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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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38896 | Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze 3824 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 10 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Leaf ash used for excessive saliva from babies' mouths. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 10 |
38897 | Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze 3824 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 10 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Leaf ash used for sores and navel sores on babies. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 10 |
27473 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 102 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pitch mixed with bear tallow, rose petals and red ochre and rubbed on the skin of newborn babies. | 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 102 |
16146 | Gossypium sp. 1768 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 102103 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of chewed kernels applied to child's head for baldness. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 102103 |
28050 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 104 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Gum used on babies' skin like baby oil. The ointment caused the baby to sleep all the time, just like aspirin. | 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 104 |
22762 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 104.105 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant parts used for stomachache, indigestion or babies' colic. | 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 104.105 |
22732 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 104105 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion &/or decoction of plant parts used for stomachache, indigestion and babies' colic. | 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 104105 |
22792 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 104105 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant parts used for stomachache, indigestion and babies' colic. | 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 104105 |
28653 | Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville 3025 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 105 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of roots applied to soothe nervous child that cried while sleeping. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 105 |
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 |
22711 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 109 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of stems taken for colic in children. | 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 |
23362 | Monardella odoratissima Benth. 2513 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 109 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of leaves and stems given to children and adults for the common 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 109 |
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 |
18696 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 11, 12 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of inner bark used as an emetic for newborn 'to clean out all impurities.' | 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 11, 12 |
18697 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 11, 12 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used as bed and coverlet for baby, 'to make him strong and healthy.' | 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 11, 12 |
13271 | Epilobium minutum Lindl. ex Lehm. 1416 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 111 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots and stems given to children for diarrhea. | 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 111 |
25665 | Pedicularis centranthera Gray 2771 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 112 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root given to children for stomachaches. | 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 112 |
26457 | Phlox longifolia Nutt. 2884 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 112 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of whole plant given to 'anemic' children. | 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 112 |
25853 | Penstemon deustus Dougl. ex Lindl. 2805 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 112113 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant taken 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 112113 |
25866 | Penstemon deustus Dougl. ex Lindl. 2805 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 112113 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant taken 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 112113 |
26461 | Phlox longifolia Nutt. 2884 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 115 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root given to children for stomachaches. | 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 115 |
26468 | Phlox longifolia Nutt. 2884 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 115 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root given to children for stomachaches. | 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 115 |
37423 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 115 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Burned stalk ashes used on baby's bleeding navel. | 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 115 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
21517 | Lycopodium sp. 2326 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 120 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used to make a medicinal tea for children with bladder trouble. | 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 120 |
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 |
11359 | Crataegus douglasii Lindl. 1123 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 124 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of new shoots used to wash a baby's mouth for mouth sores. | 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 124 |
11360 | Crataegus douglasii Lindl. 1123 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 124 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of shoots given to children for diarrhea. | 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 124 |
31043 | Psathyrotes annua (Nutt.) Gray 3185 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 124 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of entire plant 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 124 |
14896 | Fragaria vesca L. 1636 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 125 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Leaf powder dusted into baby's sore mouth. | 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 125 |
15011 | Fragaria virginiana Duchesne 1640 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 125 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Leaf powder dusted into baby's sore mouth. | 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 125 |
40844 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 125 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of crushed branch tips applied to the infected navel of an infant. | 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 125 |
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 |
11908 | Cypripedium acaule Ait. 1205 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 128 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used by children for kidney troubles. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 128 |
39251 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 128 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion used by children or adults for convulsions. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 128 |
34224 | Rosa woodsii Lindl. 3434 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 129-131 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots given to children for intestinal influenza. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 129-131 |
23441 | Morella cerifera (L.) Small 2525 | Koasati 116 | t40 115 | 13 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots given to children with stomachaches. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
25962 | Peperomia sp. 2827 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 13 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Buds chewed by the mother and given to the newborn infant as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 13 |
35889 | Salix humilis var. tristis (Ait.) Griggs 3533 | Catawba 30 | t40 115 | 13 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used as a wash for children with sore mouths. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
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 |
30470 | Prunus pensylvanica L. f. 3172 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 130 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of boiled, shredded inner bark applied to bleeding umbilical cord. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 130 |
39847 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 130 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of cones used for babies with colic. | 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 130 |
30213 | Prunella vulgaris L. 3159 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 131 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of stalk used, especially good for babies, for dysentery. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 131 |
42746 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 131 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Burned leaf ashes and Vaseline used as a diaper ointment to prevent babies from messing diapers. The ashes were probably originally mixed with deer or bear fat. The ointment was very strong and had to be used with extreme caution. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 131 |
16223 | Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal 1780 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 133 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant given to children for colic. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 133 |
