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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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1020 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 210 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of stem and leaves used as a wash for 'place on the body that is ailing.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 210 |
1024 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 79 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of plant used as a wash for cuts and saddle sores. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 79 |
1033 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 362 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of leaves applied to spider bite. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 362 |
1047 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of plant used as a liniment or wash for sores or rashes. | 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 31-33 |
1048 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of boiled, whole plant applied to sores. | 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 31-33 |
1049 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swellings or sores. | 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 31-33 |
1050 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed, green plant applied to swellings. | 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 31-33 |
1078 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of flower used as a wash for itching. | 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 31-33 |
1079 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of plant used as a liniment or wash for sores or rashes. | 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 31-33 |
1080 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of root used as a preliminary soak to help extract splinters. | 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 31-33 |
1081 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of boiled, whole plant applied to sores. | 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 31-33 |
1082 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of fresh roots applied to deaden pain so wound could be opened. | 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 31-33 |
1083 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swellings or sores. | 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 31-33 |
1084 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 43 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of whole plant applied for felon (an abscess or boil). | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43 |
1089 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 31-33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swellings or sores. | 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 31-33 |
1100 | Achillea sp. 44 | Mewuk 140 | m66 109 | 366 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of bruised leaves applied to cuts and wounds. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366 |
1104 | Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. 45 | Lummi 129 | g73 25 | 31 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of leaves used as a hair wash. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
1108 | Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC. 45 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 31 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of leaves used as a hair wash. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
1190 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for 'white swelling.' | 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 |
1245 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of rootstocks used for rash from touching nettles or other irritating plants. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
1246 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of chewed rootstock applied to cuts. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
1247 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 24 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of powdered roots and yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip roots applied to flesh worms. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
1289 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 278 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Compound decoction taken for 'boils around the abdomen of children.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
1400 | Acourtia wrightii (Gray) Reveal & King 57 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 49 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of wooly 'cotton' applied to open, bleeding wounds. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 49 |
1407 | Actaea pachypoda Ell. 59 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of root used for itch. | 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 |
1425 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Given for hives. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
1426 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of slightly astringent plant taken for rheumatism. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
1450 | Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. 61 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Roots used for sores. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 33 |
1473 | Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n 62 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of chewed leaves applied to boils. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 |
1474 | Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n 62 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of chewed leaves applied to wounds. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 |
1486 | Adenocaulon bicolor Hook. 65 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 48 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of leaves applied to boils. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 48 |
1487 | Adenocaulon bicolor Hook. 65 | Squaxin 251 | g73 25 | 48 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of leaves applied to scrofula sores. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 48 |
1519 | Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. 67 | Coahuilla 42 | b67 168 | 77, 78 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Pulverized twigs mixed with grease and used as a salve. | Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77, 78 |
1529 | Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris 68 | Lummi 129 | g73 25 | 14 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of leaves used as a hair wash. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
1531 | Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris 68 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 14 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of leaves used as a hair wash. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
1536 | Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris 68 | Skokomish 243 | g73 25 | 14 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of leaves used as a hair wash. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
1540 | Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 69 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 14 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of plant used as a lotion for bumblebee or centipede stings. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 14 |
1645 | Aesculus pavia L. 78 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of pounded nuts used for tumors and infections and as a salve for sores. | 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 |
1695 | Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze 85 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 422 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Compound infusion of plants used as wash for poison ivy and itch. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 422 |
1704 | Agastache pallidiflora ssp. neomexicana var. neomexicana (Briq.) R.W. Sanders 86 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Dried, pulverized root used as dusting powder for sores or cankers. | 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 41 |
1723 | Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze 88 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swellings. | 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 33 |
1845 | Agave sp. 96 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as a facial cream. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 55 |
1895 | Ageratina occidentalis (Hook.) King & H.E. Robins. 101 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 50 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Ingredient of 'schumaakwe cakes' and used externally for swelling. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 50 |
1898 | Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene 102 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Cold infusion taken and used as lotion for arrow or bullet wounds. | 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 47 |
1907 | Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala (Torr. & Gray) Jepson 106 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 74 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of entire plant used to wash sores and rashes. | 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 74 |
1908 | Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala (Torr. & Gray) Jepson 106 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 74 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of latex applied to sores. | 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 74 |
1911 | Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala (Torr. & Gray) Jepson 106 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 167 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Milky latex used to remove warts. | 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 167 |
1918 | Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. 109 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Powdered root compound used for pox. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
1935 | Agrimonia parviflora Ait. 110 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Powdered root compound used for pox. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
1946 | Alcea rosea L. 115 | Shinnecock 231 | cw45 62 | 120 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Leaves used to apply infusion of flowers to inflamed areas. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
1959 | Alectoria sarmentosa (L.) Ach. 122 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for wound dressing material and as bandages. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 55 |
1988 | Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. 127 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 56 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Baked nut meats, other plants and breadfruit milk applied to scrofulous sores, ulcers and bad sores. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 56 |
2010 | Alisma subcordatum Raf. 129 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as a poultice on old sores, wounds, bruises, swellings and ulcers. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
