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Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
Eastern Poison Ivy
USDA TORAR
Houma Drug, Tonic
Decoction of leaves taken as a tonic and 'rejuvenator.'
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 59
Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans
Eastern Poison Ivy
USDA TORAR
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves rubbed on the skin affected by a poison ivy reaction.
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 194
Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans
Eastern Poison Ivy
USDA TORAR
Cherokee Drug, Emetic
Decoction given as an emetic.
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
Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans
Eastern Poison Ivy
USDA TORAR
Kiowa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for running or non-healing sores.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 38
Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans
Eastern Poison Ivy
USDA TORAR
Kiowa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Whole or broken leaves rubbed over boils or skin eruptions.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 38
Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans
Eastern Poison Ivy
USDA TORAR
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Poison
Compound containing plant used to poison arrows.
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 35
Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans
Eastern Poison Ivy
USDA TORAR
Navajo, Ramah Other, Good Luck Charm
Leaf chewed and given to opponent to insure good luck in gambling.
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 35
Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans
Eastern Poison Ivy
USDA TORAR
Thompson Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous because it caused skin irritations. One informant said that it affected her eyes, causing temporary blindness.
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 149