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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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100 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 378 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Needle-like leaves used as part of the medicine for the sweatbath. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378 |
106 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Ojibwa, South 174 | h91 56 | 198 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of bark used to induce sweating. | Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
357 | Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. 10 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 21 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used as a sudorific. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
396 | Acacia koa Gray 16 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 46 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Leaves spread out on the bed to cause the patient lying on them to sweat. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 46 |
771 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 17 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of fresh or dried plant taken to cause perspiring. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 17 |
860 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Lummi 129 | g73 25 | 49 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of flowers taken to produce sweating. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
866 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 49 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Raw leaves chewed by women to produce sweating at childbirth. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
888 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Micmac 141 | w22 155 | 25 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of plant taken with milk to cause a sweat for colds. | Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25 |
933 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 128 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Leaves soaked and sprinkled on the hot rocks in the sweatbath. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128 |
1191 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
1667 | Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze 84 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 27 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Leaves used in a steambath to induce sweating. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 27 |
1880 | Ageratina altissima var. altissima 98 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 459 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of roots taken and used as a sweat bath to keep patient cooled. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459 |
1890 | Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. 99 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 214 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a steaming agent in sweatbath. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 214 |
2381 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 59 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of bark taken to 'sweat everything out.' | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 59 |
2468 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 332 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of dried bark taken to perspire. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
2939 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 28 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of stems and snowberry stems taken to cause sweating. | 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 |
3400 | Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn. 255 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 78 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of plant taken for colds and to cause sweating. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 78 |
3436 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 400 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of plants used as steambath to sweat out rheumatism and headaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 400 |
3638 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a 'sudorific and anodyne for colds.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
4088 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 57 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of roots and berries taken as a diaphoretic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
4169 | Aralia spinosa L. 321 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31, 32 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
4317 | Arctium sp. 329 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 475 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Poultice of leaves applied to draw poison out and to sweat for rheumatism. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 475 |
4805 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
5042 | Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. 393 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 48 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Leaves used in sweatbath medicine. | 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 |
5151 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used in the sweat house for rheumatism and stiff joints. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
5193 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 41 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used in the sweat house for rheumatism and stiff joints. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
5194 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 463 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant steamed to cause sweating for rheumatism and other aches. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463 |
5438 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 28 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used as an ingredient in the sweatbath. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 28 |
5538 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 27 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used as an ingredient in the sweatbath. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27 |
5677 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 48 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used in a sweatbath medicine. | 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 |
5683 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 78 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of leaves and branches taken to cause sweating during a cold. | 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 78 |
5707 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute 183 | stew33 65 | 317 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of leaves taken to produce sweating during a fever. | 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 |
5752 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 217 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of stem tips and seed pods taken as a diaphoretic. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 217 |
5770 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of leaves taken to cause sweating and break a fever. | 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 |
5822 | Artemisia tripartita Rydb. 408 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 79 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of leaves and branches taken to cause sweating during a cold. | 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 79 |
5992 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 309 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Cold infusion or decoction of roots taken for any kind of fever and sweating. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 309 |
6362 | Asclepias verticillata L. 448 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Root used as a sudorific. | 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 287 |
6889 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 167 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of root taken to produce profuse perspiration for rheumatism. | 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 167 |
6898 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 80 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Leaves placed on glowing coals and laid on to cause profuse sweating. | 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 80 |
7170 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 32 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of wood taken to cause sweating. | 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 |
7409 | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. 605 | Chickasaw 35 | c51 138 | 288289 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used as a diaphoretic. | 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 288289 |
7665 | Callicarpa americana L. 665 | Alabama 3 | swan28 128 | 663 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of root and branch used in sweatbath for malarial fever and rheumatism. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663 |
7791 | Caltha palustris L. 685 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of root taken as a diaphoretic and emetic for colds. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
8264 | Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. 762 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
8311 | Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don 766 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
8380 | Carya pallida (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn. 768 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
9216 | Chamaesyce polycarpa (Benth.) Millsp. ex Parish 877 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 99 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant chewed to cause vomiting and sweating for snakebites. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 99 |
9638 | Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. 915 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 316 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of plant taken to induce sweating. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316 |
9811 | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. 935 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 57, 58 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Branches used as a bed in the sweatbath for rheumatism. | 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 |
