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id | species | tribe | source ▼ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38922 | Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb 3831 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 22 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of smashed roots taken and used as a steambath to cause sweating for colds. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 22 |
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 |
36522 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 62 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of leaves and flowers used as steambath to cause perspiration. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62 |
39756 | Thamnosma montana Torr. & Fr‚m. 3930 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 67 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Powdered plant caused men to sweat. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 67 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
44547 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 78 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Eleven plants used in sweatbath. An infusion of eleven plants was sprinkled on hot rocks to form dense steam. Men stayed in the sweat bath for three to five minutes for several successive evenings before the deer hunt or race. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 78 |
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 |
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 |
35938 | Salix lasiolepis Benth. 3536 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 331 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of bark taken to cause sweating for any disease. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25351 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 44 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of plant taken to produce sweating for fevers. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44 |
31727 | Pycnanthemum albescens Torr. & Gray 3232 | Choctaw 39 | t40 115 | 54 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of leaves taken to cause sweating for colds. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54 |
31728 | Pycnanthemum albescens Torr. & Gray 3232 | Choctaw 39 | bd09 118 | 24 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Hot decoction of leaves taken as diaphoretic for colds. | Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25415 | Panax sp. 2734 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 656 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Compound decoction of root taken to induce sweating, reducing fever. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 656 |
42763 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Atsugewi 19 | g53 129 | 140 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Crushed leaves rubbed over the body in the sweatbath. | Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
26165 | Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg. 2838 | Creek 59 | c51 138 | 289 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of root used as a diaphoretic in 'fevers of all descriptions.' | 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 289 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );