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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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