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id | species | tribe | source ▲ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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