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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
34031 | Rosa nutkana K. Presl 3427 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 209 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Roots and sprouts used in steambaths. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 209 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );