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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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24829 | Opuntia sp. 2670 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 42 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Roots and soapweed roots used as 'medicine for not give birth.' | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 42 |
40752 | Triosteum perfoliatum L. 4027 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 444 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of roots taken for irregular or profuse menses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444 |
5295 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Sioux 238 | h92 30 | 45 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction used for menstrual irregularity. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 45 |
8452 | Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don 778 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 46 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of whole plant taken to regulate menstruation. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 46 |
29697 | Porophyllum gracile Benth. 3107 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 46 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Plant used to regulate delayed menstruation. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 46 |
39890 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 46 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of dried inner bark taken during a cold to treat suppressed menses. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46 |
26239 | Petroselinum crispum (P. Mill.) Nyman ex A.W. Hill 2848 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of top and root taken as an abortive for 'female obstructions.' | 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 |
16466 | Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. 1806 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 48 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion taken for 'obstructed menses.' | 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 |
16212 | Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal 1780 | Cree 54 | b41 145 | 485 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used to prevent childbearing. | Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485 |
29495 | Populus grandidentata Michx. 3103 | Cree 54 | b41 145 | 485 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used to prevent childbearing. | Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485 |
26558 | Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt. 2899 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 49 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant taken first two months of pregnancy to cause an abortion. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49 |
1388 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Sioux, Fort Peck 239 | b05 73 | 5 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used to cause abortion. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5 |
2353 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 5 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of bark taken for menstrual regulation. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
2839 | Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. 196 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 51, 52 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of whole plant taken and used as wash for 'obstructed menstruation.' | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 51, 52 |
17630 | Hypericum gentianoides (L.) B.S.P. 1962 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction taken 'to promote 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 53 |
17639 | Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz 1963 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction taken 'to promote 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 53 |
17663 | Hypericum perforatum L. 1966 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 53 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction taken 'to promote 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 53 |
1983 | Aletris farinosa L. 126 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 54 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Root used as an emmenagogue. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
17478 | Hydrangea arborescens L. 1926 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound infusion taken for menstrual period. | 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 |
4871 | Aristolochia serpentaria L. 374 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion taken for obstructions. | 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 |
24889 | Orbexilum pedunculatum var. psoralioides (Walt.) Isely 2676 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion taken for obstructed 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 55 |
28773 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used as an emmenagogue. | 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 |
37577 | Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng. 3623 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of root used for monthly period. | 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 |
37586 | Scutellaria incana Biehler 3625 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of root used for monthly period. | 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 |
37591 | Scutellaria lateriflora L. 3626 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of root used for monthly period. | 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 |
1987 | Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. 127 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 56 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Nut shells and gourds burned and the resulting smoke or fumes entered the vagina for swollen wombs. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 56 |
14999 | Fragaria virginiana Duchesne 1640 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Parts of plant used for irregular menstruation. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
20342 | Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume 2198 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Taken for female obstructions. | 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 |
37024 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Micmac 141 | r48 188 | 56 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used as an abortifacient. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56 |
35468 | Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. 3493 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 56, 57 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of white root used to regulate menstruation. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56, 57 |
38997 | Stylosanthes biflora (L.) B.S.P. 3842 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 57 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound used to promote 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 57 |
13355 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Cree 54 | h92 30 | 58 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used for irregular menstruation. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 58 |
20261 | Lilium canadense L. 2183 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 58 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Parts of plant used for irregular menstruation. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
28560 | Platanus occidentalis L. 3017 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction taken 'for menstrual period.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
37180 | Sarracenia purpurea L. 3588 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 59 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction or infusion of leaves taken for sickness associated with absence of menstrual period. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 59 |
39056 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 59 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of cut branches taken for menstrual disorders. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 59 |
4987 | Artemisia campestris L. 388 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 60 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of leaves taken to abort difficult pregnancies. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
7129 | Betula occidentalis Hook. 579 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 60 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of flowers and leaves taken when bundle to stop conception fails. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
7130 | Betula occidentalis Hook. 579 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 60 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Flowers and leaves included in two separate bundles and used to stop conception. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
12663 | Draba incerta Payson 1327 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 60 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Plant used to cause abortions. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
31593 | Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Pritz.) Zamels 3225 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 60 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Plant used to cause abortions. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
42853 | Verbena hastata L. 4108 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used for female obstructions. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60 |
26733 | Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) Gray 2924 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 61 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant taken in small amounts to abort. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61 |
34904 | Rubus pubescens var. pubescens 3468 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Parts of plant used for irregular menstruation. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
37083 | Sanicula marilandica L. 3577 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 61 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Roots used for irregular menstruation. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
42102 | Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. 4079 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 63 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of leafy stems used to bring menstruation. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
42103 | Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. 4079 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 63 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant used to bring menstruation. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
43107 | Viburnum lentago L. 4132 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 63 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Roots used for irregular menstruation. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 63 |
38509 | Sonchus oleraceus L. 3755 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 64 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant taken to 'make tardy menstruation come.' | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
39627 | Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. 3911 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 658 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
38939 | Stillingia sp. 3835 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 662 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction of root used as a wash for irregular periods. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 662 |
18132 | Iva axillaris Pursh 2021 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 67 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Plant used to cause abortions. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 67 |
1331 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 69, 128 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of root taken for suppressed menses. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128 |
26561 | Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt. 2899 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 72 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of leaves used for delayed menstruation. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 72 |
8123 | Carex sp. 752 | Songish 247 | tb71 23 | 73 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Leaves eaten to induce abortions. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 73 |
10426 | Cocos nucifera L. 1040 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 73 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Fruit shells burned and the smoke used for swollen wombs. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
25656 | Pedicularis canadensis L. 2770 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 74, 130 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of leaves taken to induce abortion. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
21635 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Makah 133 | ttco83 101 | 78 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Roots chewed to induce an abortion. | 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 78 |
34908 | Rubus sp. 3469 | Carrier 27 | c73 134 | 79 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of stems taken by women with sickness in their womb. | Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 79 |
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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) );