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137 rows where use_subcategory = 60 sorted by tribe descending
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id | species | tribe ▲ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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31892 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 303 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction used to counteract loneliness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303 |
32641 | Ranunculus abortivus L. 3299 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 325 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction of plants taken for 'loss of senses during menses.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 325 |
35778 | Salix discolor Muhl. 3525 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 294 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction taken to vomit to reduce loneliness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294 |
38200 | Smilax herbacea L. 3710 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 286 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction of plant taken for 'loss of senses during menses.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 286 |
12176 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 306 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant used as a cure for 'meanness.' | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 306 |
21762 | Macromeria viridiflora DC. 2359 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 88 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound of plant smoked by persons not in their 'right mind.' | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 88 |
28487 | Plantago patagonica Jacq. 3004 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 92 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant given to a person 'to make him more agreeable.' | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92 |
28488 | Plantago patagonica Jacq. 3004 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 349 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant given to a person to make him more agreeable. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 349 |
28489 | Plantago patagonica Jacq. 3004 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 37 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Used to make a person more agreeable. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 37 |
42793 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 92 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound of plant smoked by persons not in their 'right mind.' | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92 |
11642 | Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 1162 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 28 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Leaves and young shoots eaten for partial insanity due to lack of sleep. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 28 |
22984 | Microlepia strigosa (Thunb.) K. Presl 2469 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant used for insanity. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
2687 | Aloysia wrightii Heller ex Abrams 180 | Havasupai 89 | spier28 164 | 285 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant boiled and taken for slight distempers. | Spier, Leslie, 1928, Havasupai Ethnography, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 29(3):101-123, 284-285, page 285 |
3526 | Angelica lucida L. 265 | Eskimo 66 | s73 94 | 325 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant used for the feeling of malaise. | Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325 |
1273 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 69, 70 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Paste of rootstock rubbed on warrior's face to prevent excitement and fear. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
23331 | Monarda sp. 2509 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction of plant administered to delirious person. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
23332 | Monarda sp. 2509 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 54 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of plant used for delirium. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54 |
31114 | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium 3194 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 663664 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of plant used as a wash for persons who 'wanted to run away.' | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663664 |
3732 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Dried, pulverized root used in various ways for insanity. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
41961 | Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. 4070 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 338 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Dried flowers placed on hot stones as inhalant for 'craziness.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
15744 | Gaylussacia sp. 1708 | Chickasaw 35 | t40 115 | 48 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Roots used for delirium. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 48 |
4544 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 25 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Leaves burned to drive away bad spirits for people going crazy. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 25 |
5432 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 190 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant used to drive away bad or ominous dreams. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 190 |
13646 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa 1454 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 20 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Burning leaf and branch smoke used to drive away the cause of nightmares. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20 |
20564 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 185 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of roots, leaves and stems rubbed on head & face for irrational behavior from any illness. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 185 |
20565 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 15 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of stems, leaves and roots used as a wash for 'irrationalness.' | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 15 |
21567 | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. 2333 | Cheyenne 33 | h92 30 | 27 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of dried stems taken to bring feelings of contentment to mothers. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 27 |
21774 | Madia glomerata Hook. 2362 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 22 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Dried plant used for perverted, over-sexed people. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 22 |
11865 | Cynoglossum virginianum L. 1194 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction taken every four days for 'bad memory.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
14970 | Fragaria virginiana Duchesne 1640 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 57 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Kept in home to insure happiness. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
16402 | Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston 1796 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Used for 'good memory.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
38307 | Solanum nigrum L. 3724 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of leaves and stem taken 'if lonesome because of death in family.' | 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 |
38349 | Solanum tuberosum L. 3729 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of leaves and stem taken 'if lonesome because of death in family.' | 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 |
15263 | Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. 1660 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 128 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of inner bark taken for depression. | 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 |
38532 | Sorbus americana Marsh. 3758 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 131 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Buds and inner bark fibers boiled and used for moral depression. | 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 131 |
24152 | Nuphar sp. 2598 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 167 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of roots taken by men to inhibit sexual drives for two months. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 167 |
24168 | Nymphaea sp. 2600 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 167 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of roots taken by men to inhibit sexual drives for two months. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 167 |
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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) );