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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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102 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 378 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Leaves used as a reviver and used in compound as a wash. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378 |
228 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 79 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Needle smudge smoke inhaled for fainting. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 79 |
249 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 5 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Plant used to revive a dying person's spirit. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 5 |
781 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Dried chewed root spit onto limbs as a stimulant. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
840 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 470 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Cold infusion given and used as wash on unconscious person who had fallen. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470 |
937 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 47, 48 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Flowers smudged on live coals to revive comatose patient. | 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, 48 |
1025 | Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. 42 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 79 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Plant used in a 'life medicine for impaired vitality.' | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 79 |
1195 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | 'Possesses stimulant and stomachic virtues' and used for 'gravel.' | 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 |
1231 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cree, Alberta 55 | s73 94 | 331 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root chewed for the stimulant effects. | Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 331 |
1408 | Actaea pachypoda Ell. 59 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion given 'to relieve and rally a patient at point of death.' | 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 |
1416 | Actaea pachypoda Ell. 59 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 237238 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root used to revive and rally a patient at the point of death. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237238 |
1431 | Actaea racemosa var. racemosa 60 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Given for fatigue. | 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 |
1652 | Aesculus pavia L. 78 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of ground nut meat taken to prevent fainting. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
1875 | Ageratina altissima var. altissima 98 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root used as a stimulant. | 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 |
1887 | Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. 99 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 288 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Used as a 'warming stimulant and tonic.' | 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 288 |
1891 | Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. 99 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 214 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Smudged and used to revive an unconscious patient. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 214 |
2003 | Alisma plantago-aquatica L. 128 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 26 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Stem base given to prevent fainting during childbirth. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 26 |
2058 | Allium canadense L. 138 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Used as a stimulant. | 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 |
2222 | Allium sativum L. 157 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Used as a stimulant. | 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 |
2317 | Allium vineale L. 166 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Used as a stimulant. | 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 |
2663 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Branches with leaves used for steambath switches and as a floor covering in the steambath. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
3271 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 362363 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Powdered flowers sprinkled on coals and smoke inhaled to revive stroke victim. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 362363 |
3302 | Andropogon gerardii Vitman 240 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 68, 69 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of blades of grass taken for 'general debility and languor.' | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 68, 69 |
3341 | Anemone cylindrica Gray 249 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 238 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of root used for headache and dizzy spells. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238 |
3364 | Anemone virginiana L. 254 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 238 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Smoke of seed pod directed up nostril to revive sick and unconscious patient. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238 |
3539 | Angelica lucida L. 265 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 376 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Plant used to prepare sweatbath for general weakness. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 376 |
3939 | Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. 303 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 37 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of roots and leaves taken to counteract dizziness. | 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 37 |
4052 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 203 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of root 'gives strength to one who is weak.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 203 |
4057 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of root taken for 'weakness.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
4068 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of leaves taken for fainting. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
4079 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 471 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of root taken for lassitude and general debility. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471 |
4109 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Berries and root used as a stimulant. | 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 |
4153 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 54, 55 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root used for fatigue. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
4280 | Arctium minus Bernh. 328 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 36 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of roots used as a stimulant. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36 |
4283 | Arctium minus Bernh. 328 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 31, 74 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of root taken as a stimulant. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
4808 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Used as a stimulant. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
4828 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 276 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of roots used as a wash for listless babies. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
4887 | Aristolochia serpentaria L. 374 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 55 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Used by 'persons of weak, phlegmatic habits' and for dizziness or fainting. | 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 |
5182 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 58 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of leaves and roots used as a bath for tiredness. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 58 |
5234 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 109 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Crushed leaves used to revive gophers after children clubbed them while playing a game. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 109 |
5256 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of root taken as a stimulant. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
5257 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Chippewa 38 | d13 175 | 63, 64 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound infusion or decoction of root taken or used externally as stimulant. | Densmore, Frances, 1913, Chippewa Music-II, SI-BAE Bulletin #53, page 63, 64 |
5293 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 49 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Leaves and flowers fumed on live coals to revive comatose patient. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 49 |
5748 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 128 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Blossoms dipped in water and the blossomed branch used to comb the hair for fainting spells. | 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 |
5801 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 459 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Bruised leaves used as an inhalant to revive a patient. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 459 |
5925 | Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. 417 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 61 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of roots taken to stimulate the kidneys and 'renew strength.' | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61 |
5935 | Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta (Walt.) McClure 418 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 61 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of roots taken to stimulate the kidneys and 'renew strength.' | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61 |
5970 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35, 36 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root used as powerful stimulant. | 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 |
6004 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 311 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound used for laziness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 311 |
6005 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 310 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of roots taken for fevers, colds and as a stimulant. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 310 |
6364 | Asclepias verticillata L. 448 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root used as a stimulant. | 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 |
6400 | Asplenium horridum Kaulfuss 452 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 14 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Scraped wood, other ingredients & water taken & used as wash for fainting spells & muscle stiffness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 14 |
6487 | Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. 472 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of root taken as a stimulant. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
6488 | Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. 472 | Chippewa 38 | d13 175 | 63, 64 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound infusion or decoction of root taken or used externally as stimulant. | Densmore, Frances, 1913, Chippewa Music-II, SI-BAE Bulletin #53, page 63, 64 |
6624 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 20 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Leaves put unto a fire and smoke used to revive badly hurt, weak and faint person. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20 |
6984 | Baptisia sp. 555 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 658 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of root used as a wash and given to drowsy and lifeless children. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
6985 | Baptisia sp. 555 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 30 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to drowsy and listless children. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
7105 | Betula lenta L. 576 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 300 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction taken 'when a person tires.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 300 |
7473 | Brassica napus L. 617 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Taken as a stimulant. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
7487 | Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch 618 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Taken as a stimulant. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
7949 | Cannabis sativa L. 720 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 306 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | 'This plant will get you going.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
7988 | Capsicum annuum var. annuum 725 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 48 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Plant used as a powerful stimulant. | 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 |
8547 | Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv. 800 | Shoshoni 232 | tha41 12 | 53 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of plant taken as a stimulant . | 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 |
9018 | Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. 848 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 473 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Mild decoction of entire plant taken as a tonic for the stomach and lassitude. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473 |
9037 | Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom 854 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 31 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Plant used as a stimulant. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31 |
9062 | Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene 857 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound infusion given for fainting spells. | 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 |
9066 | Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans 858 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound infusion given for fainting spells. | 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 |
9457 | Chenopodium ambrosioides L. 895 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 241 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of whole plant taken for worm sickness: pale skin and laziness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 241 |
9680 | Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n 916 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 407 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of plants taken by feverish and drowsy pregnant women. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
10467 | Collinsonia canadensis L. 1046 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 429 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of smashed roots given to children for listlessness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 429 |
10536 | Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. 1055 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Berries, bark and leaves used as an 'exhilarant' and beverage. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
10565 | Conioselinum gmelinii (Cham. & Schlecht.) Steud. 1059 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 276 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Plant used in steambath for general weakness. | 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 |
10763 | Cornus alternifolia L. f. 1088 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root bark used as a stimulant. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
10881 | Cornus florida L. 1093 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root bark used as a stimulant. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
10943 | Cornus racemosa Lam. 1098 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 218, 219 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Smudged bark used to revive an unconscious patient. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
11014 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of bark taken for constitutional weakness. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
11168 | Corydalis aurea Willd. 1107 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 370 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root smoke inhaled to clear the head and revive the patient. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 370 |
11331 | Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik. 1121 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 241 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of root bark used in cases of 'general debility.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 241 |
11536 | Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene 1149 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 45 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Hot infusion of pulverized plant applied to limbs for fatigue. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45 |
11766 | Cunila origanoides (L.) Britt. 1168 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Used as a stimulant. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
11943 | Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. 1208 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 289 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root decoction or infusion taken for nervousness, tiredness and lack of energy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 289 |
12039 | Daphne mezereum L. 1231 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Used as a stimulant. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
12177 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 31, 89 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Plant rarely used as a stimulant as it was sometimes fatal. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 89 |
12281 | Delphinium bicolor Nutt. 1247 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 82 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of plant given to children with fainting spells. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 82 |
12429 | Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. 1282 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 63 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of root in whiskey taken for weakness or cramps. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 63 |
13318 | Equisetum arvense L. 1421 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 17 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of stems taken for sluggishness due to a cold. | 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 17 |
13389 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 17 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of stems taken for sluggishness due to a cold. | 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 17 |
13445 | Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun 1424 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 17 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of stems taken for sluggishness due to a cold. | 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 17 |
13766 | Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus (Greene) Cronq. 1479 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 187 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of dried, pulverized roots, stems and flowers used as a steambath or taken for drowsiness. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
13767 | Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus (Greene) Cronq. 1479 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 187 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of roots, stems and flowers used as steambath when dizzy and drowsy. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
14238 | Eryngium aquaticum L. 1550 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root used as a powerful stimulant. | 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 |
14298 | Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose 1552 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 257 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of plant taken for dead people's sickness. The symptoms of this disease are numb and painful legs, neck, shoulders and perhaps the backbone. The sufferer is sleepy during the day, has 'short breath,' and loses appetite. Fever and headaches also accompany this illness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
14335 | Erythronium americanum Ker-Gawl. 1560 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 43 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound infusion given for fainting. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
14482 | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 1580 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 26 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Used as a stimulant. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
15264 | Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. 1660 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 128 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Infusion of inner bark taken for fatigue. | 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 128 |
15318 | Fraxinus sp. 1661 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of inner bark taken as a stimulant. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
15456 | Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt. 1679 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 306 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Cold infusion of roots taken for baby's sickness: vomiting, diarrhea and grogginess. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
15758 | Gentiana affinis Griseb. 1713 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 69 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Plant used for fainting. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 69 |
15780 | Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia 1719 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Root used as a stimulant. | 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 |
15959 | Geum triflorum var. ciliatum (Pursh) Fassett 1739 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Dried root chewed as strong stimulant before feats of endurance. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
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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) );