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137 rows where use_subcategory = 60 sorted by tribe
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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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15173 | Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. 1654 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 39 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Dried leaves mixed with mountain tobacco and smoked to 'clear the mind if lost.' | 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 39 |
42832 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Dried leaves smoked in corn husk 'to clear the mind if lost.' | 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 45 |
32479 | Quercus sp. 3289 | Neeshenam 160 | p74 81 | 375 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Poultice of hot pitch and powdered, burned acorns applied to mourning widows. | Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 375 |
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 |
21189 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 99 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Buds eaten in spring or bark rubbed on body as a tonic for nervous breakdowns. | 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 99 |
29802 | Postelsia palmaeformis Ruprecht 3118 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 54 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plants burned and ashes used for craziness. | 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 54 |
36891 | Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa 3569 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 100 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Bark used with black twinberry bark for nervous breakdowns. | 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 100 |
39604 | Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Dougl. ex Lindl. 3907 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 127 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plants chewed as medicine to stop dreams of having sexual intercourse with the dead. | 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 127 |
23020 | Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz 2482 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 86, 87 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of root used as a wash for 'delirium,' neuralgia and dizziness. | 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 86, 87 |
30398 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 87 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Concoction of roots and gooseberry roots used to make children intelligent and obedient. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 87 |
33490 | Ribes divaricatum Dougl. 3368 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 84 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Roots used with wild cherry roots to wash newborn children for intelligence and obedience. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84 |
33565 | Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. 3375 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 84 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Roots used with wild cherry roots to wash newborn children for intelligence and obedience. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84 |
33621 | Ribes lobbii Gray 3378 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 84 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Roots used with wild cherry roots to wash newborn children for intelligence and obedience. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84 |
17691 | Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poit. 1973 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 293 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Leaves and fruit used for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 293 |
17737 | Ilex vomitoria Ait. 1980 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 261 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Bark used as medicine for old people's dance sickness: nightmarish dreams and waking up talking. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
19225 | Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba 2065 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 293 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant burned to smoke the body for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 293 |
19447 | Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. 2090 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 293 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Seeds burned to smoke the body for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 293 |
20182 | Licania michauxii Prance 2173 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 292 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
25106 | Osmunda regalis L. 2702 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 292 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
26145 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 260 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of leaves taken as emetic for ghost sickness: grief, lung cough, appetite loss & vomiting. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 260 |
26146 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 292 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of leaves used to steam and bathe the body for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
26147 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 293 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant burned to smoke the body for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 293 |
26427 | Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm. 2878 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 292 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
29017 | Polypodium incanum Sw. 3078 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 291 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 291 |
39811 | Thelypteris kunthii (Desv.) Morton 3940 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 267 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Leaves used for old paint woman sickness: insanity and weakness of the limbs and neck. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 267 |
43531 | Vittaria lineata (L.) Sm. 4185 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 292 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used to steam and bathe the body for insanity. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
20382 | Linnaea borealis L. 2201 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 18 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Poultice of the whole plant applied to the child's head to insure him a long life. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18 |
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 |
20014 | Lewisia pygmaea (Gray) B.L. Robins. 2158 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 479 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Some believed that eating the roots caused insanity. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 479 |
21683 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 113 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Leaves placed under pillows during sleep or the head washed with charcoal to induce 'power dreams.' | 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 113 |
21932 | Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt. 2374 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 187 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant induced dreams of someone sleeping when brought into the house. | 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 187 |
26872 | Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. 2933 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 100 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Tree and red cedar tree caused vivid dreams for anyone who slept under it. | 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 100 |
29676 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 277 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of branches taken by people suffering from insanity through excessive drinking. | 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 277 |
40255 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 94 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Tree or spruce tree said to cause vivid dreams for those who slept under them. | 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 94 |
42750 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Tsimshian 267 | ga88 165 | 26 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Roots used for insanity. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 26 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );