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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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821 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 470 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Decoction of plants given and used as wash for babies with convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470 |
1186 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion given to 'prevent recurrent spasms.' | 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 |
1411 | Actaea pachypoda Ell. 59 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 130 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Decoction of roots taken by children and adults for convulsions. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 130 |
3407 | Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn. 255 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 46 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of whole plant taken for fits. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 46 |
3635 | Anthemis cotula L. 282 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Used for epilepsy. | 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 |
3726 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of root taken or sprinkled on chest for convulsions. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
3980 | Arabis perennans S. Wats. 312 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 23 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Plant used for hiccoughs caused by dry throat. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 23 |
4063 | Aralia nudicaulis L. 318 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of leaves taken for fits. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
4897 | Aristolochia serpentaria L. 374 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 55 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Root used for fits. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
4903 | Aristolochia serpentaria L. 374 | Penobscot 192 | s17 103 | 310 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of root used for 'fits.' | Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
5250 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of root taken for convulsions. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
5251 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Chippewa 38 | d13 175 | 63, 64 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound infusion or decoction of root taken for 'fits.' | Densmore, Frances, 1913, Chippewa Music-II, SI-BAE Bulletin #53, page 63, 64 |
5949 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 159 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of roots given to infants for convulsions. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 159 |
5982 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 308 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction given to children with convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 308 |
5983 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 41 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Plant and other plants given to children with convulsions and fevers. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 41 |
6177 | Asclepias sp. 441 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 32, 74 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of pounded roots of five species taken for epileptic fits. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 74 |
6483 | Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. 472 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of root taken for convulsions. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
6484 | Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. 472 | Chippewa 38 | d13 175 | 63, 64 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound infusion or decoction of root taken for 'fits.' | Densmore, Frances, 1913, Chippewa Music-II, SI-BAE Bulletin #53, page 63, 64 |
6656 | Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. 504 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 293 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Plant burned and smoke inhaled for epileptic medicine. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 293 |
6697 | Atriplex obovata Moq. 510 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 293 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Plant burned and smoke inhaled for epileptic medicine. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 293 |
7829 | Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes 695 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 135 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Bulbs chewed or flowers sucked for mild epilepsy. | 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 135 |
8554 | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. 806 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Syrup or decoction of root given for 'fits and hysterics.' | 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 |
10189 | Claytonia virginica L. 1012 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 317 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Cold infusion or decoction of powdered roots given to child with convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 317 |
10607 | Conyza canadensis var. canadensis 1069 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 65 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of whole plant and roots from another plant used for children with convulsions and fevers. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 65 |
10847 | Cornus canadensis L. 1091 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 256 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of roots, leaves and berries used for fits. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 256 |
10848 | Cornus canadensis L. 1091 | Micmac 141 | cfh79 35 | 56 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Berries, roots and leaves used for fits. | Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
11912 | Cypripedium acaule Ait. 1205 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Roots used for 'spasms' and 'fits.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42 |
11931 | Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. 1208 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Roots used for 'spasms' and 'fits.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42 |
12829 | Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia 1349 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 212 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound containing root used for stomach cramps and fits. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 212 |
13773 | Erigeron philadelphicus L. 1480 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Used for hemorrhages, spitting of blood and epilepsy. | 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 |
13799 | Erigeron pulchellus Michx. 1481 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Used for hemorrhages, spitting of blood and epilepsy. | 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 |
15867 | Geum aleppicum Jacq. 1731 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 353 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Decoction of roots taken for convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 353 |
16764 | Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark 1850 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Decoction of root taken, especially by children, for convulsions. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
16958 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 107 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Plant tops used in smoke treatment for convulsions. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
18401 | Juniperus californica Carr. 2053 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 158 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Scorched twigs rubbed on body for fits. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
18612 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 158 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Scorched twigs rubbed on body for fits. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
18764 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 158 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Scorched twigs rubbed on body for fits. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
19730 | Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd. 2116 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Simple or compound decoction of root taken or applied to chest for convulsions. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
20209 | Ligusticum canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose 2177 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 24 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Roots chewed, rubbed on the body or smoked for seizures. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 24 |
20646 | Lobelia cardinalis L. 2221 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 452 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of plants taken by women for epilepsy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 452 |
21107 | Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. 2259 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 196 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Flowers sucked for epilepsy. | 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 196 |
21108 | Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. 2259 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 196 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of woody part of vine taken in small amounts or used as a bath for children with epilepsy. | 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 196 |
21109 | Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. 2259 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 196 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of woody part of vine taken in small amounts or used as a bath for epilepsy. | 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 196 |
21519 | Lycopodium sp. 2326 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 262 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction taken by men for epilepsy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 262 |
21761 | Macromeria viridiflora DC. 2359 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 33, 88 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Dried plant and mullein smoked for 'fits,' craziness and witchcraft. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 88 |
