. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 173 |
8700 | Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. 819 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 120 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant tops with leaves used to bathe babies to prevent diaper rash. | 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 120 |
8701 | Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. 819 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 120 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of dried, powdered leaves used as a 'baby powder.' | 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 120 |
8737 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 344 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root used, especially for babies, as a physic. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
8756 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 376 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots used as wash on lips or gums of bad or teething children. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
8856 | Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet 835 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 29 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion of stem and root given to children for worms. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
8918 | Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. 841 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 53-55 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion of scraped bark given to children for diarrhea. | 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 53-55 |
8935 | Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. 841 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 53-55 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion of scraped bark given to children for diarrhea. | 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 53-55 |
8994 | Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. 848 | Great Basin Indian 80 | n66 139 | 50 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of whole plant given to children to slow their heart beats. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50 |
9027 | Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn. 852 | Nevada Indian 161 | m90 111 | 40 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant used to slow down heartbeats of children with fevers. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 40 |
9031 | Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom 854 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 248 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of whole plant or roots given or used as a wash for children with digestive troubles. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 248 |
9034 | Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom 854 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 95 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of herb used to 'quiet the baby.' | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 95 |
9146 | Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. 863 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 7 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used for babies suffering from colic. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 7 |
9162 | Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small 866 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 84 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Young roots fed to sick baby whose mother's milk was failing. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 84 |
9185 | Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small 871 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 'Juice rubbed on skin eruptions, especially on children's heads.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
9199 | Chamaesyce multiformis var. multiformis 873 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 11 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Buds chewed by the mother and given to babies till the age of six months. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 11 |
9200 | Chamaesyce multiformis var. multiformis 873 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 11 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Buds or leaves chewed by the mother for the benefit of the nursing baby. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 11 |
9208 | Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small 874 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 65, 66 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Cool decoction of plant in milk given to babies for sickness from bad milk. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65, 66 |
9263 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 66 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots and inner cortex given to babies as an enema for constipation. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
9441 | Chenopodium ambrosioides L. 895 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 63 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of leaves in milk given to children for worms. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 63 |
9450 | Chenopodium ambrosioides L. 895 | Natchez 156 | t40 115 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant given to children for worms. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
9541 | Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen 906 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 20 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bark chewed by nursing mother to benefit the child. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
9542 | Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen 906 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 20 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bark mixture eaten by nursing mother to beautify the skin of the child during growth & development. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
9543 | Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen 906 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 20 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Buds chewed by children with general weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
9544 | Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen 906 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 20 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Juice mixed with other plants and given to children to fatten or add weight. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
9585 | Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh 913 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion given to make baby vomit and poultice of root used for pain. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
9679 | Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n 916 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 407 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plants given to babies with worms. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
9776 | Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Ell. 931 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 33 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used as a tonic for sickly children. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
9777 | Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Ell. 931 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 33 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used to quiet infants. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
9910 | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. 951 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 173 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots used by children for worms. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 173 |
9913 | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. 951 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 71, 128 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for infants. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128 |
9993 | Cirsium remotifolium (Hook.) DC. 968 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 383 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root used to wipe out child's mouth for rash and cankers. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 383 |
10059 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seeds chewed for bedwetting. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
10191 | Claytonia virginica L. 1012 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 317 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Cold infusion or decoction of powdered roots given to child with convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 317 |
10261 | Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. 1019 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 247 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant given to children who habitually wet their beds. | 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 247 |
10262 | Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. 1019 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 247 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant used to bathe babies if they seemed to take after animals or deceased people. | 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 247 |
10437 | Coix lacryma-jobi L. 1042 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seeds strung around baby's neck for teething. | 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 |
10466 | Collinsonia canadensis L. 1046 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 429 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of smashed roots given to strengthen listless children. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 429 |
10609 | Conyza canadensis var. canadensis 1069 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of whole plant and roots from another plant used for children with convulsions and fevers. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 65 |
10618 | Conyza canadensis var. canadensis 1069 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 47 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Hot poultice of plant applied to infants with prenatal infection. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 47 |
10654 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 323 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant given to babies with sickness caused by bad blood from mother. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 323 |
10655 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 322 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots given to 'little babies when they throw up often.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 322 |
10656 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 322 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used as a wash or poultice applied to sore mouths of children. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 322 |
10661 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 245 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant used for children with sore mouths. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 245 |
10664 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 48 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root yielded astringent mouth wash for sore throat and teething babies. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48 |
10671 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 72, 128 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for infants. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 72, 128 |
10672 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 265 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant used as a mouth wash for babies. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
10674 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 383 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root used to soothe mouth of teething baby. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 383 |
10680 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 74 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots used especially for pain of teething babies. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74 |
10762 | Cornus alternifolia L. f. 1088 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion of bark and root used for childhood diseases like worms and measles. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
10780 | Cornus alternifolia L. f. 1088 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 406 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of powdered bark applied to heal navel. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 406 |
10801 | Cornus amomum P. Mill. 1089 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 402 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of bark used as wash to make babies sleep. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
10852 | Cornus canadensis L. 1091 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 366367 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root used for infant colic. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 366367 |
10878 | Cornus florida L. 1093 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion of bark and root used for childhood diseases like worms and measles. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
10879 | Cornus florida L. 1093 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 46 | 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 46 |
10942 | Cornus racemosa Lam. 1098 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 218, 219 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of bark given, often to children, as an enema for flux. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
10966 | Cornus sericea L. 1100 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 204 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant, squaw currant branches and fir or tamarack used as a baby bath. The decoction was used to bathe four to six month old babies four to six times over a period of several weeks. It was said to make the baby strong, bright and good natured. | 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 204 |
11106 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 96 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of inner bark alone or mixed with goose oil applied to babies for a chest cold. | 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 96 |
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