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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▲ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );