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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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21224 | Lonicera oblongifolia (Goldie) Hook. 2267 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 443 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of bark taken for loneliness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 443 |
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 |
20657 | Lobelia cardinalis L. 2221 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 452 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction of whole plant taken for sickness caused by grieving. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 452 |
20684 | Lobelia inflata L. 2222 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 454 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant taken to vomit and cure tobacco or whiskey habit. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 454 |
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 |
40297 | Thymophylla pentachaeta var. pentachaeta 3954 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 46 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant used for dreaming of being pursued by a deer. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 46 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38494 | Solidago velutina DC. 3752 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 50 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | 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 |
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 |
20442 | Linum rigidum Pursh 2207 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 52 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used by racers to make them speedy. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 52 |
22909 | Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) Gray 2454 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 54 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plants used to make infants good horseback riders. Plants used to whip three or four month old infants, or ground leaves rubbed on their thighs so that they will become good horseback riders when they grow up. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 54 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
42566 | Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. 4097 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 57 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Large doses of plant produced mental stupor. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
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 |
25615 | Pectis angustifolia Torr. 2766 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 58 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used as an emetic before breakfast to relieve sadness and worry. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
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 |
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 |
25288 | Packera fendleri (Gray) W.A. Weber & A. L”ve 2727 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 68 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used for homesickness. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 68 |
41883 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 68 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | 'Younger people walk through nettles to procure dreams.' | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );