| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Strong compound infusion used for pain of childbirth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Thorny branch used to scratch rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Root chewed for cough. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of highly astringent leaves taken for bowel complaint. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Used as wash for 'foul ulcers.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of bark used to settle stomach and decoction given for bowel complaint. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Strong infusion combined with red raspberry leaves and used for childbirth pains. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Chippewa Drug, Cancer Treatment Boiled roots used as an ointment for cancer. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Chippewa Drug, Cathartic Decoction of root used, especially for babies, as a physic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Boiled roots used as an ointment for any obstinate sore. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of stalk applied to skin 'eruptions.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 350 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Chippewa Drug, Diuretic Decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of urine.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 348 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used, especially for babies, as a physic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Creek Drug, Analgesic Plant used by women with urinary trouble or pain in small of back. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Creek Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant used by women with urinary trouble or pain in small of back. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Creek Drug, Orthopedic Aid Plant used by women with urinary trouble or pain in small of back. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Creek Drug, Urinary Aid Plant used by women with urinary trouble. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Delaware Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice or salve of roots used for skin eruptions. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Delaware Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of roots used to clear up liver spots. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Root taken for consumption. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 66, 82 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of roots taken by young girls who catch cold and don't menstruate. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of leaves and stems taken as a regulator by women. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Compound decoction of plants taken to make blood or for watery blood. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of root bark with another plant and wine taken for anemia. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 54 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of roots taken by young girls who catch cold and don't menstruate. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Diuretic Infusion of leaves and stems taken as a diuretic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of leaves and stems taken for fever and soreness from pregnancy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves and stems taken for fever and soreness from pregnancy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Kidney Aid Compound decoction of roots and bark taken for dropsy or watery blood. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of roots taken for kidney trouble following childbirth. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Other Decoction of roots used as a wash on lips of bad children. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used as wash on lips or gums of bad or teething children. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Poison Berries considered poisonous. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of roots used as a wash on lips and gums of teething child. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of leaves and stems taken for urine stoppage. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Lakota Other, Paint Roots chewed and smeared on the body and be impervious to wounding. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 43 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Menominee Food, Starvation Food Palatable inner bark would sustain life when food was hard to get. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 63 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic Compound containing root used for 'the relief of women in labor.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 208209 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound containing root used for 'the relief of women in labor.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 208209 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Oglala Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 102 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Berries used for stomach trouble. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 362 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Plant used for medicinal purposes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 233 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Ojibwa Food, Soup Inner bark used to make a thick soup when other food unobtainable in the winter. The Ojibwe name of the bitter-sweet is 'manidobima' kwit' which means 'spirit twisted' and 'refers to the twisted intestines of the their culture hero, Winabojo. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 398 |
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Potawatomi Food, Starvation Food Inner bark cooked in times of food scarcity, not highly commended as a food but valued. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 97 |