2021 | Allionia incarnata L. 131 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Cold infusion of root used as a lotion for swellings. | 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 26 |
2047 | Allium brevistylum S. Wats. 137 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 171 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of ground roots and stems applied and infusion used as a wash for carbuncles. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 171 |
2062 | Allium canadense L. 138 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 63 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Plant rubbed on body for protection from insect bites. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 63 |
2063 | Allium canadense L. 138 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 63 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Plant rubbed on body for protection from lizard, scorpion and tarantula bites. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 63 |
2106 | Allium cernuum Roth 141 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Juice given to children for hives. | 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 |
2126 | Allium cernuum Roth 141 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 20 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of onions applied externally for infections. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20 |
2134 | Allium cernuum Roth 141 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 272 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of soaked bulbs applied to sores and swellings. | 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 272 |
2245 | Allium sp. 160 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 75 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of bulbs, sometimes combined with Monarda, applied to sores. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75 |
2319 | Allium vineale L. 166 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 63 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Plant rubbed on body for protection from insect bites. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 63 |
2320 | Allium vineale L. 166 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 63 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Plant rubbed on body for protection from lizard, scorpion and tarantula bites. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 63 |
2358 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of root bark used as an astringent, healing wash for sores. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
2359 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of inner bark applied to swellings. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
2373 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 43 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Juice of inner bark used as a wash for the itch. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
2380 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 59 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of bark used as a wash for sores. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 59 |
2384 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 165 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of plant, two other plants and Vaseline used as an ointment for 'slight' itches. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 165 |
2385 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for 'slight' itches. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
2438 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 25 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Bark ground into a powder and used on open sores. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
2452 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 220 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of bark used as a wash for sores and powder of sap wood used on sores. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220 |
2476 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 12 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of bark used as a wash for babies with skin disease. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 12 |
2478 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 19 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of bark used as wash for skin diseases: sores, diaper rash, peeling or itching skin. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 19 |
2485 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Carrier, Southern 29 | s29 9 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Sap applied to cuts and decoction of bark taken as a purgative. | 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 |
2486 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Clallam 41 | f80 99 | 198 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Staminate aments chewed and used for sores. | Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 198 |
2500 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Haisla 86 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Bark used to make a wound dressing and wash. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
2521 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 279 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of bark applied or infusion of bark rubbed on sores, aches and eczema. | 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 279 |
2542 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 98 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of crushed bark, western hemlock and grand fir barks taken for bruises. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 98 |
2564 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 19 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of bark used as wash for skin diseases: sores, diaper rash, peeling or itching skin. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 19 |
2581 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Swinomish 253 | g73 25 | 27 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of bark taken for scrofula sores. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 27 |
2586 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 188 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of bark used as a wash for scabby skin, eczema and skin sores. One informant used a concentrated decoction of the bark as a wash for her uncle who had a severe allergic reaction to hops. | 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 188 |
2601 | Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. 173 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 22 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for skin eruptions and infusion used to bathe hives. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
2627 | Alnus sp. 174 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 54 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Bark and leaves used for festers and bark used for wounds. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
2643 | Alnus viridis (Vill.) Lam. & DC. 175 | Cree, Hudson Bay 56 | h84 83 | 303 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Bark used for the astringent qualities. | Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
2646 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 35 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of leaves used in the past for infected wounds or sores. The poultice was left in place over the wound until the leaves stuck to it and was then pulled off, removing the 'poison' with it. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 35 |
2691 | Alyxia oliviformis Gaud. 181 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 69 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of pounded plant and other plants used in a sweatbath for yellow blotches on the skin. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 69 |
2755 | Amaranthus hybridus L. 190 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Astringent leaves used for profuse menstruation. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
2800 | Amaranthus retroflexus L. 193 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Astringent leaves used for profuse menstruation. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
2836 | Amaranthus spinosus L. 195 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Astringent leaves used for profuse menstruation. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
2846 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. 198 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Crushed leaves rubbed on insect sting and infusion of leaf rubbed on hives. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
2854 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. 198 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 29, 74 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Poultice of plant applied to prevent 'blood poisoning.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74 |
2862 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. 198 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 13 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of plant used as a wash for minor skin eruptions and scalp diseases. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 13 |
2877 | Ambrosia psilostachya DC. 201 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 13 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of stems and leaves used after a hair wash as a rinse for dandruff. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 13 |
2881 | Ambrosia psilostachya DC. 201 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of plant used as a wash for sores. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55 |
2891 | Ambrosia trifida L. 203 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Crushed leaves rubbed on insect sting and infusion of leaf rubbed on hives. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
3176 | Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walt.) Gray 218 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Root used as a sure, but severe, cure for itch. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
3177 | Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walt.) Gray 218 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 34 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for itch and to poison crows. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34 |
3184 | Amorpha canescens Pursh 221 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 227 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Infusion of leaves used for eczema. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 227 |
3193 | Amorpha canescens Pursh 221 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 334 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Powdered, dried leaves blown into cuts and open wounds. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334 |
3200 | Ampelaster carolinianus (Walt.) Nesom 224 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 239 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Decoction of leaves taken and used as a body steam for snake sickness: itchy skin. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 239 |
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