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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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3421 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 23 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | 'Root tonic' 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 23 |
14667 | Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. 1603 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 302 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Bark used for abortions, only when mother was suffering. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302 |
39944 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 19 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Chewed bark or decoction of bark taken to induce menstruation. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
1280 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 31, 74 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound containing root taken for suppressed menses. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
32023 | Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J. Hill 3259 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction of inner bark taken for suppressed menses caused by cold. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
32289 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. 3273 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction of inner bark taken for suppressed menses caused by cold. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
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 |
4096 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
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 |
1312 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction of root used for irregular periods. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
37015 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 133 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction of root used for irregular periods. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
33749 | Ribes triste Pallas 3397 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound decoction of stalk taken for 'stoppage of periods.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
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 |
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 |
5010 | Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis (Pallas) M.E. Peck 389 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 29 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound infusion of leaf taken to restore menstrual flow. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 29 |
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 |
39433 | Taxus baccata L. 3901 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 264 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Compound taken for menstruation when stopped by a cold. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
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 |
44318 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 368 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of bark taken to promote miscarriage. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
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 |
39299 | Tanacetum vulgare L. 3892 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of leaf taken, especially by young girls, for 'stoppage of period.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
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 |
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 |
26560 | Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt. 2899 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 13 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of leaves taken to bring on delayed menstruation. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13 |
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 |
13354 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Cree 54 | j87 146 | 16 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant and two unknown roots used to correct menstrual irregularities. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 16 |
5263 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 134 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
5287 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 134 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
5289 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 134 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
5291 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 134 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
43223 | Vicia sativa ssp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. 4144 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 365 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant taken by women with suppressed menses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 365 |
5154 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 134 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant taken for irregular menstruation. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
13422 | Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun 1424 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 4 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant used for retarded menstruation. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 4 |
13477 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 4 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant used for retarded menstruation. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 4 |
2645 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plant used in a steam treatment to bring about 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 27 |
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 |
14424 | Euonymus americana L. 1574 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 375 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of plants taken for suppressed menses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 375 |
31751 | Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern. 3236 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of powdered root taken for 'stoppage of periods.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
37068 | Sanicula canadensis L. 3575 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of powdered root taken for 'stoppage of periods.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
29696 | Porophyllum gracile Benth. 3107 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 122 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of root taken as 'a regulator for delayed menstruation.' | 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 122 |
40704 | Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. 4020 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 41 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of root taken for 'irregularity of the menses.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 41 |
5108 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
34422 | Rubus frondosus Bigelow 3449 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
8745 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 376 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of roots taken by young girls who catch cold and don't menstruate. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
16763 | Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark 1850 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 129 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of roots taken for amenorrhea. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 129 |
39203 | Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum 3876 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 31 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of roots taken for failure to menstruate. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
33029 | Rhus sp. 3351 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 370 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of roots taken for irregular menses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 370 |
8595 | Ceanothus americanus L. 807 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 381 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of roots taken for suppressed menses from catching cold. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
22191 | Malus coronaria var. coronaria 2390 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 351 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of roots taken for suppressed menses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 351 |
1065 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 218 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of stems and leaves used to cause abortion. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218 |
17626 | Hypericum ellipticum Hook. 1960 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 386 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of stems taken after the remedy for the suppression of menses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 386 |
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 |
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 |
15485 | Galium boreale L. 1684 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction of whole plant used as a 'deobstruent.' | 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 |
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 |
8799 | Celtis occidentalis L. 824 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 306 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction taken 'for suppressed menses in girls, cause: working in the sun.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
8596 | Ceanothus americanus L. 807 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 381 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction taken as an abortifacient when fetus is hurt within 2 or 3 months. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
13401 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 15 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction taken to regulate menses, informant insisted not an abortive. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15 |
14425 | Euonymus americana L. 1574 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 375 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Decoction taken to stimulate suppressed menses, do not take when pregnant. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 375 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
27998 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 29 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Green buds never chewed by pregnant women because it would cause a miscarriage. | 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 29 |
15178 | Fraxinus americana L. 1655 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 172 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of bark taken by women to provoke menses. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 172 |
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 |
37081 | Sanicula marilandica L. 3577 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 258 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of bulb roots used for irregular menstruation. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258 |
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 |
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 |
9140 | Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. 863 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of flower or herb 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 28 |
8746 | Celastrus scandens L. 820 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 376 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of leaves and stems taken as a regulator by women. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
16985 | Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer 1860 | Costanoan (Olhonean) 51 | m66 109 | 373 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of leaves taken 'for suppression of menses or irregular menses of girls.' | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 373 |
26071 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 320 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of leaves taken to abort a fetus up to about four months old. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
15548 | Garrya elliptica Dougl. ex Lindl. 1696 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 106 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of leaves taken to bring on a woman's period. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 106 |
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 |
14996 | Fragaria virginiana Duchesne 1640 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 258 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant and dwarf raspberry used for irregular menstruation. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258 |
20260 | Lilium canadense L. 2183 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 258 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant and sweet viburnum roots used for irregular menstruation. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258 |
34903 | Rubus pubescens var. pubescens 3468 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 258 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant and wild strawberry used for irregular menstruation. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258 |
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 |
23103 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 30, 76 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant taken for 'suppressed menses.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 76 |
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 |
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 |
31552 | Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC. 3219 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 284 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant used 'to correct irregularities and to relieve menstrual pain.' | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 284 |
39642 | Tetradymia canescens DC. 3914 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 156 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant used as bath for (inducing?) menstruation. | 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 156 |
5062 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 12 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of plant used when the menstrual flow had stopped. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
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 |
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 |
26536 | Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston 2896 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 344 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of roots taken for abortions. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 344 |
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 |
43105 | Viburnum lentago L. 4132 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 258 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of roots used for irregular menstruation. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258 |
1276 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 37 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of roots used for suppressed menses. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
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 |
4560 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 29 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of whole plant and velvet leaf blueberry taken 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 29 |
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 |
14865 | Fragaria sp. 1635 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 352 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of whole plant taken by women to regulate menses. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 352 |
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 |
39577 | Taxus canadensis Marsh. 3903 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 132 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion of young branches, alone or with other plants, used for stomachaches and irregular menses. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 132 |
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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) );