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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
39178 | Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum 3871 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 212 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Blossoms smudged 'to cure a crazy person who has lost his mind.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 212 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28966 | Polygonum punctatum Ell. 3070 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 315 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction taken for 'loss of senses during menses.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 315 |
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 |
38395 | Solidago canadensis L. 3734 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 217 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction used as wash for child who does not talk or laugh. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 217 |
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 |
18198 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 295 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound decoction with plant taken for 'loss of senses during menses.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 295 |
30206 | Prunella vulgaris L. 3159 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 424 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound infusion of plants taken for sickness caused by grieving. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 424 |
23140 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 440 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound infusion of plants taken for typhoid-like fever or craziness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
15766 | Gentiana andrewsii Griseb. 1715 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 414 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Compound infusion of roots taken and used as wash for lonesomeness and craziness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 414 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
17727 | Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray 1979 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 373 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of bark taken as an emetic for craziness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 373 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
23934 | Nicotiana rustica L. 2585 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 430 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of plants taken for insanity caused by masturbation. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 430 |
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 |
28525 | Plantago sp. 3006 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 438 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of roots taken for nervous breakdown. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438 |
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 |
43511 | Vitis vulpina L. 4184 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 252 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction of twigs taken for insanity. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 252 |
19460 | Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell 2093 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 307 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction taken to counteract loneliness because your woman has left. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 307 |
28215 | Pinus strobus L. 2977 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 266 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Decoction used as an emetic 'when someone dies and your can't forget it.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 266 |
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 |
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 |
31121 | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium 3194 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 129 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Dried leaves steamed as an inhalant for 'foolishness.' | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 129 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
21087 | Lonicera canadensis Bartr. ex Marsh. 2258 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 443 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of bark taken for homesickness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 443 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25926 | Penstemon laetus Gray 2813 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 389 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant taken and used as a steambath by grieving person. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15433 | Gaillardia pinnatifida Torr. 1676 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 44 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used to become good drummers. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44 |
15443 | Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella 1678 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 44 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of plant used to become good drummers. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
24945 | Osmorhiza berteroi DC. 2692 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 386 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Infusion of roots used as a bath for grieving person. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
17605 | Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda (Gray) Parker 1953 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 32 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Leaves characterized as making cattle crazy. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 32 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25383 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 24 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant acted as a tonic and 'strengthener of mental powers.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 24 |
23898 | Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf 2584 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 43 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant blown in the air to prevent bad dreams. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
44620 | Zinnia acerosa (DC.) Gray 4252 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 39 | Drug 2 | Psychological Aid 60 | Plant given to children to quickly learn to talk. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 39 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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