22095 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 230231 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Smudge of root used in cases of a fit, to bring back to normal. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230231 |
22483 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 27 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Decoction of plant used for infant convulsions. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 27 |
22529 | Medeola virginiana L. 2426 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 285 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of crushed dried berries and leaves given to babies with convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 285 |
22992 | Mimulus eastwoodiae Rydb. 2474 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 42 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Plant used for hiccoughs. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 42 |
23007 | Mimulus ringens L. 2478 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 435 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of roots taken by women for epilepsy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435 |
23111 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 440 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound infusion given to children with convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
23248 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Ojibwa 173 | ahj81 135 | 2274 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of plant taken or used as a bath for infant convulsions. | Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2274 |
23420 | Monotropa uniflora L. 2521 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Pulverized root given to children for fits, epilepsy and convulsions. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
23635 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion used for spasms. | 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 |
23915 | Nicotiana rustica L. 2585 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Used as an antispasmodic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
23955 | Nicotiana tabacum L. 2587 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 59 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Used as an antispasmodic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
24053 | Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi 2595 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 319 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction with plant taken by men with epilepsy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 319 |
25097 | Osmunda regalis L. 2702 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 33 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of fronds and wild ginger rhizomes used by children with convulsions from intestinal worms. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 33 |
25340 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Root used for convulsions and palsy. | 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 |
25482 | Papaver somniferum L. 2744 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 50, 51 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Large dose given as antispasmodic, to produce sleep and for pain. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50, 51 |
26527 | Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston 2896 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 45 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Dried and pulverized plant 'good for epilepsy or fits, best if from oak.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
27118 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 244 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of roots and bark used for trembling and fits. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |
27374 | Pinus banksiana Lamb. 2952 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 244 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Plant used for fits. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |
28784 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of root taken for convulsions. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
28785 | Polygala senega L. 3046 | Chippewa 38 | d13 175 | 63, 64 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound infusion or decoction of root taken for 'fits.' | Densmore, Frances, 1913, Chippewa Music-II, SI-BAE Bulletin #53, page 63, 64 |
28948 | Polygonum pensylvanicum L. 3068 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 129 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of plant tops taken for epilepsy. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 129 |
29074 | Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott 3084 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 257 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Poultice of wet, smashed roots used on children's back and head for convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
29801 | Postelsia palmaeformis Ruprecht 3118 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 54 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Plants burned and ashes used for convulsions. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 54 |
31546 | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood 3216 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 48 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Poultice of pulverized leaves applied for Toxicodendron poisoning. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
31784 | Pyrola elliptica Nutt. 3241 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 408 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Decoction of roots and leaves given to babies with fits or epileptic seizures. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 408 |
32632 | Ranunculus abortivus L. 3299 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 325 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of roots taken by men and women for epilepsy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 325 |
33032 | Rhus sp. 3351 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 370 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion of root given to children with worms that cause convulsions. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 370 |
33934 | Rosa arkansana Porter 3419 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of root taken for convulsions. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
33935 | Rosa arkansana Porter 3419 | Chippewa 38 | d13 175 | 63, 64 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound infusion or decoction of root taken for 'fits.' | Densmore, Frances, 1913, Chippewa Music-II, SI-BAE Bulletin #53, page 63, 64 |
36415 | Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii var. incana (Benth.) Strachan 3559 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 33, 91 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Smoke blown in face or plant taken in a drink for epilepsy or faintness. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 91 |
37036 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 231 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Plant used for trembling in fits or infusion of leaves taken for fits. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
38133 | Sium suave Walt. 3703 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 399 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound decoction of roots taken by women for epilepsy. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 399 |
38423 | Solidago juncea Ait. 3737 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 336 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Decoction of root taken for convulsions. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
39230 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 31, 80 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Leaves chewed by epileptics. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 80 |
39247 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 128129 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Compound infusion of dried, powdered root used by children and adults for convulsions. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 128129 |
39257 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Mohegan 149 | tan28 110 | 268 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Raw leaves rolled and chewed for fits. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 268 |
39258 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Mohegan 149 | t72 97 | 75, 132 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Small piece of leaf eaten for epileptic seizures. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
42493 | Valeriana dioica var. sylvatica S. Wats. 4093 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 64 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Poultice of roots applied externally, especially to babies, for seizures. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 64 |
42792 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 33, 92 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Leaves smoked with onosmodium for 'fits,' craziness and witchcraft. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 92 |
42795 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 432 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Dried leaves smoked for bad hiccoughs. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432 |
43001 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 247 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Root used for fits and constipation. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247 |
43008 | Viburnum acerifolium L. 4128 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion taken to prevent recurrent spasms. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
43118 | Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray 4133 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion taken to prevent recurrent spasms. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
43169 | Viburnum prunifolium L. 4136 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 62 | Drug 2 | Anticonvulsive 97 | Infusion taken to prevent recurrent spasms. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
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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) );