| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used as bed and coverlet for baby, 'to make him strong and healthy.' 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 11, 12 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Tewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant ashes rubbed on newborn baby. If upon growing up, the child misbehaves, he is taken at the request of the mother and held by some other woman in a blanket over a smoldering fire of juniper. He soon escapes, half suffocated, and supposedly a better and (probably) a wiser youngster. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant ashes rubbed on newborn baby. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 62, 63 |
| Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant smoke used to make child behave by holding the child over the fire. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 62, 63 |
| Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba Southern Redcedar USDA JUVIS |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant and other plants used as a baby's charm for fear from dreams about raccoons or opossums. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 221 |
| Krameria grayi Rose & Painter White Ratany USDA KRGR |
Pima Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of powdered roots applied to prevent infection on newborn's navel. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91 |
| Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung Blue Lettuce USDA LATAP |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots and stems given to children for diarrhea. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 84 |
| Larix occidentalis Nutt. Western Larch USDA LAOC |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash or bath for babies, to make them strong and healthy. 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 99 |
| Larix occidentalis Nutt. Western Larch USDA LAOC |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves used as a healthful, strengthening wash for infants. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475 |
| Larix occidentalis Nutt. Western Larch USDA LAOC |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash to make babies strong and healthy. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475 |
| Larrea tridentata var. tridentata Creosotebush USDA LATRT |
Papago Drug, Pediatric Aid Dried, powdered leaf rubbed on infant's navel to promote healing. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 64, 65 |
| Larrea tridentata var. tridentata Creosotebush USDA LATRT |
Papago Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of dried, powdered leaves applied to infant's navel. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65 |
| Lechea minor L. Thymeleaf Pinweed USDA LEMI |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234 |
| Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Bog Labradortea USDA LEGR |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of leaves and fish oil applied to the umbilical scab. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42 |
| Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Bog Labradortea USDA LEGR |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Powdered leaves applied directly to a baby's skin for rashes in the skin folds. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42 |
| Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Bog Labradortea USDA LEGR |
Montagnais Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of plant applied or infusion given to children for jaundice. Burgesse, J. Allen, 1944, The Woman and the Child Among the Lac-St.-Jean Montagnais, Primitive Man 17:1-18, page 14 |
| Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens (Ait.) Hult‚n Marsh Labradortea USDA LEPAD |
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut Drug, Pediatric Aid Burning dried stalk shaken around head and shoulders of sick child. Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 32 |
| Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Common Pepperweed USDA LEDED |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant rubbed on baby's face to put infant to sleep. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
| Liatris acidota Engelm. & Gray Sharp Gayfeather USDA LIAC |
Koasati Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of roots taken for rheumatism. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 62 |
| Liatris laxa Small Rattlesnake Master |
Seminole Drug, Analgesic Decoction of roots used for cow sickness: lower chest pain, digestive disturbances and diarrhea. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 191 |
| Liatris laxa Small Rattlesnake Master |
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of roots taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234 |
| Liatris laxa Small Rattlesnake Master |
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of roots used for cow sickness: lower chest pain, digestive disturbances and diarrhea. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 191 |
| Liatris laxa Small Rattlesnake Master |
Seminole Drug, Antiemetic Decoction of roots taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234 |
| Liatris laxa Small Rattlesnake Master |
Seminole Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of plant used as a body rub and steam for joint swellings. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 193 |
| Liatris laxa Small Rattlesnake Master |
Seminole Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of roots taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234 |
| Liatris laxa Small Rattlesnake Master |
Seminole Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots used for cow sickness: lower chest pain, digestive disturbances and diarrhea. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 191 |
| Liatris laxa Small Rattlesnake Master |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled roots applied to swellings. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 59 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Blackfoot Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of roots taken for stomachaches. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 59 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Blackfoot Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 59 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Comanche Drug, Urinary Aid Root chewed and juice swallowed for swollen testes. 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 522 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Kiowa Food, Unspecified Springtime, sweet roots baked over a fire and eaten. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Lakota Food, Dietary Aid Roots pulverized and eaten to improve the appetite. 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 38 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root applied locally for itch. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 216 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of root used for bloody urine and by women for bladder trouble. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 216 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Meskwaki Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of root used for gonorrhea. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 216 |
| Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Meskwaki Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of root used for ponies to make them spirited for hunting in hot weather. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 216 |
| Liatris punctata var. punctata Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Blackfoot Drug, Analgesic Infusion of root taken for stomachache. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
| Liatris punctata var. punctata Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid Boiled root applied to swellings. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
| Liatris punctata var. punctata Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Blackfoot Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root taken for stomachache. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
| Liatris punctata var. punctata Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Blackfoot Food, Unspecified Plant eaten raw. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
| Liatris punctata var. punctata Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Kiowa Food, Unspecified Springtime, sweet roots baked over a fire and eaten. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61 |
| Liatris punctata var. punctata Dotted Gayfeather USDA LIPUP |
Tewa Food, Unspecified Roots eaten as food. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 57 |
| Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. Devil's Bite USDA LISCS3 |
Meskwaki Drug, Kidney Aid Used for kidney troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 216 |
| Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. Devil's Bite USDA LISCS3 |
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid Used for bladder troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 216 |
| Liatris scariosa var. scariosa Devil's Bite USDA LISCS3 |
Chippewa Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of root used as a horse stimulant before a race. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
| Liatris scariosa var. scariosa Devil's Bite USDA LISCS3 |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered plants applied to external inflammation. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335 |
| Liatris scariosa var. scariosa Devil's Bite USDA LISCS3 |
Omaha Drug, Dietary Aid Roots used as an appetizer. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335 |
| Liatris scariosa var. scariosa Devil's Bite USDA LISCS3 |
Omaha Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant taken for abdominal troubles. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335 |
| Liatris scariosa var. scariosa Devil's Bite USDA LISCS3 |
Omaha Drug, Tonic Roots used as a tonic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335 |