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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▲ |
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36526 | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli 3565 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 62 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of flowers taken for measles. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62 |
35454 | Rumex salicifolius Weinm. 3494 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 60 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Mashed roots used as a salve for chicken pox. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
5640 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 13 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of leaves taken for influenza or bad colds. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 13 |
3387 | Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn. 255 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 11 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of broken roots taken for diabetes. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 11 |
38905 | Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. 3826 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 50 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for measles. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50 |
9995 | Cirsium rothrockii (Gray) Petrak 969 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 46 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Roots used as a lotion or eaten raw for smallpox. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 46 |
24307 | Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner 2620 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 33 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Hot poultice of plant applied for mumps. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 33 |
6533 | Astragalus pattersonii Gray 489 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 27 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for mumps. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27 |
29788 | Portulaca oleracea L. 3116 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 22 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used as a lotion for scarlet fever. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 22 |
1556 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of whole plant used as an emetic in cases of ague. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
6614 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 217 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Leaves made into a soapy lather and used for itches or rashes, such as chickenpox or measles. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 217 |
18147 | Iva xanthifolia Nutt. 2022 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 52 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion or decoction taken and used as lotion for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 52 |
25978 | Pericome caudata Gray 2829 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 52 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Cold infusion of leaves taken for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 52 |
13739 | Erigeron eximius Greene 1471 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 51 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Cold infusion of plant taken and used as a lotion for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 51 |
7561 | Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt. 627 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Cold infusion of dried leaves taken for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 49 |
5044 | Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. 393 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 48 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Cold infusion of leaves taken for fever, influenza and cough. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
15503 | Galium fendleri Gray 1687 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of plant taken and used as lotion for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45 |
42481 | Valeriana acutiloba Rydb. 4091 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 45 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45 |
21455 | Lycium pallidum Miers 2316 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for chickenpox and poultice of plant used for toothaches. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 42 |
21467 | Lycium torreyi Gray 2318 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for chickenpox and poultice of plant used for toothaches. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 42 |
16453 | Hedeoma drummondii Benth. 1803 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of plant taken in large quantities for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 41 |
22437 | Marrubium vulgare L. 2417 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant taken for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 41 |
22699 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Cold infusion taken and used as lotion for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 41 |
23301 | Monarda pectinata Nutt. 2507 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Cold infusion taken and used as poultice for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 41 |
6354 | Asclepias tuberosa L. 447 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 39 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39 |
31375 | Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. 3206 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 34 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of plant taken or leaves smoked for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 34 |
26221 | Peteria scoparia Gray 2844 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 33 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Compound infusion of tops taken for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 33 |
17329 | Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. 1904 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 31 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of leaves taken for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 31 |
36355 | Salsola tragus L. 3554 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of plant ashes taken and used externally for smallpox and influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25 |
17465 | Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides E. Small 1921 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 22 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22 |
27650 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 12, 13 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Compound decoction used for influenza. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 12, 13 |
32621 | Quincula lobata (Torr.) Raf. 3297 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 50 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of roots taken or poultice of pounded roots applied for grippe. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 50 |
21251 | Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult. 2271 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 43 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plants taken for grippe and scarlet fever. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43 |
33159 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 39 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Berries eaten for grippe. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 39 |
38401 | Solidago canadensis L. 3734 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 84 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of flower heads taken for the flu. | 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 84 |
5286 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 76 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of leaves and branches taken for flu. | 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 76 |
4945 | Artemisia absinthium L. 382 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 75 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Poultice of pounded leaves applied for flu. | 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 75 |
20951 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 69 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Dried roots soaked overnight and chewed for flu. | 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 69 |
19007 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 19 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of sap used for the flu and colds. Five strips of bark each about five centimeters by ten centimeters were boiled in about two liters of water in order to obtain the sap. Only bark from the bottom part of the tree could be used. | 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 19 |
25891 | Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene 2808 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 139 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of plant tops taken for flu. | 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 139 |
25933 | Penstemon richardsonii Dougl. ex Lindl. 2819 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 139 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of stalks with leaves and flowers taken for typhoid fever. | 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 139 |
15942 | Geum triflorum Pursh 1738 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 126 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of roots taken for flu. | 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 126 |
20035 | Lewisia rediviva Pursh 2159 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 114 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Dried or fresh roots eaten for diabetes. | 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 114 |
40254 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 94 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of old or green cones taken for leprosy. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 94 |
19052 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 92 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of boughs used for 'black measles' or chickenpox. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 92 |
42514 | Valeriana dioica var. sylvatica S. Wats. 4093 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 290 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of roots, leaves, stems and flowers taken for influenza. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290 |
42556 | Valeriana sitchensis Bong. 4095 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 290 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of roots, leaves, stems and flowers taken for influenza. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 290 |
34647 | Rubus leucodermis Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray 3457 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 269 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Mild infusion of washed roots taken for influenza. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 269 |
30861 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 264 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of branches, sometimes with red willow branches & wild rose roots, taken for influenza. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 264 |
5875 | Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. 414 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 257 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of washed roots taken for influenza. It was said that too much of the decoction should not be taken because it would make you sick. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 257 |
22779 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 233 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of plant taken to prevent influenza. One informant said that during the flu epidemic after the first World War, her grandmother made a big potful of mint tea. She and her family drank this and didn't get sick. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 233 |
