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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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31533 | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood 3216 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 44 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young, curled frond juice used as a body deodorant. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 44 |
36286 | Salix sp. 3551 | Sikani 236 | s29 9 | 54 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young willow chewed and saliva applied to sores. | 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 |
10427 | Cocos nucifera L. 1040 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young shoots used for deep cuts. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
12586 | Diplazium meyenianum K. Presl 1315 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 44 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young shoots powdered, mixed with milk and nuts and applied to boils. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 44 |
23459 | Morinda citrifolia L. 2527 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young fruit thoroughly pounded with salt or fruit juice and used for broken bones and deep cuts. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
30502 | Prunus pensylvanica L. f. 3172 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 59 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wood used for chafed skin and prickly heat. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59 |
29672 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 277 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wood ashes rubbed on men's faces and arms to prevent the growth of hair. | 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 277 |
29671 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 464 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wood ash mixed with water or grease and used as a salve on swellings. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 464 |
32847 | Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. 3337 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 460 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wood ash mixed with grease and used as a salve for swellings. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460 |
15537 | Galium uniflorum Michx. 1692 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Whole plant used as an astringent. | 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 |
43231 | Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. 4147 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 33 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Whole plant & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid applied to boils & ruptured skin. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 33 |
40482 | Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans 3975 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 38 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Whole or broken leaves rubbed over boils or skin eruptions. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 38 |
35242 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 172 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wet poultice of pounded, dried root applied to wounds or sores. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 172 |
24283 | Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. 2616 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 48 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Wet poultice of crushed roots applied to sores and swellings. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 48 |
26741 | Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) Gray 2924 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 77 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Weak decoction of plant used for diaper rash. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 77 |
26740 | Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) Gray 2924 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 77 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Weak decoction of leaf used on newborn's umbilical. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 77 |
14332 | Erythronium americanum Ker-Gawl. 1560 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 43 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warmed leaves crushed and juice poured over 'wound that won't heal.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
24077 | Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi 2595 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 32 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warmed leaves applied to boils. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32 |
31733 | Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walt.) B.S.P. 3234 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warm infusion used to bathe inflamed penis and infusion taken for upset stomach. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
31741 | Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx. 3235 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warm infusion used to bathe inflamed penis and infusion taken for upset stomach. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
35125 | Rudbeckia fulgida Ait. 3475 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warm infusion of root used to bathe 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 30 |
35132 | Rudbeckia hirta L. 3476 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warm infusion of root used to bathe 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 30 |
12545 | Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins 1303 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 48, 49 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warm infusion of pulverized plant applied to swelling, especially the throat. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 48, 49 |
40935 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 51 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warm gum applied to cuts. | 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 51 |
41092 | Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. 4044 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 51 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warm gum applied to cuts. | 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 51 |
44513 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 97 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Warm ear of corn rubbed with foot for child's glandular swelling in neck. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 97 |
43456 | Vitis sp. 4182 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 136 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Vine sap used as a wash for hair. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
39931 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Bella Coola 21 | s29 9 | 49 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Very soft bark used to bind wounds and cover poultices. | 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 49 |
18869 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 152 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used to wash the hair. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 152 |
42953 | Veronica officinalis L. 4124 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used to poultice boils. | 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 |
42966 | Veronica serpyllifolia L. 4126 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used to poultice boils. | 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 |
17192 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 273 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used to make a hair tonic. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 273 |
41926 | Usnea sp. 4064 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 211 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used to bandage wounds. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 211 |
38374 | Solidago californica Nutt. 3733 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 140 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used in making a hair rinse. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 140 |
130 | Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. 4 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 34 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for wounds 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 34 |
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 |
41916 | Usnea longissima (L.) Ach. 4063 | 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 |
43856 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Keresan 108 | w45 90 | 564 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for washing hair. | White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 564 |
17483 | Hydrangea arborescens L. 1926 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for ulcers and poultice of scraped bark used for 'risings.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
9358 | Chelone glabra L. 892 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for sores or skin eruptions. | 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 |
4966 | Artemisia biennis Willd. 386 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for sores and wounds. | 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 |
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 |
30518 | Prunus persica (L.) Batsch 3173 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47, 48 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for skin diseases and leaves wrung in cold water used to bathe 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 47, 48 |
15809 | Geranium maculatum L. 1727 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for open wounds and to remove canker 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 35 |
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 |
8443 | Castanea pumila (L.) P. Mill. 775 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 29 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for fever blisters. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
