| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of root used for colds and coughs. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of root used for coughs and colds. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root used for itch. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Infusion given 'to relieve and rally a patient at point of death.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of root used as a gargle. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy 'Will kill teeth of young people if not careful with it.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Chippewa Drug, Anticonvulsive 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 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid 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 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of roots taken when 'a man urinates blood.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 321 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for childbirth pain. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237238 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root taken for childbirth pain. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237238 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant Root used to revive and rally a patient at the 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 237238 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid Used as a genito-urinary remedy for men and women. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237238 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used to stimulate menstruation. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of root 'in spirits' used for rheumatic pains. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 73, 74 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Used as an anodyne. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of root 'in spirits' used for rheumatic pains. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 73, 74 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of roots in alcoholic spirits used for 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 30 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion taken for colds. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion taken for coughs. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Given for hives. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of slightly astringent plant taken for 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 30 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Diuretic Used as a diuretic. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Laxative Infusion taken for constipation. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Given to make babies sleep. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Sedative Given to make babies sleep. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Given for fatigue. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Tonic Used as a tonic. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion taken for colds, coughs, 'consumption' and constipation. 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 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Delaware Drug, Tonic Combined with elecampane and stone roots to make a tonic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 39 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Delaware Drug, Tonic Used with elecampane and stone root to make a tonic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Tonic Compound containing root used as a tonic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 74 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of roots or plants used as a soak and steambath for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Root used as a blood purifier. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 321 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots taken to 'promote the flow of milk in women.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of smashed leaves applied to babies with sore backs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of smashed leaves applied to babies with sore backs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Micmac Drug, Kidney Aid Root used for kidney trouble. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Penobscot Drug, Kidney Aid Root used to make a medicine and taken for kidney trouble. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310311 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Alaska Native Drug, Poison Berries considered poisonous. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 149 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Algonquin Drug, Analgesic Used for stomach pains, in some seasons for males, other seasons for females. Bradley, Will T., 1936, Medical Practices of the New England Aborigines, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 25(2):138-147, page 142 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of roots taken for colds. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of roots taken for coughs. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of roots used to treat horses. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Roots used in ceremonies. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 33 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Dermatological Aid Roots used for sores. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 33 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of roots taken to improve the appetite. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 33 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root pieces used by women after childbirth for increased milk flow. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 8 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of stems taken by pregnant and nursing mothers to increase milk flow. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 22 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root taken for excessive flowing. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |