Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Creek Drug, Adjuvant Leaves added to medicines as a perfume. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Creek Drug, Antiemetic Decoction of leaves taken for vomiting. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Creek Drug, Cold Remedy Compound decoction of plant tops taken and used as inhalant for colds. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Creek Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Decoction of leaves used as a throat wash for mumps. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Creek Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Poultice of decoction of leaves applied to throat for mumps. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Creek Drug, Psychological Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for persons who 'wanted to run away.' Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663664 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Creek Drug, Sedative Decoction of plant tops taken and used as a wash for old people unable to sleep. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Creek Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Decoction of plant used as a wash for persons afflicted by ghosts. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663664 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Koasati Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of leaves taken for fevers. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Koasati Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves used as a bath and given to children with fevers. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Menominee Drug, Analgesic Dried leaves steamed as an inhalant for headache. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 129 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Menominee Drug, Disinfectant Smudge of leaves used to fumigate premises to dispel ghost of a dead person. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 30 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Menominee Drug, Psychological Aid Dried leaves steamed as an inhalant for 'foolishness.' Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 129 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Menominee Drug, Stimulant Leaf smoke blown into nostrils to revive one who had fainted. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 30 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Menominee Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Smudge of leaves used to fumigate premises to dispel ghost of a dead person. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 30 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Meskwaki Drug, Psychological Aid Smudge of herb used to 'bring back a loss of mind.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 214215 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant Smudged and used to revive an unconscious patient. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 214215 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Montagnais Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of plant taken for coughing. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Montagnais Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of plant taken for consumption. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Rappahannock Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of roots taken for chills. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 29 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Rappahannock Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of dried stems or dried leaves smoked in a pipe for asthma. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 29 |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Rappahannock Food, Candy Leaves chewed for 'fun.' Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 29 |
Rhus aromatica Ait. Fragrant Sumac USDA RHARA2 |
Lakota Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with tobacco and smoked. 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 32 |
Rhus copallinum L. Flameleaf Sumac USDA RHCOC |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Leaves and root used in 'ceremonial tobacco mixture.' Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 78 |
Rhus copallinum L. Flameleaf Sumac USDA RHCOC |
Delaware, Oklahoma Other, Ceremonial Items Leaves and root used in ceremonial tobacco mixture. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 78 |
Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 180 |
Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Comanche Other, Smoke Plant Leaves added to tobacco for smoking. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Creek Drug, Other Leaves mixed with tobacco and smoked for 'all cephalic and pectoral complaints.' Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Dried leaves smoked in a mixture of tobacco. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37 |
Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Dried leaves smoked in a mixture of tobacco. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37 |
Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Plains Indian Other, Smoke Plant Leaves used to make a tobacco mixture. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Tewa Other, Smoke Plant Leaves smoked as tobacco. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 47 |
Rhus trilobata Nutt. Skunkbush Sumac USDA RHTRT |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Dried leaves mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 180 |
Rhus trilobata Nutt. Skunkbush Sumac USDA RHTRT |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Leaves dried, mixed with tobacco and smoked. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 |
Rhus trilobata Nutt. Skunkbush Sumac USDA RHTRT |
Keresan Other, Smoke Plant Dried leaves mixed with native tobacco and used for smoking. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 563 |
Rhus trilobata Nutt. Skunkbush Sumac USDA RHTRT |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 39 |
Rhus trilobata Nutt. Skunkbush Sumac USDA RHTRT |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 39 |
Rhus trilobata var. trilobata Skunkbush Sumac USDA RHTRT |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 39 |
Rhus trilobata var. trilobata Skunkbush Sumac USDA RHTRT |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 39 |
Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Potawatomi Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with tobacco to cause it to smoke pleasantly. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell Prairie Rose USDA ROARS |
Dakota Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark sometimes used alone or with tobacco for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell Prairie Rose USDA ROARS |
Dakota Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark, alone or mixed with tobacco, used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell Prairie Rose USDA ROARS |
Omaha Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark sometimes used alone or with tobacco for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell Prairie Rose USDA ROARS |
Omaha Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark, alone or mixed with tobacco, used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell Prairie Rose USDA ROARS |
Pawnee Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark sometimes used alone or with tobacco for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell Prairie Rose USDA ROARS |
Pawnee Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark, alone or mixed with tobacco, used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell Prairie Rose USDA ROARS |
Ponca Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark sometimes used alone or with tobacco for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell Prairie Rose USDA ROARS |
Ponca Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark, alone or mixed with tobacco, used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
Rubus hawaiensis Gray Hawaii Blackberry USDA RUHA |
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant ashes and tobacco leaf ashes used as a wash for scaly scalps. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 8 |
Rubus macraei Gray 'akala USDA RUMA6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant ashes and tobacco leaf ashes used as a wash for scaly scalps. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 8 |