14655 | Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius 1599 | Wailaki 273 | m90 111 | 44 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for drying running sores. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 44 |
14656 | Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius 1599 | Yuki 287 | m90 111 | 44 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for drying running sores. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 44 |
41923 | Usnea sp. 4064 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 211 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for boils. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 211 |
20668 | Lobelia inflata L. 2222 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for bites and stings and roots and leaves used on boils and 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 40 |
41731 | Urtica dioica L. 4058 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 70 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for bathing and drinking. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 70 |
41912 | Urtica urens L. 4062 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 70 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for bathing and drinking. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 70 |
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 |
14413 | Euonymus americana L. 1574 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | 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 38 |
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 |
40838 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | 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 |
28888 | Polygonum aviculare L. 3057 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for 'scaldhead.' | 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 |
28928 | Polygonum hydropiper L. 3066 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for 'scaldhead.' | 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 |
22543 | Melia azedarach L. 2430 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 29 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used for 'scald head,' ringworm and 'tetterworm.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
36936 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as wash for ulcers and sores and infusion with vinegar used for tetterworm. | 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 |
34459 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as wash for old and foul sores and infusion taken as tonic for boils. | 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 |
34676 | Rubus occidentalis L. 3461 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as wash for old and foul sores and infusion taken as tonic for boils. | 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 |
34745 | Rubus odoratus L. 3462 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as wash for old and foul sores and infusion taken as tonic for boils. | 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 |
8729 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as wash for 'foul 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 25 |
9142 | Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. 863 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as poultice for ulcers and 'hard swellings.' | 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 |
11792 | Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex J.A. Schultes 1175 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as poultice for bruises. | 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 |
41944 | Uvularia sessilifolia L. 4068 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as poultice for boils. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
32627 | Ranunculus abortivus L. 3299 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as poultice for abscesses. | 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 |
32648 | Ranunculus acris L. 3300 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as poultice for abscesses. | 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 |
32705 | Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. 3315 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as poultice for abscesses. | 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 |
5138 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 48 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as hair rinse to make hair long and soft. | 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 |
19135 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as an ointment for itch, skin diseases and '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 |
28313 | Piper nigrum L. 2981 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 48 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as an astringent. | 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 |
32810 | Rheum rhaponticum L. 3331 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as an astringent. | 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 |
17503 | Hydrastis canadensis L. 1928 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as a tonic and wash for local inflammations. | 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 |
31819 | Pyrularia pubera Michx. 3246 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as a salve for 'old 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 |
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 |
37123 | Saponaria officinalis L. 3585 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 26 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as a poultice for boils. | 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 |
873 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 244 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used as a liniment for bruises. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 244 |
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 |
38244 | Solanum carolinense L. 3716 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used 'for ulcers and proud flesh' and wilted plant used on poison ivy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
26871 | Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. 2933 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 475 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Twig ashes mixed with grease and used as an ointment or salve. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475 |
31206 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 475 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Twig ashes mixed with grease and used as a general ointment or salve. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475 |
22231 | Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. 2391 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 290 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Tree used for eczema or skin troubles. | 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 290 |
23503 | Morus rubra L. 2532 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Tree sap rubbed on skin for ringworm. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
13816 | Erigeron sp. 1483 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Toasted, powdered stems and leaves sprinkled on sores, ulcers, cuts and wounds. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
13742 | Erigeron filifolius (Hook.) Nutt. 1472 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Toasted, powdered stems and leaves sprinkled on sores, cuts and wounds. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
25844 | Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. 2804 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Toasted, powdered stems and leaves sprinkled on sores, cuts and wounds. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
38378 | Solidago californica Nutt. 3733 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 27 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Toasted, crumbled leaves applied to wounds. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 27 |
5388 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 211 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Tincture of leaves used for old sores, especially scrofulous sores. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 211 |
24822 | Opuntia sp. 2670 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 45 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Thorns used to puncture the skin for boils. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
37217 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Taken for skin diseases and used to poultice wounds and 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 54 |
31884 | Quercus alba L. 3253 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Strong infusion of bark used to cleanse bruises and ulcers. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25 |
18791 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Strong decoction used as an antiseptic wash for 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 92-96 |
18885 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Strong decoction used as an antiseptic wash for 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 93-96 |
18829 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Strong decoction used as an antiseptic wash for measles and smallpox. | 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 92-96 |
18908 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Strong decoction used as an antiseptic wash for measles and smallpox. | 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 93-96 |
39099 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 455 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Strong decoction of wood used to cleanse sores. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 455 |
39098 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 458 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Strong decoction of wood used as a wash for sores. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 458 |
12964 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 85 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Strong decoction of bark and grease used as a salve for children with frostbite. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 85 |
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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) );