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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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190 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Hard pitch chewed to clean the teeth. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
792 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 23 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of roots taken or roots chewed for toothaches. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
794 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 663 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Plant used as toothache medicine. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663 |
862 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 24 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Rolled leaves inserted into cavity of painful tooth. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 24 |
916 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 74 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Roots mashed and applied to the tooth for toothaches. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 74 |
928 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Paiute 183 | k32 153 | 197 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Leaves chewed for toothache. | Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 197 |
949 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 80 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of leaves held in the mouth for toothaches. | 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 80 |
982 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 166 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Mashed root placed over a tooth for toothache. | 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 166 |
1002 | Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw. 40 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 25 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Heated leaves held in the mouth for toothaches. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
1008 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Carrier 27 | c73 134 | 85 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Crushed roots placed in the tooth for toothaches. | Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 85 |
1014 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 22 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of roots and other herbs taken for teething related sickness. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 22 |
1015 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 22 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Flowers & wild mint flowers wrapped in a cloth, dipped in water & used to remove teething gum pus. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 22 |
1058 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Green leaves or roots used in various ways for toothaches. | 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 31-33 |
1059 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 118 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of fresh, mashed roots packed around an infected tooth for the pain. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 118 |
1088 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Green leaves or roots used in various ways for toothaches. | 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 31-33 |
1094 | Achillea sibirica Ledeb. 43 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 23 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of roots and other herbs taken for teething related sickness. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
1098 | Achillea sp. 44 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 23 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of chewed roots applied to toothaches. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 23 |
1182 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 23 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of crushed rootstocks and hot water applied to toothaches. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 23 |
1225 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of root taken or root chewed, especially by children, for toothache. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
1262 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of rootstocks used for sickness related to teething. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
1263 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of chewed rootstock applied to aching teeth. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
1274 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 69, 70 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Rootstock chewed for toothache. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
1299 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 278 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Root packed into hole of aching tooth to break up the tooth. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
1300 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 278 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Roots smoked and the smoke sucked into hollow tooth for toothache. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
1307 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 48 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Roots chewed for toothache. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
1360 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 69, 70 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Rootstock chewed for toothache. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
1370 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 69, 70 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Rootstock chewed for toothache. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
1378 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 69, 70 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Rootstock chewed for toothache. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
1398 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 69, 70 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Rootstock chewed for toothache. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
1410 | Actaea pachypoda Ell. 59 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | 'Will kill teeth of young people if not careful with it.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
1526 | Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. 67 | Diegueno 65 | h75 122 | 217 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Infusion of plant used as a mouthwash for toothaches. | Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 217 |
1603 | Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. 73 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 23 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of bark used for toothaches and loose teeth. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 23 |
1610 | Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. 73 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 366 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Bark placed in cavity of tooth for toothaches. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 366 |
1886 | Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. 99 | Chickasaw 35 | c51 138 | 288 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Roots chewed and held in mouth for toothache. | Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 288 |
1889 | Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. 99 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 288 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Roots chewed and held in mouth for toothache. | Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 288 |
2388 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 153 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Root bark mixed with molasses and used for toothaches. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 153 |
2450 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 87 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Burnt ashes used to clean the teeth. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 87 |
2587 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 188 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of immature catkins applied to the tooth for toothache. | 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 188 |
2615 | Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. 173 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Compound infusion of bark held in mouth for toothache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
2659 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 87 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Burnt ashes used to clean the teeth. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 87 |
2669 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 188 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of immature catkins applied to the tooth for toothache. | 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 188 |
2840 | Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. 196 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Ground root placed in tooth for toothache. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 51, 52 |
2944 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 28 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of roots taken for teething sickness. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 28 |
3617 | Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. 278 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 464 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of plant used as a mouth wash for toothaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 464 |
3660 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 471 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Root chewed for toothaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 471 |
3978 | Arabis holboellii Hornem. 310 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 193 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Leaves chewed as a strong medicine for toothache. | 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 193 |
4028 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 29 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of roots and other plants taken for teething sickness. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
4175 | Aralia spinosa L. 321 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31, 32 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Used for rheumatism and 'ache of decaying teeth.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31, 32 |
4754 | Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B. Ownbey 361 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 38, 39 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Warmed root used various ways for toothache. | 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 38, 39 |
4890 | Aristolochia serpentaria L. 374 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of bruised root applied to tooth for toothache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
4925 | Armoracia rusticana P.G. Gaertn. 377 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 75, 132 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of leaf bound to the face for toothaches. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
4926 | Armoracia rusticana P.G. Gaertn. 377 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 266 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of leaves, with midrib removed, bound to cheeks for toothache. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
4984 | Artemisia californica Less. 387 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 25 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of leaves applied to the tooth for pain. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
5283 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 48 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Hot poultice of leaves applied for toothache. | 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 48 |
5785 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of mashed leaves applied to cheek for toothache. | 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 44-47 |
6053 | Asarum caudatum Lindl. 422 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 50 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of fresh, warmed leaves used for toothaches. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 50 |
6135 | Asclepias incarnata L. 434 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 418 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Dried stems made into cord and used for tooth extraction. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 418 |
6147 | Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr. 435 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 36 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of heated roots applied for toothaches. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 36 |
6453 | Astragalus bisulcatus var. haydenianus (Gray) Barneby 464 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 32 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of chewed leaves applied for toothache. | 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 32 |
6565 | Astragalus sp. 496 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 50 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of root used as a wash for toothaches. | 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 50 |
6641 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of warm, pulverized root applied for toothache. | 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 24 |
6870 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Cheyenne 33 | g05 13 | 38 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Root chewed for toothaches. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 38 |
6977 | Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 553 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Hot infusion of root or beaten root held against tooth for toothache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
6990 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Hot infusion of root or beaten root held against tooth for toothache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
7176 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 32 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of stems or branches taken for teething sickness. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 32 |
7500 | Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch 618 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 71, 128 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of fresh leaves applied to toothaches. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128 |
7501 | Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch 618 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 264 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of leaves bound to the skin for toothache. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264 |
7502 | Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch 618 | Mohegan 149 | cw45 62 | 120 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of wilted leaves applied to the skin for toothache. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
7510 | Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch 618 | Shinnecock 231 | cw45 62 | 120 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of wilted leaves applied to the skin for toothache. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
8560 | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. 806 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Root ooze held in mouth for toothache. | 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 |
8588 | Ceanothus americanus L. 807 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Infusion of root held on aching tooth. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
8758 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 376 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of roots used as a wash on lips and gums of teething child. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
8816 | Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper 829 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 168 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of stems and leaves taken for toothaches. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 168 |
8831 | Cephalanthus occidentalis L. 832 | Choctaw 39 | bd09 118 | 24 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Bark chewed for toothache. | Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24 |
8832 | Cephalanthus occidentalis L. 832 | Choctaw 39 | t40 115 | 58 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Bark chewed for toothaches. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
9043 | Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom 854 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 48 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Leaves chewed for toothache. | 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 48 |
9171 | Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small 866 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 35 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Hot poultice of plant applied for toothache. | 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 35 |
9186 | Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small 871 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Root used for toothache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
9244 | Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia 880 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 35 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Hot poultice of plant applied for toothache. | 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 35 |
9446 | Chenopodium ambrosioides L. 895 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 168 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Plant used for toothache or an ulcerated tooth. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 168 |
9788 | Chrysothamnus sp. 934 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 25 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Small bit of stem used in cavities for toothache. It was believed that if the cavity was not sealed in some manner after the stem was inserted, the tooth would break. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
9816 | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. 935 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 57, 58 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Finely mashed leaves inserted in tooth cavities for toothaches. | 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 57, 58 |
10265 | Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. 1019 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 247 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of cut stem pieces applied to the tooth for toothache. | 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 247 |
10365 | Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze 1029 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 17 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of warm leaves applied to jaw or plant held in mouth for toothaches. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 17 |
10438 | Coix lacryma-jobi L. 1042 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Seeds strung around baby's neck for teething. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
10638 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 167 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Infusion of rhizomes taken for toothaches. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 167 |
10666 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 48 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Roots used in astringent mouthwash for teething babies. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48 |
11202 | Corylus americana Walt. 1110 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 297 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Compound decoction of roots given when 'baby's teeth are coming in.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 297 |
11247 | Corylus cornuta Marsh. 1111 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 298 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Decoction of bark given to children for teething. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 298 |
11248 | Corylus cornuta Marsh. 1111 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 38 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Infusion of stems and other plant stems made into a necklace used by children for teething pain. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 38 |
11545 | Cryptantha fulvocanescens (S. Wats.) Payson 1152 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of leaves applied for toothache. | 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 40 |
11948 | Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight 1209 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 342 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Dried, powdered root moistened and applied to decayed teeth for toothache. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
11971 | Dalea candida var. candida 1216 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 57 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Plant used as toothache medicine. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |
12105 | Datura sp. 1242 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 73 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Plant used as pain killer for toothaches. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 73 |
12139 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 60 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Powdered leaves made into an ointment and applied for toothache pain. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 60 |
12354 | Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. 1271 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of plant applied for toothache. | 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 28 |
12392 | Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl 1274 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Poultice of plant applied for toothache. | 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 28 |
12447 | Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. 1287 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 31 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Raw roots chewed for toothaches. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
12541 | Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins 1303 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 24 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Plant chewed by children to strengthen teeth. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
12567 | Diospyros virginiana L. 1310 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Toothache Remedy 71 | Compound infusion used for toothache. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
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