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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
43170 | Viburnum prunifolium L. 4136 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Root bark 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 62 |
43119 | Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray 4133 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Root bark 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 62 |
43009 | Viburnum acerifolium L. 4128 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Root bark 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 62 |
42971 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Root 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 |
42860 | Verbena hastata L. 4108 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | 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 60 |
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 |
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 |
42106 | Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. 4079 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 63 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of plant 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 63 |
42105 | Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. 4079 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 63 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of leafy stem 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 63 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40873 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 269 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of twigs and bark taken to induce sweating. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
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 |
40755 | Triosteum perfoliatum L. 4027 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 445 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Root used to cause sweating. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 445 |
40407 | Torreya californica Torr. 3966 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 6 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Smashed nuts and fat rubbed on body 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
39447 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 16 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of crushed leaves used as a wash to cause perspiring. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
39440 | Taxus baccata L. 3901 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 264 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used for colds and sweating. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
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 |
39300 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 354 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Compound infusion of leaves taken to 'produce profuse perspiration.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354 |
39204 | Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum 3876 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 31 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of roots taken to cause sweating and reduce a fever. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
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 |
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 |
38446 | Solidago odora Ait. 3740 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | 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 36 |
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 |
36648 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of flowers taken to 'sweat out fever.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
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 |
36487 | Sambucus nigra L. 3564 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Infusion of flowers taken to 'sweat out fever.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
36472 | Salvia officinalis L. 3562 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a mild 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 53 |
36450 | Salvia lyrata L. 3560 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Used as a mild 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 53 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
31606 | Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Pritz.) Zamels 3225 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 57 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Eaten or decoction taken in sweatbath for rheumatism. | 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 57 |
29757 | Porteranthus trifoliatus (L.) Britt. 3115 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 350 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Decoction of roots taken to cause sweating. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350 |
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 |
29190 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 54 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Branches with leaves used in a sweat bath for pains similar to rheumatism. | 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 |
28777 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | 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 55 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25283 | Packera aurea (L.) A.& D. L”ve 2726 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 473 | Drug 2 | Diaphoretic 77 | Roots used as a diaphoretic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 473 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );