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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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28962 | Polygonum punctatum Ell. 3070 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 344 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of leaves and flowers taken for stomach pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
12493 | Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. 1298 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of leaves taken for stomach pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
7120 | Betula nana L. 577 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 5 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of leaves taken for stomachache and intestinal discomfort. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5 |
9283 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 5 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of leaves taken for stomachache and intestinal discomfort. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5 |
12689 | Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson 1335 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 5 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of leaves taken for stomachache and intestinal discomfort. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5 |
38713 | Spiraea alba Du Roi 3789 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 349 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of mashed and powdered dried roots taken for side pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
18185 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 295 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of plants taken for urinating pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 295 |
10002 | Cirsium sp. 971 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for back pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
11426 | Crataegus sp. 1131 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for back pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
22069 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for back pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
29198 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for back pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
33506 | Ribes glandulosum Grauer 3369 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for back pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
34689 | Rubus occidentalis L. 3461 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for back pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
8561 | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. 806 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 344 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for cramps. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
36942 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 344 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for cramps. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
3505 | Angelica genuflexa Nutt. 262 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 61 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for headache. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61 |
22127 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 459 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root taken for internal pains. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 459 |
17543 | Hydrophyllum virginianum L. 1936 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 130 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root used for chest pain. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 130 |
17035 | Heuchera americana L. 1865 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 130 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of root used for stomach pain. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 130 |
12626 | Disporum sp. 1318 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 459 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of roots taken for internal pains. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 459 |
22170 | Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 2382 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 459 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of roots taken for internal pains. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 459 |
38975 | Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. 3839 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 459 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of roots taken for internal pains. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 459 |
9666 | Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n 916 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 407 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
10796 | Cornus amomum P. Mill. 1089 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 402 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
23108 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
40753 | Triosteum perfoliatum L. 4027 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 445 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 445 |
19888 | Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens (Ait.) Hult‚n 2127 | Eskimo, Western 75 | l59 177 | 5 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction of stem and leaf used for stomachache and intestinal discomfort. | Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5 |
43052 | Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf. 4130 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 64 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction taken for headache. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 64 |
13821 | Erigeron speciosus var. macranthus (Nutt.) Cronq. 1484 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 50 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction taken for menstrual pain and as a contraceptive. | 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 50 |
6822 | Bahia dissecta (Gray) Britt. 540 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction taken for menstrual pain. | 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 |
24052 | Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi 2595 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 319 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction taken for pain between shoulder blades. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
27641 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 12, 13 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction used for headache. | 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 12, 13 |
37108 | Sanvitalia abertii Gray 3582 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound decoction used for menstrual pain. | 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 53 |
20632 | Lobelia cardinalis L. 2221 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound given for pain and poultice of crushed leaves used for headache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
20692 | Lobelia siphilitica L. 2224 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound given for pain and poultice of crushed leaves used for headache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
12596 | Dirca palustris L. 1317 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 388 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of bark and roots taken for back pains. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 388 |
21170 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 380 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of bark used as foot bath for painful legs and feet. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 380 |
16833 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 400 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of plant used as steam bath for headaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 400 |
3432 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 400 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of plants used as steam bath to sweat out headaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 400 |
19382 | Lactuca canadensis L. 2084 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 478 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of roots and bark taken for back pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478 |
23109 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 442 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of roots and bark taken for back pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
39349 | Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers 3894 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 477 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of roots and bark taken for back pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 477 |
38156 | Smallanthus uvedalius (L.) Mackenzie ex Small 3704 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 467 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of stalks and roots taken for back pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 467 |
31694 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 126-128 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion of twigs and leaves taken for tubercular lung pain. | 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 126-128 |
44320 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound infusion taken for back pain. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
16529 | Helenium autumnale L. 1814 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 129 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound of dried flowers applied to small cuts made on temples for headache. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 129 |
42694 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 280 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound of dried plants used as snuff for catarrh, headaches and colds. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 280 |
40728 | Trillium sp. 4024 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 286 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound of dried roots used as a snuff for headaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 286 |
34300 | Rubus allegheniensis Porter 3438 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 357 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound of plant used as a snuff for headaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 357 |
11968 | Dalea candida var. candida 1216 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 57 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound of plants used for abdomen pain caused by colds and loose bowels. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |
5663 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 81 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound of plants used for headaches. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81 |
