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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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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 |
39681 | Tetraneuris argentea (Gray) Greene 3918 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 44 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant used for dreaming of being bitten by an 'alligator.' | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 44 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15749 | Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & Gray 1710 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 33 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant used for the effects of a dream of a spider bite. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 33 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18283 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 296 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Poultice of bark applied for 'craziness.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40503 | Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth 3979 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 209 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Root gum inserted in cut on head 'to stop craziness.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 209 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
31124 | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium 3194 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 214215 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Smudge of herb used to 'bring back a loss of mind.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 214215 |
22100 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 230231 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Smudge of root used in cases of insanity, to bring back to normal. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230231 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
16370 | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch 1791 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 229 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Wax of pods 'fed to a patient to cure him of lunacy.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 229 |
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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) );