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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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44516 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 97 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Warm ear of corn rubbed with foot for child's glandular swelling in neck. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 97 |
44305 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root used as a wash to strengthen legs and feet of weak children. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
43745 | Xyris caroliniana Walt. 4221 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root taken for diarrhea and 'good for children.' | 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 |
43674 | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray 4211 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 49 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used as fumigant for children with urinary disorders. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 49 |
43539 | Waltheria indica L. 4189 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 37 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Buds chewed by the mother and given to infants as a laxative. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 37 |
43530 | Vittaria lineata (L.) Sm. 4185 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 329 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used for chronically ill babies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329 |
43492 | Vitis vulpina L. 4184 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 383 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant given to children with urinating or stomach troubles. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 383 |
43473 | Vitis vulpina L. 4184 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction used to wash child's mouth for thrush. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43448 | Vitis rotundifolia var. munsoniana (Simpson ex Munson) M.O. Moore 4179 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 328 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used for chronically ill babies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 328 |
43429 | Vitis labrusca L. 4176 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction used to wash child's mouth for thrush. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43359 | Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis 4170 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 328 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used for chronically ill babies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 328 |
43343 | Vitis aestivalis Michx. 4169 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction used to wash child's mouth for thrush. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
43319 | Viola sp. 4166 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 386 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots taken by mother and baby when baby gets sick. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 386 |
43243 | Viola adunca Sm. 4150 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 74 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of leaves and roots given to asthmatic children. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 74 |
43232 | Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. 4147 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 33 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Flowers and buds chewed by the mother and given to infants for general body weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 33 |
43156 | Viburnum opulus var. americanum Ait. 4135 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 446 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots given to babies with fevers. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 446 |
43155 | Viburnum opulus var. americanum Ait. 4135 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 447 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion of roots taken as blood purifier or for prenatal strength. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 447 |
43034 | Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf. 4130 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots taken for sickness associated with 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 65 |
42808 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 431 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of leaves given to babies to regulate their bowels. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 431 |
42807 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 432 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of whole plant given to babies with a rash. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432 |
42806 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 432 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction given and applied as poultice to baby's broken coccyx. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432 |
42768 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Catawba 30 | s37 75 | 190 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots given to children with croup. | Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 190 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
42715 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 273 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root hung around child's neck to ward off disease-causing spirits. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 273 |
42500 | Valeriana dioica var. sylvatica S. Wats. 4093 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 64 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of roots applied externally, especially to babies, for seizures. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 64 |
42366 | Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville 4086 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 183 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Dried, pulverized berries given to children with poor appetites. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 183 |
42093 | Vaccinium myrsinites Lam. 4078 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 328 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used for chronically ill babies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 328 |
41955 | Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. 4070 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 217 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of leaves given to infants for 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 217 |
41942 | Uvularia perfoliata L. 4067 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 280 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots given to children as cough medicine. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 280 |
41882 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 'Younger people walk through nettles to procure dreams.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
41881 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 'Children walk through nettles to toughen their skin.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
41880 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 'Children walk through nettles to prepare them for practice of witchcraft.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
41427 | Ulmus americana L. 4051 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 39 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of bark taken by pregnant women to insure stability of children. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 39 |
41408 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 64, 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Down used on infants to prevent chafing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 64, 65 |
41359 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 64, 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Down used on infants to prevent chafing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 64, 65 |
41353 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Plains Indian 198 | h92 30 | 60 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Down used on infants to prevent chafing. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 60 |
41351 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 64, 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Down used on infants to prevent chafing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 64, 65 |
41314 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 64, 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Down used on infants to prevent chafing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 64, 65 |
41254 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 56 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used for newborns with bleeding navels. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 56 |
41219 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 64, 65 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Down used on infants to prevent chafing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 64, 65 |
41098 | Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. 4044 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 271 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bark used in ritual to make children as light-skinned as the inner bark. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
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 |
40887 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 250 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Outer layer of dried trees used for chafed babies. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 250 |
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 |
40774 | Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal. 4029 | 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 |
40771 | Triosteum perfoliatum L. 4027 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 207208 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root used on a newborn infant with a sore head. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 207208 |
40761 | Triosteum perfoliatum L. 4027 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 444 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots given to babies to fatten them. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444 |
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 |
40693 | Trillium erectum L. 4019 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 174 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bulbs ground and given to sick children with unidentified illnesses. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 174 |
40524 | Tragia ramosa Torr. 3984 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 73 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Nettle used to strike male infants, to increase pain threshold during battle. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 73 |
