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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category ▼ | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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48 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of root sprinkled on hot stones and used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
49 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 338 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Gum of plant melted on warm stone as herbal steam for headache. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
780 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of leaves sprinkled on hot stones as herbal steam for headache. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
856 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 278 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Leaves used in a steambath for rheumatism or general sickness. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 278 |
1672 | Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze 84 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 27 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | 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 |
3256 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of flower used as herbal steam for rheumatism and paralysis. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
3537 | Angelica lucida L. 265 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 376 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant used to prepare sweatbath for general weakness and localized pains. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 376 |
5116 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Strong decoction of root used 'for steaming old people to make them stronger.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
5177 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 39, 40 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Steam from boiling plant used for eye trouble. | 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 39, 40 |
5324 | Artemisia furcata var. heterophylla (Bess.) Hult‚n 398 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 392 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Poultice of leaves applied or leaves used in sweatbath for rheumatism. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 392 |
5463 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 40-42 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Branches used as a bed in a sweatbath to steam out infection of influenza. | 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 40-42 |
5464 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 40-42 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Branches used as a bed in a sweatbath to steam out infection of influenza. | 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 40-42 |
5505 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. mexicana (Willd. ex Spreng.) Keck 402 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 56 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant used as a purifying agent in the sweat house. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 56 |
5639 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 13 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of plant fumes inhaled for head colds, chest colds and headaches. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 13 |
5856 | Artemisia vulgaris L. 410 | Tlingit 265 | k56 133 | 283 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant taken or used in steambath for pleurisy. | Krause, Aurel, 1956, The Tlingit Indians. Translated by Erna Gunther, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 283 |
7668 | Callicarpa americana L. 665 | Alabama 3 | t40 115 | 52 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of roots and leaves used as sweatbath for malarial fever. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52 |
7669 | Callicarpa americana L. 665 | Alabama 3 | t40 115 | 52 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of roots and leaves used as sweatbath for malarial fever. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 52 |
7687 | Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin 667 | Klamath 115 | c97 66 | 88 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Branches and twigs used in administering a sweatbath. | Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 88 |
8328 | Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch 767 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 338 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Fresh small shoots placed on hot stones as herbal steam for headache. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
9107 | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 860 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 266 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant used in sweatbaths for arthritis and rheumatism. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 266 |
9506 | Chenopodium graveolens Willd. 900 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 45 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant steeped in water and vapor inhaled for headache. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45 |
10038 | Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. 975 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30 |
10210 | Clematis lasiantha Nutt. 1018 | Shasta 230 | h46 149 | 340 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of pounded, whole stem or bark used as a steambath for colds. | Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 340 |
10563 | Conioselinum gmelinii (Cham. & Schlecht.) Steud. 1059 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 276 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant used in steambath for general weakness. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 276 |
10564 | Conioselinum gmelinii (Cham. & Schlecht.) Steud. 1059 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 266 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant used in sweatbaths for arthritis and rheumatism. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 266 |
10739 | Corethrogyne filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 1085 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 22 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | 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 |
10908 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 387 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Boughs used in the fire of the sweathouse. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
13854 | Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. 1488 | Atsugewi 19 | g53 129 | 140 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Branches and leaves used in a steambath for rheumatism. | Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140 |
13957 | Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. 1495 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 470 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plants steamed in sweatbath for rheumatism and various aches and stiffness. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
14034 | Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. 1510 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 470 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plants steamed in sweatbath for rheumatism and various aches and stiffness. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
14154 | Eriogonum sp. 1530 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 470 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plants steamed in sweatbath for rheumatism and various aches and stiffness. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470 |
15922 | Geum sp. 1737 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 464 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plants used in sweatbath for sprains, stiff or aching joints or muscles. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 464 |
15947 | Geum triflorum Pursh 1738 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 466 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plants steamed in the sweatbath for rheumatism and joint and muscle stiffness. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 466 |
15948 | Geum triflorum Pursh 1738 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 466 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plants used in the sweatbath for rheumatism and stiff joints and muscles. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 466 |
16273 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 276 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Roots used in herbal steam for unspecified ailments. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 276 |
16522 | Helenium amarum var. amarum 1813 | Koasati 116 | t40 115 | 62 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of entire plant used as a sweatbath for dropsy and swellings. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 62 |
16652 | Helianthus cusickii Gray 1824 | Shasta 230 | h46 149 | 340 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Pounded roots used in a steambath for internal pain. | Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 340 |
18110 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 311 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant steamed throughout the house to keep away 'disease in general.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
18449 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 4 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Cones chewed, infusion of boughs or cones taken or used as steambath for colds. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
18594 | Juniperus horizontalis Moench 2057 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 4 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Cones chewed, infusion of boughs or cones taken or used as steambath for colds. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
18729 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 39, 40 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Leaves placed on hot coals as an herbal steam to 'fumigate' new mother. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 39, 40 |
18953 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 4 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Cones chewed, infusion of boughs or cones taken or used as steambath for colds. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
19144 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Compound decoction of twigs taken or used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
19156 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30 |
19185 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 63, 64 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Twigs used on hot stones in vapor bath, especially in purification rites. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63, 64 |
19196 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 63, 64 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Twigs used on hot stones in vapor bath, especially in purification rites. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63, 64 |
19530 | Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch 2099 | Ojibwa, South 174 | h91 56 | 198 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Boiled, crushed leaves and bark used as herbal steam for headache and backache. | Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
20340 | Linaria vulgaris P. Mill. 2197 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 389 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Compound containing plant used as a bronchial inhalant in the sweat lodge. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 389 |
20371 | Lindera benzoin var. benzoin 2199 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of branches used as herbal steam for aches and pains. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