9979 | Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray 964 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 44, 45 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of whole plant taken as a diaphoretic for syphilis. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 44, 45 |
10612 | Conyza canadensis var. canadensis 1069 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 213 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a steaming agent in sweatbath. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 213 |
10738 | Corethrogyne filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 1085 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 22 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of twigs and leaves used as steambath to induce sweating for colds. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 22 |
10755 | Cornus alternifolia L. f. 1088 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of flower taken 'to sweat off flu.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
10871 | Cornus florida L. 1093 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of flower taken 'to sweat off flu.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
11762 | Cunila origanoides (L.) Britt. 1168 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion taken to increase perspiration. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
12038 | Daphne mezereum L. 1231 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
12576 | Diphylleia cymosa Michx. 1311 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59, 60 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion taken as a diaphoretic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59, 60 |
13165 | Ephedra torreyana S. Wats. 1405 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 42 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Stems used as an ingredient in the sweatbath. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42 |
13779 | Erigeron philadelphicus L. 1480 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a sudorific. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
13805 | Erigeron pulchellus Michx. 1481 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a sudorific. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
13908 | Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. 1488 | Yokut 286 | m66 109 | 437 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of plant taken and used as a steam for sweating. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 437 |
14475 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 26 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a sudorific. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
14539 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Shinnecock 231 | cw45 62 | 118 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion taken cold, then a hot cup before bed to cause perspiring. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118 |
14601 | Euphorbia ipecacuanhae L. 1590 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
15482 | Galium asprellum Michx. 1683 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant used as a diaphoretic. | 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 287 |
15487 | Galium boreale L. 1684 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant used as a diaphoretic. | 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 287 |
15538 | Galium uniflorum Michx. 1692 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant used as an diaphoretic. | 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 287 |
15861 | Geum aleppicum Jacq. 1731 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 39 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of root and other herbs used to make a person sweat. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 39 |
16295 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 46 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used as an ingredient in the sweatbath. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46 |
16354 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 53 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of blossoms taken as a diaphoretic. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 53 |
16471 | Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. 1806 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 48 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction taken as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
16486 | Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. 1806 | Nanticoke 154 | t42 22 | 58, 84 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Whole plant used as a sudorific. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 58, 84 |
16836 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 400 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of plant used as steambath to sweat out rheumatism and headaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 400 |
17702 | Ilex cassine L. 1976 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | l2, 62 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion, 'black drink,' caused sweating to purify physically and morally. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page l2, 62 |
18409 | Juniperus californica Carr. 2053 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 6 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of leaves taken to cause sweating. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 6 |
18507 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used in the sweathouse. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
18649 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 48 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used as an ingredient in the sweatbath. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
18691 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 11, 12 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Compound used as sweatbath medicine. | 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 11, 12 |
19025 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used in the sweathouse. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
19136 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
19184 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 320 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used in the vapor bath of the purificatory rites. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 320 |
19966 | Lesquerella douglasii S. Wats. 2147 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 61 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used to produce sweating. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61 |
20163 | Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. 2171 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Root used as a sudorific. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
20347 | Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume 2198 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Compound decoction of bark taken as a diaphoretic, any part is a diaphoretic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
20356 | Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume 2198 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 24 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of branches taken and steambath used to cause perspiring for aches. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 24 |
20369 | Lindera benzoin var. benzoin 2199 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of branches taken or used as herbal steam to cause sweating for pains. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
20461 | Liquidambar styraciflua L. 2210 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 61, 62 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of Spanish moss from this tree taken as a diaphoretic for fever. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61, 62 |
21018 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 156 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of two teaspoons of dried seeds used to 'sweat the cold out.' | 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 156 |
22702 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 371372 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used in the sweatbath. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 371372 |
23091 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Taken as a diaphoretic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47 |
23178 | Monarda didyma L. 2503 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diaphoretic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
23200 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a diuretic, diaphoretic and especially for 'sweating off flu.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
23326 | Monarda sp. 2509 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 54 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of entire plant used to promote perspiration. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54 |
23327 | Monarda sp. 2509 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of entire plant taken to induce perspiration. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
23354 | Monardella odoratissima Benth. 2513 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 389 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used as a sweat medicine. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
23673 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 132 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of whole plant, except root, taken to produce perspiration. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132 |
23919 | Nicotiana rustica L. 2585 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a sudorific. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
23959 | Nicotiana tabacum L. 2587 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a sudorific. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
24198 | Obolaria virginica L. 2605 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 48 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Taken as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
24890 | Orbexilum pedunculatum var. psoralioides (Walt.) Isely 2676 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Taken as a diaphoretic. | 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 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );