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Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Bella Coola Food, Fruit
Berries chewed and juice swallowed.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 199
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Delaware Drug, Cathartic
Roots combined with others and used to cleanse the system.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Delaware Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Roots combined with others and used to stimulate the stomach.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Delaware Drug, Gynecological Aid
Roots combined with others and used for leucorrhea.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cathartic
Compound containing root taken to 'cleanse the system.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound containing root taken to stimulate the stomach and cleanse the system.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound containing root taken for leucorrhea.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Stimulant
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
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Root used alone or in compound for scrofula.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 80
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Venereal Aid
Root used alone or in compound for venereal disease.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 80
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Gosiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Pounded roots rubbed on limbs affected by rheumatism.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 382
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound infusion taken for stricture caused when a woman has her changes.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 283
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Kawaiisu Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Mashed roots used as a fish stupefier. When put in a stream it stunned the fish, which floated on the water. They were caught in the basket winnower and thrown to the bank.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 64
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used in the Fire Dance.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 17
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Decoction of plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 20
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Decoction of plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 20
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Okanagon Food, Fruit
Bright-colored berries used for food.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine
Exudate from plant used as a cough syrup.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of fresh or dried roots applied to boils or swellings.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Paiute Drug, Ear Medicine
Pulped root squeezed into ear for earache.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Paiute Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of root used as a wash for eye inflammations.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Paiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of root taken for stomach trouble.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Paiute Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of root taken to regulate menstrual disorders.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Paiute Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of fresh or dried roots applied to sprains.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of root used as a wash for eye inflammations.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of root taken for stomach trouble.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Shoshoni Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of leaf taken daily for a week by women as a contraceptive.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Shoshoni Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of root taken to regulate menstrual disorders.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of root taken for venereal disease.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Thompson Drug, Analgesic
Compound decoction of roots taken for internal pains.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 459
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Decoction of leaves taken two or three times a day for rheumatism.
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 129
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of crushed, dried leaves and fruits taken for colds.
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 129
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Thompson Food, Fruit
Berries eaten in large quantities.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 486
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Thompson Food, Fruit
Bright-colored berries used for food.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Washo Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of root used as an antiseptic wash in cases of blood poisoning.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Washo Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of root used as an antiseptic wash in cases of blood poisoning.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Washo Drug, Hemostat
Powdered root applied to bleeding wounds.
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 139140
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry False Solomon's Seal
USDA MAST4
Washo Drug, Tonic
Decoction of root taken as a tonic.
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 139140