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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
19517 | Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch 2099 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 58 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Bark used for physical weakness. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
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 |
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 |
23445 | Morella cerifera (L.) Small 2525 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 58 | 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 58 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28310 | Piper methysticum G. Forst. 2980 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 17 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Buds chewed by children for general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
20568 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 185 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Chewed plant spit and blown into face and rubbed over the heart by the doctor for sleepiness. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 185 |
20569 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 15 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Chewed plant spit and blown onto face to keep a very sleepy person awake. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 15 |
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 |
22700 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Cold infusion given to counteract effects of being struck by a whirlwind. | 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 |
31750 | Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx. 3235 | Koasati 116 | t40 115 | 55 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Cold infusion of leaves taken and used as a bath for laziness. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55 |
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 |
25435 | Panax trifolius L. 2735 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Cold, compound infusion of beaten roots 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 36 |
23310 | Monarda punctata L. 2508 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 225226 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound applied at nostrils of patient to rally him when at 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 225226 |
31758 | Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern. 3236 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 226227 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound containing florets applied at nostrils to rally a dying patient. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 226227 |
21495 | Lycopodium clavatum L. 2321 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound containing plant used for weakness and fever. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
39594 | Taxus canadensis Marsh. 3903 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound containing plant used for weakness and fever. | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
22148 | Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 2382 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 32, 80 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound containing root taken to 'stimulate the stomach.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80 |
26821 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 27, 78 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound containing root used as a stimulant. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 27, 78 |
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 |
33726 | Ribes sp. 3396 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 58 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of inner 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 58 |
34912 | Rubus sp. 3469 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 58 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of inner 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 58 |
34154 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 59 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of inner pulp 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 59 |
27402 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 49, 50 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of needle tips 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 49, 50 |
30620 | Prunus serotina Ehrh. 3177 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 361 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of plants taken to vomit for sleepiness and weakness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 361 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28789 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | 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 |
33938 | Rosa arkansana Porter 3419 | 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 |
21162 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Carrier, Northern 28 | s29 9 | 63 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction of stems 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 63 |
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 |
34485 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 355 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction taken by 'ladies who are run down from period sickness.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 355 |
41523 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 305 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound decoction with black center of tree taken when feeling drowsy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 305 |
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 |
37708 | Senna hebecarpa (Fern.) Irwin & Barneby 3650 | 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 |
37719 | Senna marilandica (L.) Link 3651 | 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 |
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 |
27740 | Pinus glabra Walt. 2962 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound infusion of root 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 49 |
28288 | Pinus virginiana P. Mill. 2979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound infusion of root 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 49 |
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 |
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 |
28790 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | 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 |
33939 | Rosa arkansana Porter 3419 | 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 |
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 |
24277 | Oenothera biennis L. 2614 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 390 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound used for laziness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 390 |
34486 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 355 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Compound used for laziness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 355 |
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 |
34186 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 81 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of bark and small stems applied to the scalp for fainting or dizzy sensations. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 81 |
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 |
16718 | Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (Dunal) Fern. 1840 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of dried root or chewed fresh root spit on limbs as stimulant. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
35537 | Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers. 3502 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 55 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of dried root taken for 'swimming in head.' | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 55 |
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 |
40575 | Trichostema lanceolatum Benth. 3995 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 173 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of leaves and flowers taken for general debility. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 173 |
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 |
29831 | Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. 3127 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 494 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of leaves or whole plant said to be slightly stimulant. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 494 |
26153 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 257 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of leaves 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 |
19170 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 234 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of leaves taken for weakness and as a convalescent medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234 |
19227 | Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba 2065 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 229 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of leaves used as a bath for hog sickness: unconsciousness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 229 |
26154 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 229 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of leaves used as a bath for hog sickness: unconsciousness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 229 |
29089 | Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott 3084 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 257 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of plant given to children (sometimes mother too) for listlessness. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
23586 | Myriophyllum verticillatum L. 2561 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 391 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of plant given to children when they lie very quiet and never move. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 391 |
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 |
21722 | Machaeranthera canescens ssp. glabra var. aristata (Eastw.) B.L. Turner 2347 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 31, 94 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of plant taken as a strong stimulant. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 94 |
21732 | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia (Kunth) Nees 2352 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 31, 94 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of plant taken as a strong stimulant. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 94 |
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 |
38482 | Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & Gray 3746 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of root and stalk taken as a stimulant. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
19733 | Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd. 2116 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 364 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | 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 |
31795 | Pyrola elliptica Nutt. 3241 | Montagnais 150 | s17 103 | 315 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction 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 |
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 |
24981 | Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. 2696 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 107 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of root taken for weakness and general debility. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
23021 | Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz 2482 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 86, 87 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of root taken or used as a wash for fainting spells and 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 86, 87 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
42094 | Vaccinium myrsinites Lam. 4078 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 229 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of roots used as a bath for hog sickness: unconsciousness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 229 |
27340 | Piloblephis rigida (Bartr. ex Benth.) Raf. 2944 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 229 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of whole plant minus the roots used as a bath for hog sickness: unconsciousness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 229 |
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 |
38862 | Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees 3821 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 229 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction of whole plant used as a bath for hog sickness: unconsciousness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 229 |
16475 | Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. 1806 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 48 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction 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 48 |
39626 | Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. 3911 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 31 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Decoction taken for 'lassitude.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31 |
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 |
28251 | Pinus strobus L. 2977 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 379 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Dried leaves used as a reviver or inhalant. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 379 |
21505 | Lycopodium complanatum L. 2322 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 375 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Dried leaves used as a reviver. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 375 |
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 |
16568 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Gros Ventre 82 | b05 73 | 12, 13 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Dried, powdered seeds mixed into cakes and taken on war party to combat fatigue. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12, 13 |
16587 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Mandan 135 | b05 73 | 12, 13 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Dried, powdered seeds mixed into cakes and taken on war party to combat fatigue. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12, 13 |
16627 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Ree 212 | b05 73 | 12, 13 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Dried, powdered seeds mixed into cakes and taken on war party to combat fatigue. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12, 13 |
39879 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 270 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Fermented compound decoction taken when a 'person is tired.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270 |
40878 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 268 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Fermented compound decoction taken when a 'person is tired.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268 |
19503 | Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch 2099 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 268 | Drug 2 | Stimulant 90 | Fermented compound decoction taken when one is tired from complaint. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268 |
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 |
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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) );