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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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43333 | Viola ?pedata L. (pro sp.) 4149 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of root used to soak corn before planting to keep off 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 60 |
43312 | Viola sororia Willd. 4165 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of root used to soak corn before planting to keep off 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 60 |
43301 | Viola rotundifolia Michx. 4162 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of root used to soak corn before planting to keep off 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 60 |
43287 | Viola pubescens Ait. 4160 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of root used to soak corn before planting to keep off 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 60 |
43272 | Viola cucullata Ait. 4156 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of root used to soak corn before planting to keep off 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 60 |
43259 | Viola bicolor Pursh 4151 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Infusion of root used to soak corn before planting to keep off 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 60 |
42904 | Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata (Robins. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman 4116 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 54 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Stem used to rid corn of cutworms. Put four worms into a hollow piece of dried stem about five inches long, take it to an ancient Pueblo ruin and stick it in the ground at the edge of the ruin. When the worms have disappeared bury the stem, cover it with a piece of old pottery and draw a line around it with an arrowhead. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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