23243 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of stem and leaves used as strengthening bath for infants. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
33973 | Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. 3422 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 133 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of blossoms used for infant pain. | 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 133 |
38563 | Sorbus scopulina Greene 3761 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 133 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. | 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 133 |
38572 | Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer 3762 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 133 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. | 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 133 |
36262 | Salix sp. 3551 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 133-136 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of burned stems 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 133-136 |
36263 | Salix sp. 3551 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 133-136 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of burned stems taken by adults and children for 'failure to urinate.' | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 133-136 |
36264 | Salix sp. 3551 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 133-136 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of burned stems taken by adults and children for intestinal influenza. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 133-136 |
36265 | Salix sp. 3551 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 133-136 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Powder of dried, stem bark applied to infant's navel. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 133-136 |
20158 | Liatris scariosa var. scariosa 2169 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 133134 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of leaves and corms given to children for diarrhea. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 133134 |
35677 | Salix bebbiana Sarg. 3520 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of branches taken by women after childbirth and helped the baby through the breast milk. | 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 136 |
36065 | Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. 3547 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of branches taken by women after childbirth and helped the baby through the breast milk. | 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 136 |
36246 | Salix sp. 3551 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of branches taken by women after childbirth and helped the baby through the breast milk. | 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 136 |
36441 | Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii var. incana (Benth.) Strachan 3559 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 136137 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of leaf or stem given and used as a wash for children's sore throat. | 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 136137 |
36850 | Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn 3568 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 137138 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of flowers given to children as a spring tonic. | 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 137138 |
17058 | Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. 1868 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 138 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots used, especially for children & babies, to rinse out the mouth for sore throats. | 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 138 |
17059 | Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. 1868 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 138 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots mixed with puffball spores and used as a salve for 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 138 |
36633 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 138 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of blossoms given to newborn babies. | 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 138 |
19828 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Montagnais 150 | b44 120 | 14 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of plant applied or infusion given to children for jaundice. | Burgesse, J. Allen, 1944, The Woman and the Child Among the Lac-St.-Jean Montagnais, Primitive Man 17:1-18, page 14 |
20228 | Ligusticum grayi Coult. & Rose 2179 | Atsugewi 19 | g53 129 | 140 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root taken or roots chewed for children's stomachaches. | Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140 |
35138 | Rudbeckia hirta L. 3476 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 143 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of blossoms and another plant used for babies. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 143 |
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 |
25763 | Pelea sp. 2785 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 15 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Young shoots or buds used for children with general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 15 |
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 |
28495 | Plantago patagonica Jacq. 3004 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 154 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of seeds given to babies when they 'spoil' (colic or constipation). | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154 |
20967 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 155 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Leaves used in babies' bath water to make them sleep a lot. | 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 155 |
22590 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used by children for maladies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
40694 | Trillium erectum L. 4019 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used by children for maladies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
42753 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used by children for teething. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
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 |
22574 | Melissa officinalis L. 2437 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 16 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant 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 16 |
28622 | Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. 3022 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Cold infusion given to babies to make them 'want to eat a lot.' | 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 16 |
32402 | Quercus rubra var. rubra 3287 | Alabama 3 | t40 115 | 16 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of bark given to child old enough to walk but too weak to do so. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 16 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
13280 | Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook. 1419 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 17 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used to purify a newborn infant and plant used in girl's puberty rite. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 17 |
13388 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 17 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of stems used as a wash on children for skin sores. | 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 17 |
13444 | Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun 1424 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 17 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of plant and chokecherry twigs given to children for colds. | 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 17 |
27225 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 17 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound poultice of ashes applied to infant's navel. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17 |
28304 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Buds chewed by children for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
28305 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant ashes and other ashes rubbed on children for a disorderly stomach. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
28306 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant ashes and other ashes rubbed on children for thick white coatings on the tongue. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
28307 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant ashes and other ashes rubbed on children with general weakness of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
41067 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 17 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of pitch and ground bark applied to child's chest for a cold. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17 |
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 |
22591 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 171 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used for crying babies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171 |
42752 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 171 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots used to make a necklace worn by teething babies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171 |
32256 | Quercus lobata N‚e 3272 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 172 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pulverized, outer bark dusted on running sores and particularly used for babies with umbilicus. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
32590 | Quercus wislizeni A. DC. 3295 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 172 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pulverized, outer bark dusted on running sores and particularly used for babies with umbilicus. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
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 |
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