40470 | Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill. 3973 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 373 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Given to nervous boys and girls. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 373 |
40417 | Touchardia latifolia Gaud. 3967 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 71 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Shoots chewed and given to infants for bodily ailments or weaknesses. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 71 |
40351 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 383 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of branches used as wash for babies that don't walk but should. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 383 |
40315 | Tiarella cordifolia L. 3957 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 255 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots used by children for diarrhea. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 255 |
40312 | Tiarella cordifolia L. 3957 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 344 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of roots and leaves given to fatten little children. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 344 |
40311 | Tiarella cordifolia L. 3957 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 344 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound poultice of smashed plants applied to sore backs of babies. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 344 |
40310 | Tiarella cordifolia L. 3957 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 345 | 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 345 |
40106 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 54 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of boughs sweetened and used for children with coughs. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 54 |
40105 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 54 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of boughs sweetened and used for children with colds. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 54 |
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 |
39802 | Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii 3939 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 25 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant tied to cradle bow to make baby sleep. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25 |
39784 | Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze 3934 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 72 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant formerly used for children with tuberculosis. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 72 |
39770 | Thelesperma filifolium var. filifolium 3932 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 72 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant formerly used for children with tuberculosis. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 72 |
39769 | Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt. 3931 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 344 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of root given to children for colic. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
39625 | Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. 3911 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of root given to children to make them strong and muscular. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31 |
39624 | Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. 3911 | Cherokee 32 | t40 115 | 33 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots given to children to make them strong and muscular. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33 |
39294 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | 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 58 |
39270 | Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & Perry 3883 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 31 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bark & other plants pounded, squeezed & the resulting liquid given to children for stomach weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 31 |
39269 | Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & Perry 3883 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 31 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bark & other plants pounded, squeezed & the resulting liquid given to children for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 31 |
39264 | Syringa vulgaris L. 3882 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 413 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Bark or leaves chewed by children for sore mouths. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
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 |
39239 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 278 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used for children with worms. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
39208 | Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum 3876 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 31 | 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 31 |
39201 | Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nesom 3875 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 463 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots given to babies with fevers. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 463 |
39162 | Symphyotrichum falcatum var. commutatum (Torr. & Gray) Nesom 3864 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 84 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Ground blossoms mixed with yucca suds and used to wash newborn infants. This medicine was said to make the hair grow on the head and to give strength to the body. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 84 |
39107 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 458 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Mild decoction of wood used as a wash to keep babies healthy. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 458 |
39093 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 47 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant given to babies with coated tongues. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
39075 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 95 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Poultice of mashed berries applied to children's 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 95 |
39064 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 59 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of twigs used for young children with fevers. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 59 |
39045 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 62 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots and stems taken for fever associated with 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 62 |
38953 | Stillingia sylvatica ssp. sylvatica 3837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 234 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Decoction of roots taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234 |
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 |
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 |
38860 | Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees 3821 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 221 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant and other plants used as a baby's charm for fear from dreams about raccoons or opossums. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 221 |
38852 | Staphylea trifolia L. 3819 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 377 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of bark used as a wash to keep children from crying. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 377 |
38762 | Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eat.) Ames 3800 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Warm infusion used as a wash for infants 'to insure fast, healthy growth.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42 |
38747 | Spiraea sp. 3795 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 349 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of bark used as a body wash to make children stronger to walk. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
38746 | Spiraea sp. 3795 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 349 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound decoction of shoots or vines used as a wash for babies with diarrhea. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
38707 | Spigelia anthelmia L. 3785 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 669 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant considered a 'well-known remedy' for children with worms. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 669 |
38691 | Sphagnum sp. 3783 | Carrier 27 | c73 134 | 87 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Berries rubbed on children's sores. | Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 87 |
38686 | Sphaeralcea sp. 3781 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 34, 85 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root used for babies with bowel troubles. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 85 |
38681 | Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels. 3780 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 363 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used for babies with bowel trouble. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363 |
38673 | Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb. 3777 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 362 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used for babies with bowel trouble. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 362 |
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 |
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 |
38511 | Sonchus oleraceus L. 3755 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 64 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Infusion of plant given to children for teething. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
38499 | Sonchus asper (L.) Hill 3754 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 478 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Compound infusion given to babies 'who cry until they hold their breath.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478 |
38493 | Solidago velutina DC. 3752 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 50 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Plant used as a lotion to bathe an infant hermaphrodite to become sensible. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50 |
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