| Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry USDA MIRE |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of vines given to babies when they will not suckle. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
| Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry USDA MIRE |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice applied or decoction of vines given to babies with swollen abdomens. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
| Mitella sp. |
Gosiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
| Mitella trifida Graham Threeparted Miterwort USDA MITRT |
Gosiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used for babies with colic. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 375 |
| Monarda fistulosa L. Wildbergamot Beebalm USDA MOBR2 |
Choctaw Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant rubbed on child's chest for pain. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54 |
| Monarda fistulosa L. Wildbergamot Beebalm USDA MOBR2 |
Menominee Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of stem and leaves used as strengthening bath for infants. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
| Monarda fistulosa L. Wildbergamot Beebalm USDA MOBR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant taken or used as a bath for infant convulsions. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2274 |
| Monarda sp. Mint |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of roots given to children with 'summer complaint.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 426 |
| Monarda sp. Mint |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots given to children for headaches and constipation. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 426 |
| Monardella odoratissima Benth. Pacific Monardella USDA MOODO |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves and stems given to children and adults for the common cold. 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 109 |
| Monardella odoratissima Benth. Pacific Monardella USDA MOODO |
Sanpoil Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of stems and leaves taken by adults and children for severe colds. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218 |
| Monotropa uniflora L. Indianpipe USDA MOUN3 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Pulverized root given to children for fits, epilepsy and convulsions. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Morella cerifera (L.) Small Southern Bayberry USDA MOCE2 |
Koasati Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots given to children with stomachaches. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
| Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov Shortspike Watermilfoil USDA MYSI |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of whole plant and two other plants taken by adolescents for poor blood circulation. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 51 |
| Myriophyllum verticillatum L. Whorlleaf Watermilfoil USDA MYVE3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to children when they lie very quiet and never move. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 391 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion used for babies' 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 28 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Delaware Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves used with peach seeds to make a beneficial syrup for children. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves used with peach pits to make a tonic for children. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 82 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Tonic Leaves prepared with peach pit and given as a pediatric tonic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 76 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves given to soothe infants. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 67 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Hoh Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion used as medicine for infants. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 68 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of stems given to children with diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 422 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant tips given to children when peevish or with headaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 423 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to children for stomachaches due to colds. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 423 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant tips given to babies who are restless and can't sleep. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 423 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for babies with fevers. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 423 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion given to babies for colic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves given to infants for colic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Quileute Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion used as medicine for infants. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 68 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves given to babies for pains, rheumatism and measles. 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 25 |
| Nepeta cataria L. Catnip USDA NECA2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Pediatric Aid Weak infusion of plant given to children as a tonic. 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 25 |
| Nereocystis luetkeana (Mert.) Post. & Rupr. Giant Kelp |
Kwakiutl, Southern Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves dried, pulverized and rubbed into children's heads to make hair grow long. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 261 |
| Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata (Dur.) E.O. Beal Varigated Yellow Pondlily USDA NULUV |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of rhizomes and two other plants taken by adolescents for poor blood circulation. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 43 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark used as a bath and given to children with worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |
| Ochrosia compta K. Schum. Holei USDA OCCO |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Nuts and other plants chewed and fed to infants for general debility. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 44 |
| Onoclea sensibilis L. Sensitive Fern USDA ONSE |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of rhizomes given to children when 'the blood doesn't have a determined path.' Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 34 |
| Opuntia sp. Prickly Pear |
Apache, Western Drug, Pediatric Aid Boiled roots used as laxative for babies and small children. Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 180 |
| Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. Clustered Broomrape USDA ORFA |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for birth injuries. 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 45 |
| Osmorhiza sp. Sweet Cicely |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots given to children with intermittent fevers. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 397 |
| Osmunda regalis L. Royal Fern USDA OSRES |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of fronds and wild ginger rhizomes used by children with convulsions from intestinal worms. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 33 |
| Osmunda regalis L. Royal Fern USDA OSRES |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for chronically ill babies. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329 |
| Oxalis corniculata L. Creeping Woodsorrel USDA OXCO |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion taken and used as a wash for children with hookworms. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Oxalis violacea L. Violet Woodsorrel USDA OXVI |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion taken and used as a wash for children with hookworms. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Oxytropis sp. Locoweed |
Cheyenne Drug, Pediatric Aid Powdered roots taken by women when milk does not agree with the child. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 179 |
| Packera aurea (L.) A.& D. L”ve Golden Ragwort USDA PAAU3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of rosettes given to children with fevers. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 473 |
| Packera fendleri (Gray) W.A. Weber & A. L”ve Fendler's Ragwort USDA PAFE4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Strong decoction used for 'birth injury.' 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 53 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used as a wash for two year old children with sore eyes. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 395 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Meskwaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Used as a 'universal remedy for children and adults.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 204 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
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 |
| Panax sp. Ginseng |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root taken for shortness of breath and by children for croup. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 656 |