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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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39893 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 46 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used in the sudatory. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46 |
40894 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 46 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Leaves used in the sudatory. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
43593 | Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt. 4199 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 174 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of leaves used as a bath for fever and produced perspiration. | 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 174 |
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 |
38987 | Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal 3840 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 314 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of blossoms taken to cause sweating. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
39906 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of bruised twigs taken to cause sweating. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
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 |
39320 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | 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 |
37105 | Sanvitalia abertii Gray 3582 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used to increase perspiration. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25974 | Pericome caudata Gray 2829 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 52 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of root used as 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 52 |
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 |
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 |
39911 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 380 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Compound containing leaves used in the sweatbath. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 380 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
41810 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 146 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used as an inhalant in the sweatbath for grippe or pneumonia. | 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 146 |
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 |
29654 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 310 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of bark taken as a diaphoretic for colds. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
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 |
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 |
40919 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 71 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of leaves taken to cause perspiration, which broke up a cold. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 71 |
42736 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 76 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Roots used in medicinal sweatbaths. | 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 76 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28477 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 64 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Leaf rubbed on the body to produce sweating. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 64 |
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 |
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 |
25267 | Oxytropis sp. 2723 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 468 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used in the sweatbath for rheumatism and various aches. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 468 |
28156 | Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. 2975 | Yokia 285 | c02 89 | 307 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Burning twigs and leaves used as sweat bath for rheumatism pain and bruises. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
27692 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 57, 58 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Needles chewed and swallowed as a diaphoretic. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57, 58 |
40778 | Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal. 4029 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 61 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Crushed leaves used in sweatbath for snake bite. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 61 |
44634 | Zinnia grandiflora Nutt. 4253 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 45 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Plant used in a sweatbath for fever. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45 |
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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) );