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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
9443 | Chenopodium ambrosioides L. 895 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 14 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Roots used for delayed menstrual period. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 14 |
14485 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 142 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Root used to correct irregular menses. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 142 |
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 |
15179 | Fraxinus americana L. 1655 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 154 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used as an emmenagogue. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154 |
36930 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 154 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used as an abortifacient. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
50 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 21 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Pitch used for menstrual irregularity. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
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 |
21634 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 22 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Raw root chewed by women to effect an abortion. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |
36864 | Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa 3569 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 229 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Leaves boiled and used to shorten pregnancy. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229 |
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 |
11478 | Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. 1142 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 231 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Plant used for abortions. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 231 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
42702 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 273 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Juice taken by women to bring about an abortion. | 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 273 |
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 |
19131 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | 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 28 |
23633 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion 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 |
44127 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 28 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Roots and prickly pear cactus 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 28 |
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 |
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 |
42911 | Verbesina virginica L. 4118 | Chickasaw 35 | c51 138 | 289 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Plant used as a 'deobstruant.' | 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 289 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1418 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used to stimulate 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 30 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20372 | Lindera benzoin var. benzoin 2199 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 33 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion taken to correct delayed menses. | 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 33 |
6416 | Asplenium trichomanes L. 457 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 34 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Taken for irregular 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 34 |
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 |
13771 | Erigeron philadelphicus L. 1480 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Taken for 'suppressed 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 35 |
13797 | Erigeron pulchellus Michx. 1481 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Taken for 'suppressed 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 35 |
5952 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35, 36 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used for 'scant or painful menstruation' and infusion taken 'to start periods.' | 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, 36 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5109 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 356 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion or decoction of root or leaf and stalk used for 'stoppage of periods.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
4014 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Simple or 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38020 | Silphium perfoliatum L. 3687 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 358 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Simple or 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 |
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 |
23101 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 36 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion used for suppressed menstruations to strengthen the female generative organs. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
38442 | Solidago odora Ait. 3740 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | 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 36 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
3781 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Root used for pox and 'uterine 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 38 |
8259 | Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. 762 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | 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 38 |
8306 | Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don 766 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | 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 38 |
8375 | Carya pallida (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn. 768 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | 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 38 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
4910 | Armoracia rusticana P.G. Gaertn. 377 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Used 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 39 |
23174 | Monarda didyma L. 2503 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | 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 39 |
23196 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 39 | 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 39 |
4110 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 393 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Plant used to promote menstruation when stopped by a cold. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 393 |
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 |
12931 | Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray 1369 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | 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 40 |
17692 | Hyssopus officinalis L. 1974 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Abortifacient 84 | Infusion taken to 'bring on 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 40 |
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 |
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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) );