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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