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id | species | tribe ▲ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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9982 | Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray 964 | Zuni 291 | cb80 157 | 374 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of fresh or dried root taken three times a day for diabetes. | Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 374 |
21694 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 38 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Roots used in a steam for stroke. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 38 |
15071 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Yokia 285 | c02 89 | 368 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of bark taken for grippe. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 368 |
33239 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Yokia 285 | c02 89 | 365 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Dried, powdered berries used for smallpox sores. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365 |
12821 | Echinacea angustifolia DC. 1348 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 131 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Poultice of plant applied to enlarged glands, as in mumps. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 131 |
317 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Wet'suwet'en 278 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of bark or inner bark used for flu. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
24557 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Wet'suwet'en 278 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Bark and other plants used for diabetes. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
24558 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Wet'suwet'en 278 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of inner bark used for flu. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
27043 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Wet'suwet'en 278 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of bark or inner bark used for flu. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
3472 | Angelica breweri Gray 260 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 34, 35 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of scraped, 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 34, 35 |
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 |
25055 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Washo 276 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of root taken for colds and 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 109110 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5879 | Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus (Rydb.) Rydb. ex Hara 415 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 457 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of roots taken for colds and influenza. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 457 |
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 |
15924 | Geum sp. 1737 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 476 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of root taken for diseases with rash: measles, chicken pox and smallpox. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 476 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
16349 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 56 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant taken for gastric influenza. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 56 |
4954 | Artemisia alaskana Rydb. 383 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 17 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction taken for diabetes. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 17 |
4959 | Artemisia arctica Less. 384 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 17 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction taken for diabetes. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 17 |
5301 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 17 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction taken for diabetes. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 17 |
19867 | Ledum palustre L. 2126 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 16 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of leaves and stems used for flu. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
5591 | Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. 406 | Tanaina 254 | s73 94 | 329 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for diseases from rheumatism to tuberculosis. | Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 329 |
26214 | Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq. 2842 | Tanaina 254 | s73 94 | 329 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for diseases from rheumatism to tuberculosis. | Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 329 |
41856 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Tanaina 254 | s73 94 | 329 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant used for diseases from rheumatism to tuberculosis. | Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 329 |
19033 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Sioux 238 | h92 30 | 36 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of leaves formerly used for cholera. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 36 |
41378 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Sioux 238 | b05 73 | 25 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Poultice of fruit spikes, down and coyote fat applied to smallpox pustules. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25 |
8706 | Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. 819 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 65 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plants taken for the flu. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 65 |
19026 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of plant used as a steam bath for the flu. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
5498 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 40-42 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of branches 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 40-42 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
16259 | Grindelia squarrosa var. serrulata (Rydb.) Steyermark 1781 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 43 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Dried upper third of plant and buds taken for smallpox. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25040 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of root taken for colds and 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 109110 |
25041 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 109110 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of root 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 109110 |
27328 | Picrothamnus desertorum Nutt. 2942 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 43, 44 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of whole plant taken and used as a wash 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 43, 44 |
27883 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 117118 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Compound decoction of needles used as 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 117118 |
27884 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 117118 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Compound decoction of pitch 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 117118 |
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 |
31718 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 126-128 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Simple or compound decoction of plant taken and used as a wash for diseases with rashes. | 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 126-128 |
43587 | Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt. 4198 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 148 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of root used as a 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 148 |
2099 | Allium cepa L. 140 | Shinnecock 231 | cw45 62 | 120 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Onion placed in a sick room to draw out flu. | Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
5755 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 217 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of pulverized leaves and stems taken for 'la grippe.' | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 217 |
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 |
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 |
13905 | Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. 1488 | Round Valley Indian 214 | c02 89 | 381 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Leaves used for grippe. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 381 |
33230 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Round Valley Indian 214 | c02 89 | 365 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Dried, powdered berries used for smallpox sores. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365 |
36482 | Salvia sp. 3563 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 33 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of leaves given frequently to children for measles. | 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 |
37267 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 26 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of roots taken for the rash and fever of measles. | 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 26 |
9426 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 98 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Leaves included in the diet for scurvy or to prevent it. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 98 |
9427 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 47 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Plant considered a medicinal food used to prevent or cure scurvy. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 47 |
33304 | Rhus typhina L. 3355 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 38 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of leaves used as gargle for sore throat, tonsillitis and erysipelas. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
37058 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 68 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of root used for diphtheria, considered a throat disease. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 68 |
38558 | Sorbus aucuparia L. 3759 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 78 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of leaves taken as an emetic for diphtheria. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 78 |
12806 | Echinacea angustifolia DC. 1348 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 131 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Poultice of plant applied to enlarged glands, as in mumps. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 131 |
42234 | Vaccinium ovatum Pursh 4083 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 60 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of leaves taken for diabetes. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 60 |
25803 | Peniocereus greggii var. greggii 2794 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 55 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of roots taken for diabetes. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 55 |
18111 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 308309 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of root taken for cholera. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 308309 |
43134 | Viburnum opulus L. 4134 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 310 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Infusion of berries taken for swollen glands and mumps. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
12796 | Echinacea angustifolia DC. 1348 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 131 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Poultice of plant applied to enlarged glands, as in mumps. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 131 |
935 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 128 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of roots taken for flu. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128 |
31383 | Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. 3208 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 126 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of brush taken for the flu. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126 |
5077 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 39 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Burning plant used as an inhalant for grippe. | 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 39 |
5465 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 40-42 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Branches used as a bed in a sweatbath to steam out infection of 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 40-42 |
5717 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 44-47 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of leaves taken for malarial fever. | 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 44-47 |
6236 | Asclepias speciosa Torr. 442 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 48 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Hot decoction of root taken to 'bring out the rash of 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 48 |
13590 | Ericameria nana Nutt. 1448 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 36 | Drug 2 | Misc. Disease Remedy 87 | Decoction of whole plant taken for grippe and high fever. | 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 36 |
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 |
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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) );