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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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15061 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 368 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of bark taken for mania. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 368 |
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 |
14506 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 457 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of smashed roots taken to stop the liquor habit. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 457 |
14122 | Eriogonum rotundifolium Benth. 1529 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 43 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant eaten by children to become good looking. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43 |
14056 | Eriogonum jamesii Benth. 1514 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 19 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant smoked when disturbed by dreaming of tobacco worms. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19 |
14055 | Eriogonum jamesii Benth. 1514 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 43 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of roots used for despondency. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43 |
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 |
12548 | Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins 1303 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 91 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant taken by men to 'loosen their tongues so they may talk like fools & drunken men.' It was said that this infusion should never be given to women because they 'should not be made to talk too much.' | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 91 |
12547 | Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins 1303 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 48, 49 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of entire plant given for delirium. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 48, 49 |
12506 | Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. 1298 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 27 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of root used for senility and as a mild diurient. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 27 |
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 |
12100 | Datura quercifolia Kunth 1241 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 41 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Roots eaten to see into the future. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 41 |
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 |
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 |
11466 | Crepis runcinata ssp. glauca (Nutt.) Babcock & Stebbins 1139 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 40 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of young plants drunk for homesickness and lonesomeness. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 40 |
11246 | Corylus cornuta Marsh. 1111 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 298 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction of bark used as a wash for loneliness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 298 |
11058 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 404 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction of bark taken for craziness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 404 |
10926 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 204 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Strained decoction of flower heads used to wash the skin for 'seven year itch.' | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 204 |
10585 | Conocephalum conicum 1064 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 58 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant eaten to stop recurring dreams of having sex with the deceased. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 58 |
9794 | Chrysothamnus sp. 934 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 36 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used to relieve fright. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 36 |
8033 | Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood 730 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 341 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of roots taken when the 'heart jumps and the head goes wrong.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 341 |
7948 | Cannabis sativa L. 720 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 306 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Used after patient gets well but doesn't think that he's recovered. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
7053 | Berlandiera lyrata Benth. 570 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 33 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Dried roots burned, ground & tossed on hot coals or smoke inhaled to give courage. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
6001 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 308 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion taken to prevent bad dreams caused by the dead. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 308 |
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 |
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 |
3981 | Arabis perennans S. Wats. 312 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 23 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant used for effects of a bad dream. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 23 |
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 |
3561 | Angelica sp. 267 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 371 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Poultice of roots applied to head and ears for nightmares. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 371 |
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 |
3340 | Anemone cylindrica Gray 249 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 238 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Used as a medicine for 'crazy people.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238 |
2898 | Ambrosia trifida L. 203 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 210 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Root chewed to drive away fear at night. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 210 |
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 |
1541 | Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 69 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 14 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant smoked or infusion of plant used for insanity. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 14 |
1483 | Actaea rubra ssp. rubra 63 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 321 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Taken and sprinkled on head to give 'young men the right sense.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 321 |
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 |
350 | Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. 10 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 24 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Roots ground, mixed with corn flour and eaten to keep one from becoming greedy. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
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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) );