1639 | Aesculus hippocastanum L. 77 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 379 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound of powdered roots used for chest pains. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 379 |
39917 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 311 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound poultice of bark used on cuts made in painful area to treat pain. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
28826 | Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. 3048 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 134 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound poultice of boiled, mashed root applied for sharp pains. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 134 |
18102 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Montagnais 150 | tan28 110 | 268 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound poultice of plant and flour applied to pain. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 268 |
19261 | Kalmia angustifolia L. 2070 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 311 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound poultice of plant used on cuts made in painful area to treat pain. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
4309 | Arctium sp. 329 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 474 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound poultice of smashed leaves applied to the head for headaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 474 |
24153 | Nuphar sp. 2598 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 320 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound roots used for 'pains in the chest which make you hold your breath.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
17810 | Inula helenium L. 1984 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 465 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound roots used for chest pains. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 465 |
4812 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 276 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound snuff used for headaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
42770 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound taken for 'pains.' | 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 |
32858 | Rhododendron maximum L. 3340 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound used as liniment for pains and poultice of leaves used for headache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
42654 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound used as liniment for pains. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
25438 | Panax trifolius L. 2735 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 396 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound used for chest pains. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 396 |
13241 | Epigaea repens L. 1410 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 410 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound used for labor pains in parturition. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 410 |
31091 | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium 3194 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound used for local pains, muscular cramps and twitching. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51, 52 |
6022 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 204 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Compound used for stomach cramps. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 204 |
36872 | Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa 3569 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 229 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Cooked shoots put in bath water and used as a soak for pain. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229 |
21967 | Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don 2376 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 219 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Cooled decoction of roots taken three times a day for headaches. | 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 219 |
3345 | Anemone multifida var. hudsoniana DC. 250 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 274275 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Cottony flower burned on hot coals for headache. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274275 |
38412 | Solidago canadensis L. 3734 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 60 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed blossoms chewed for sore throat. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 60 |
4850 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 69 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed corm sprinkled on head and temples for headache and general pain. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69 |
10245 | Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. 1019 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 59, 60 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed dried leaves used as snuff or fresh leaves smelled for headaches. | 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 59, 60 |
1036 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed green plant smelled for headaches. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
1067 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed green plant smelled for headaches. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 31-33 |
14302 | Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene 1553 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28, 29 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed leaves 'smelled' for headache. | 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 28, 29 |
32658 | Ranunculus acris L. 3300 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed leaves inhaled for headaches. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
41665 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 47 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed leaves inhaled for headaches. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 47 |
730 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 240 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed leaves used as a snuff for headaches. | 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 240 |
5356 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 18 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed leaves used as snuff for headaches. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 18 |
39720 | Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Torr. 3924 | Wailaki 273 | c02 89 | 348 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Crushed stem and leaf juice used as a wash for headaches. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 348 |
28954 | Polygonum persicaria L. 3069 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 26 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction mixed with meal and used as poultice 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 26 |
22289 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 262 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark and cascara bark taken for sciatica. | 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 262 |
34038 | Rosa nutkana K. Presl 3427 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 34 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark taken by women to ease labor pains in childbirth. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 34 |
2640 | Alnus sp. 174 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 309 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark taken for cramps. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309 |
8838 | Cephalanthus occidentalis L. 832 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 283 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark taken for headaches. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 283 |
7127 | Betula nigra L. 578 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark taken for stomach pain. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
29582 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 54 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark taken for stomach pain. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
8907 | Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. 841 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 53-55 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark taken 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 53-55 |
30604 | Prunus serotina Ehrh. 3177 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 362 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark taken or poultice applied to forehead and neck for headaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 362 |
35022 | Rubus spectabilis Pursh 3470 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 35 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark taken to lessen labor pains. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 35 |
7364 | Bignonia capreolata L. 591 | Koasati 116 | t40 115 | 57 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark used as a bath and taken for headaches. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 57 |
36510 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 60 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark used as a wash for pain. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60 |
36685 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 60 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of bark used as a wash for pain. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60 |
18776 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of berries taken for menstrual cramps. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 92-96 |
18871 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of berries taken for menstrual cramps. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 93-96 |
27312 | Picrothamnus desertorum Nutt. 2942 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 43, 44 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of branches taken for chronic stomach troubles and cramps. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 43, 44 |
5694 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of branches taken for headache. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 44-47 |
5757 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of branches taken for stomach cramps. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 44-47 |
5695 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Analgesic 6 | Decoction of branches 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 44-47 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );