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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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917 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 74 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves and stems used in a smudge to keep mosquitoes away. | 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 |
1107 | Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. 45 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 79 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves dried and hung in houses to keep flies and mosquitos away. | 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 79 |
1111 | Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. 45 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 186 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Decoction of plant used as a furniture and floor wash for lice, bedbugs and other household pests. | 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 186 |
2031 | Allium acuminatum Hook. 132 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 74 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Bulbs rubbed on the skin to repel insects. | 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 74 |
2161 | Allium cernuum Roth 141 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 74 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Bulbs rubbed on the skin to repel insects. | 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 74 |
2652 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 188 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Bark burned to repel mosquitos. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188 |
4949 | Artemisia absinthium L. 382 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 75 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Branches used under mattresses as a repellent for bedbugs and other insect pests. | 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 75 |
5061 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Karok 105 | b81 70 | 18 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Shoots used with drying salmon to keep 'salmon beetles' away. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
5133 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 28 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Crushed plant mixed with water and used on bed clothing as a bed bug repellent. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 28 |
5134 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 28 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant used in the bed as a bed bug repellent. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 28 |
5147 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 76 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Branches burned as a smudge to drive away mosquitoes. | 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 76 |
5148 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 76 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Branches with leaves used as an insect repellent & stopped flies from laying eggs in stored salmon. | 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 76 |
5184 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 58 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant burned to keep away mosquitos. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 58 |
5242 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 87 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant put on a fire to attract horses that run to the smoke because it kept flies & mosquitoes away. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 87 |
5243 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 109 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant put on campfire coals and the smoke repelled the mosquitoes. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 109 |
5277 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 45 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant burned and used as a smudge for mosquitoes. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 45 |
5294 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 58 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant burned to keep away mosquitos. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 58 |
5351 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 87 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant put on a fire to attract horses that run to the smoke because it kept flies & mosquitoes away. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 87 |
5392 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 211 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Smudge of leaves used to drive away mosquitoes. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 211 |
5421 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 170 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant burned and the smoke used as a good smudge against mosquitoes. | 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 170 |
7393 | Boerhavia erecta L. 598 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 75 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Sticky leaves and stem hung in house to catch flies. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 75 |
8281 | Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. 762 | Choctaw 39 | bd09 118 | 24 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves 'scattered about to drive away fleas.' | Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24 |
8296 | Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch 763 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 123 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123 |
8351 | Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch 767 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 123 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123 |
8437 | Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. 774 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 123 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123 |
8707 | Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. 819 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 65 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Smoke from plant used to kill bedbugs. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 65 |
9316 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 16 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Used for smoking fish and as a mosquito repellent. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
9560 | Chenopodium sp. 910 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Finely chopped plant used on the face and arms to keep the flies and mosquitoes from biting. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
9868 | Cicuta maculata L. 942 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of root used to soak corn before planting to repel insect pests. | 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 |
10396 | Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. 1031 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 126 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Crushed leaves rubbed on the face and hands as protection from mosquitoes. | 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 126 |
10545 | Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. 1055 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 121 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves thrown onto the fire to make a smudge and keep away mosquitoes. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121 |
11213 | Corylus americana Walt. 1110 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 123 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123 |
11828 | Cymopterus globosus (S. Wats.) S. Wats. 1183 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 63, 64 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Decoction of roots used as an insecticide. | 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 63, 64 |
12041 | Darlingtonia californica Torr. 1232 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 27 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant ate insects. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 27 |
13353 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 15 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Decoction of stalks used as a wash for hair infested with vermin. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
13681 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird 1455 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 217 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Salve of branches and leaves used on horses to keep horseflies and gnats away. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 217 |
14374 | Eschscholzia californica Cham. 1567 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 9 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Decoction of flowers rubbed into the hair to kill lice. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 9 |
14684 | Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. 1603 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 123 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123 |
14718 | Fendlera rupicola Gray 1605 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 51 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant used to kill hair lice. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51 |
14781 | Fomes igniarius (L. ex Fries) Kickx 1620 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 187 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant added to tobacco as a mosquito repellent. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 187 |
16191 | Grindelia nuda var. aphanactis (Rydb.) Nesom 1777 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 51 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Strong infusion of plant poured on ant hill to kill ants. | 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 51 |
16195 | Grindelia robusta Nutt. 1778 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 389 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Decoction of roots used as a shampoo to kill hair lice. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
16291 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 23 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant chewed and juice spit upon bees to kill the insects. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 23 |
16292 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 23 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant placed upon a slow fire and smoke destroyed bees. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 23 |
16300 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 46 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Chewed leaf juice had an intoxicating effect upon bees. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46 |
16403 | Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston 1796 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 420 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plants used around potatoes to keep bugs off. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 420 |
16477 | Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. 1806 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 48 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion taken for 'flux' and leaves rubbed on body as insect repellent. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48 |
16492 | Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. 1806 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 33 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves dried and used indoors for fleas. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 33 |
16802 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 61 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of blossoms rubbed on body to keep off flies and mosquitoes. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61 |
17021 | Heterotheca villosa var. villosa 1864 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion thrown on ant hill to kill red ants. | 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 49 |
17235 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 28 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Used as an incense to 'keep the bugs away.' | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28 |
17885 | Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey. 1991 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 51 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of vine used for soaking sweet potatoes to keep away bugs and moles. | 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 |
18214 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 123 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123 |
18269 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 29 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves scattered about the house to dispel fleas. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 29 |
18276 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 24 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves scattered about house to 'dispel fleas.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24 |
18295 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Iroquois 100 | w16 112 | 123 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes. | Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123 |
19029 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant used to keep earwigs and bedbugs out of the house. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
19063 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 512 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Strong decoction of berries used to kill ticks on horses. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
19141 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Used for moth proofing. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
20676 | Lobelia inflata L. 2222 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Used to smoke out gnats. | 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 |
22474 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 61 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Dried blossoms used as an insect repellant. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 61 |
22517 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Montana Indian 151 | h92 30 | 23 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Used as a bug repellant. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 23 |
22544 | Melia azedarach L. 2430 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 29 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Crushed leaves used to drive out 'house insects.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
22554 | Melilotus indicus (L.) All. 2434 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 34 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant used in beds as a bed bug repellant. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
22564 | Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. 2435 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 53 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant used in beds as a bed bug repellant. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 53 |
22647 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 64 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves powdered and sprinkled on meat and berries as a bug repellant. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 64 |
22677 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 64 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves powdered and sprinkled on meat and berries as a bug repellant. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 64 |
22786 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 233 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant used all over the house for bedbugs and other insect pests. | 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 233 |
23060 | Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. 2490 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 34, 35 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Poultice of beaten root used for boils and milk poured over leaves used as fly poison. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34, 35 |
23232 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 70 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves pulverized and sprinkled on meats as a bug repellant. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 70 |
23570 | Myrica gale L. 2557 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 121 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant thrown onto the fire to make a smudge and keep away mosquitoes. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121 |
24958 | Osmorhiza brachypoda Torr. 2693 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 47 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of mashed plant used as a hair wash to kill fleas. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47 |
25019 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Decoction of root used as a dip to kill chicken lice. | 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 109110 |
25563 | Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. L”ve 2760 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 25 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Grass and water used to soak melon seeds before planting to keep worms away and make melons sweeter. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
27038 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Needles burned to keep mosquitoes away. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
28112 | Pinus rigida P. Mill. 2974 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 267 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Smoke from burning leaves used to get rid of fleas. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 267 |
28685 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 44 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Root ooze used to soak corn before planting to keep off crows and insects. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
28707 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 25, 26 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Decoction of whole plant sprinkled on potato plants to kill potato bugs. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 25, 26 |
28716 | Pogogyne douglasii ssp. parviflora (Benth.) J.T. Howell 3034 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 384 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant used for fleas. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 384 |
29197 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 54 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Resin from buds used to repel mosquitoes, black flies and gadflies. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
29208 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 188 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Bark burned for a mosquito repelling smoke. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188 |
31373 | Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. 3206 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 48 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant smudge used against mosquitoes. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 48 |
31613 | Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Pritz.) Zamels 3225 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 513 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Strong decoction of whole plant used to kill lice and fleas. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 513 |
33139 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 15 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves used on a person's body as an insect repellent. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 15 |
36729 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 207 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Inner bark of young shoots used as a repellant for flies and insects. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 207 |
37678 | Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus 3643 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 69 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant parts used in bed as a bed bug repellent. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 69 |
38249 | Solanum carolinense L. 3716 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Crushed leaves in sweet milk used to kill flies. | 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 |
38570 | Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer 3762 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 210 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Berries rubbed on the scalp for lice. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
38704 | Sphenosciadium capitellatum Gray 3784 | Paiute 183 | stew33 65 | 317 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of root used for lice. | Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317 |
39728 | Thalictrum occidentale Gray 3925 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 35 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Seeds and leaves placed among clothing or other possessions as an insect repellant. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 35 |
39881 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Iroquois 100 | r45i 116 | 83 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Branches used in closets to prevent moths. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 83 |
40562 | Trichostema lanceolatum Benth. 3995 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 389 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant used in bedding to keep fleas away. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
40566 | Trichostema lanceolatum Benth. 3995 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 67 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Crushed leaves used in bed rolls to discourage fleas. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 67 |
41033 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 17 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Compound of powdered bark and oil or pitch used on the hair to remove vermin. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17 |
41619 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 7 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Burning leaf smoke used to rid one of fleas. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 7 |
41620 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 249 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Burning leaf smoke used to rid one of fleas. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
41643 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 349 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leaves used for fleas. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 349 |
41671 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 91 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Leafy branches used for fleas. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 91 |
41676 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 59 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant put under the bed to rid it of fleas. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 59 |
42903 | Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman 4116 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 54 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Hollow piece of dried stem used in procedure to rid corn of cutworms. | 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 54 |
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