20865 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Compound of roots used as herbal steam for lung or nasal congestion and asthma. | 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 97-100 |
20891 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Compound of roots used as herbal steam for lung or nasal congestion and asthma. | 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 97-100 |
20913 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Compound of roots used as herbal steam for lung or nasal congestion and asthma. | 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 97-100 |
20996 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 276 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Compound with seeds used in a steambath for general sickness. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 276 |
21176 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 266 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant used in sweatbaths for arthritis and rheumatism. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 266 |
21624 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 271 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Leaves used in a sweatbath for general weakness or undefined sickness. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
21772 | Madia glomerata Hook. 2362 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 22 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of stems and leaves taken and used as a steambath for venereal disease. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 22 |
22093 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 41 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Root used in herbal steam inhaled for catarrh. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 41 |
22315 | Malus sp. 2395 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 659 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Strong decoction of plant taken, used as wash and herbal steam for rabies. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
22778 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 475 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant steamed in the sweatbath for rheumatism and severe colds. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475 |
23000 | Mimulus guttatus DC. 2476 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 41 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of stems and leaves used as steambath for chest and back soreness. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 41 |
23106 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30 |
23947 | Nicotiana sp. 2586 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 292 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Leaves used in steambaths. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 292 |
24202 | Ochrosia compta K. Schum. 2606 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 44 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of bark and leaves used for steam in the sweatbath. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 44 |
24489 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 278 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Bark used in a steambath for body pains. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 278 |
25268 | Oxytropis sp. 2723 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 468 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plants steamed in the sweatbath for rheumatism and other joint and muscle aches. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 468 |
26820 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30 |
27307 | Picradeniopsis oppositifolia (Nutt.) Rydb. ex Britt. 2940 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Steam from compound containing plant used medicinally. | 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 49 |
28260 | Pinus strobus L. 2977 | Ojibwa, South 174 | h91 56 | 198 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Boiled, crushed leaves used as herbal steam for headache and backache. | Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
28542 | Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer 3011 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 467 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant steamed in the sweatbath for rheumatism and other joint and muscle aches. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467 |
28543 | Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer 3011 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 467 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant used in the sweatbath for rheumatism and various joint and muscle aches. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467 |
28834 | Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Morong 3049 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of root sprinkled on hot stones and used as an herbal steam for headache. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
29396 | Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides 3099 | Choctaw 39 | bd09 118 | 23 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Steam from decoction of stems, bark and leaves used for snake bites. | Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 23 |
30933 | Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. 3182 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 123124 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Steam from boiling bark allowed to rise into the eyes for snowblindness. | 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 123124 |
30954 | Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. 3182 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 123124 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Steam from boiling bark allowed to rise into the eyes for snowblindness. | 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 123124 |
31189 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Pomo, Little Lakes 203 | c02 89 | 309 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Leaves used as a sweatbath for rheumatism. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 309 |
31271 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 379 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Plant used as sweathouse fuel. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379 |
32731 | Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don 3320 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of plant used as a sweatbath wash for stiff, sore muscles and bones. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
32732 | Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don 3320 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of plant used as a wash or steam for stiff, sore muscles and rheumatism. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
35190 | Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn 3482 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 56 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Leaves used in a sweatbath for pains similar to rheumatism all over body. | 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 56 |
35226 | Rumex conglomeratus Murr. 3484 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 383 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of plant used as a steam bath medicine. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
36431 | Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii var. incana (Benth.) Strachan 3559 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 136137 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of leaf and sometimes stem used as herbal steam for headaches. | 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 136137 |
36524 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 62 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of leaves and flowers used as steambath for headaches and colds. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62 |
36525 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 62 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | 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 |
36799 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 280 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of bark used as steambath to relax body of woman after childbirth. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 280 |
38000 | Silphium integrifolium Michx. 3685 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 216 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Root steam directed to crippled area and used for pain. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 216 |
38041 | Silphium perfoliatum L. 3687 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 132 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Rootstock used in the vapor bath. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 132 |
38045 | Silphium perfoliatum L. 3687 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 132 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Rootstock used in the vapor bath. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 132 |
38051 | Silphium perfoliatum L. 3687 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 132 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Rootstock used in the vapor bath. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 132 |
38923 | Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb 3831 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 22 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | 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 |
39159 | Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides 3863 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 212 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Used in the sweatbath. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 212 |
39171 | Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve 3868 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 211212 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Entire plant used to furnish smoke 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 211212 |
39177 | Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum 3871 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 212 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Entire plant used as a smoke or steam 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 212 |
39580 | Taxus canadensis Marsh. 3903 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Compound decoction of twigs taken or used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
39585 | Taxus canadensis Marsh. 3903 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 54 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Branches used in herbal steam for rheumatism, numbness and paralysis. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 54 |
39651 | Tetradymia canescens DC. 3914 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Leaves 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 53 |
40865 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30 |
40896 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 134 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Herbal steam from compound containing branches used for swellings. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 134 |
41732 | Urtica dioica L. 4058 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 70 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Decoction of stems and roots used as a sweatbath for rheumatism pain. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 70 |
41752 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 55 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | Used in a sweatbath for pains similar to rheumatism all over the body. | 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 55 |
41811 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 146 | Drug 2 | Herbal Steam 78 | 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 |
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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) );