38459 | Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. spathulata (DC.) Cronq. 3743 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 184 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Poultice of toasted, powdered leaves mixed with grease and used for mumps. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 184 |
15426 | Gaillardia aristata Pursh 1675 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 181 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Poultice of lightly toasted, pounded plant mixed with bear grease and used for 'mumps.' | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 181 |
5418 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 170 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Hot decoction of plant taken, especially by the elderly, for influenza. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 170 |
3278 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 167 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of dried flowers taken for rheumatic fever. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 167 |
973 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 166 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of flowers taken in small quantities for influenza. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 166 |
24543 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 164 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of roots taken for diabetes. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 164 |
24544 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 164 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of sticks, with the spines and outer bark removed, taken for influenza and other illnesses. The infusion was taken in doses of about one half cup before meals, to replace milk and other beverages. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 164 |
431 | Acer circinatum Pursh 22 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 145 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Wood burned to charcoal, mixed with water and brown sugar and taken for polio. The wood was always taken early in the morning from the sunrise side of the tree. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 145 |
42744 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 131 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Poultice of root used for phlebitis. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 131 |
41085 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 111 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of bark used for influenza. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 111 |
41104 | Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. 4044 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 111 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of bark used for influenza. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 111 |
27470 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 102 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of twigs with needles attached used for influenza. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 102 |
5905 | Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris (Maxim.) Hara 416 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 116 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of pounded roots taken for measle-like illnesses. | 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 116 |
2506 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 62 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of bark used to make a medicine for internal ailments. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 62 |
22953 | Menyanthes trifoliata L. 2462 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 287 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of roots or leaves taken to put on weight during the flu. | 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 287 |
9846 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 276 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Roots smashed, steamed, peeled, powdered, mixed with oil and taken for any serious disease. | 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 276 |
4187 | Arbutus menziesii Pursh 322 | Cowichan 52 | tb71 23 | 82 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of bark used for diabetes. | 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 82 |
19020 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 70 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Scented branches hung around the house during disease epidemics to 'drive the germs away.' | 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 70 |
27452 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 70 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Sap mixed with deer tallow and used for psoriasis and other diseases. | 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 70 |
20866 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of dried root taken for influenza. | 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 97-100 |
20867 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of root and sometimes leaves used as an antiseptic wash for smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 97-100 |
20892 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of dried root taken for influenza. | 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 97-100 |
20893 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of root and sometimes leaves used as an antiseptic wash for smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 97-100 |
20914 | Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2237 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 97-100 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of dried root taken for influenza. | 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 97-100 |
19651 | Larrea tridentata var. tridentata 2102 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 96, 97 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of leaves used as a wash for chickenpox. | 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 96, 97 |
18894 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Compound decoction of twigs taken for smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 93-96 |
18895 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of young twigs taken for influenza. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 93-96 |
18915 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Compound decoction of twigs taken for influenza and smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 93-96 |
18916 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 93-96 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Strong decoction of twigs used as an antiseptic wash for measles and smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 93-96 |
18801 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Compound decoction of young twigs taken for smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 92-96 |
18802 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of young twigs taken for influenza. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 92-96 |
18835 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Compound decoction of young twigs taken for influenza or smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 92-96 |
18836 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 92-96 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of twigs used as an antiseptic wash for measles and smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 92-96 |
18716 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 92 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Heated twigs rubbed on measles eruptions to relieve the discomfort. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 92 |
18720 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 92 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Heated twigs rubbed on measles eruptions to relieve the discomfort. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 92 |
16728 | Heliotropium curassavicum L. 1842 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 84, 85 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant tops taken to aid in 'bringing out' measles. | 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 84, 85 |
16342 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 82, 83 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Compound decoction of plant used as an antiseptic wash for measles. | 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 82, 83 |
16182 | Grindelia nana Nutt. 1776 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 81, 82 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant taken for smallpox and measles. | 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 81, 82 |
16250 | Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal 1780 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 81, 82 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant taken for smallpox and measles. | 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 81, 82 |
17966 | Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta 1999 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 77-80 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant taken for influenza. | 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 77-80 |
17967 | Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta 1999 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 77-80 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Poultice of boiled, drained and mashed plant applied for erysipelas. | 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 77-80 |
31398 | Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius 3209 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 64-66 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant taken and used as an antiseptic wash for measles. | 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 64-66 |
31399 | Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius 3209 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 64-66 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant used as an antiseptic wash for smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 64-66 |
31400 | Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius 3209 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 64-66 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of stems taken for influenza. | 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 64-66 |
31415 | Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius 3209 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 64-66 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of stems taken for influenza. | 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 64-66 |
31416 | Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius 3209 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 64-66 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Simple or compound decoction of plant taken and used as a wash for smallpox. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 64-66 |
31641 | Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson 3229 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 61 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used in several compounds taken and used as washes for smallpox and measles. | 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 61 |
9815 | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. 935 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 57, 58 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Hot compound decoction of plant taken for influenza. | 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 57, 58 |
8934 | Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. 841 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 53-55 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of inner bark taken for diphtheria. | 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 53-55 |
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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) );