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id | species | tribe | source ▼ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );