| Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. Bitter Cherry USDA PREME |
Kwakiutl Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots held in the mouth by children with canker sores. 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 290 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of boiled, shredded inner bark applied to bleeding umbilical cord. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 130 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Malecite Drug, Pediatric Aid Outer layer of dried trees used for chafed babies. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 250 |
| Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Peach USDA PRPE3 |
Delaware Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves used by children for vomiting. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root given for 'cholera infantum.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of bark used as a steam bath for babies with bronchitis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of cambium and saskatoon taken by nursing mothers to pass medicinal qualities to baby. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Cheyenne Drug, Pediatric Aid Dried, smashed, ripe berries given to children with loss of appetite. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 35 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Cheyenne Drug, Pediatric Aid Unripened fruits eaten by children for diarrhea. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 35 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Stalk used for prenatal care. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 359 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Menominee Drug, Pediatric Aid Sweetened infusion of inner bark given to children for diarrhea. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 49, 50 |
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. Western Chokecherry USDA PRVID |
Gosiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of wood scrapings used by children and adults for bowel troubles. 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 |
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. Western Chokecherry USDA PRVID |
Karok Drug, Pediatric Aid Bark scrapings placed beside the nose of babies for colds. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 384 |
| Psathyrotes annua (Nutt.) Gray Annual Psathyrotes USDA PSAN |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of entire plant used for stomachaches, especially children's. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 124 |
| 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 |
| Psidium guajava L. Guava USDA PSGU |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Buds chewed by mothers and given to infants for diarrhea. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55 |
| Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida var. pallida (Greene) V. Bailey Pallid Hoptree USDA PTTRP4 |
Havasupai Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves rubbed on a child's abdomen for stomachaches. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 229 |
| Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Western Brackenfern |
Micmac Drug, Pediatric Aid Fronds of plant used for weak babies and old people. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Western Brackenfern |
Montagnais Drug, Pediatric Aid Fronds used as a bed to strengthen babies' backs. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
| Pyrola asarifolia Michx. Liverleaf Wintergreen USDA PYASA |
Karok Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant used as a steam bath for 'goofy' child in the Brush Dance. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
| Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Greenflowered Wintergreen USDA PYCH |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for infants with bloody diarrhea. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 35 |
| Pyrola elliptica Nutt. Waxflower Shinleaf USDA PYEL |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots and leaves given to babies with fits or epileptic seizures. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 408 |
| Pyrola picta Sm. Whiteveined Wintergreen USDA PYPI2 |
Karok Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used as a wash for sick child. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
| Pyrola sp. Wintergreen |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of flowers given to children with coughs. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 73 |
| Quercus agrifolia N‚e California Live Oak USDA QUAGA |
Mahuna Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for newborns with bleeding navels. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 56 |
| Quercus gambelii var. gambelii Gambel's Oak USDA QUGAG |
Keres, Western Drug, Pediatric Aid Velvet pubescence rubbed on babies' tongues to remove milk coating. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 64 |
| Quercus lobata N‚e California White Oak USDA QULO |
Miwok Drug, Pediatric Aid Pulverized, outer bark dusted on running sores and particularly used for babies with umbilicus. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
| Quercus rubra var. rubra Northern Red Oak USDA QURUR |
Alabama Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark given to child old enough to walk but too weak to do so. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 16 |
| Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of bark used as a wash to strengthen children unable to walk. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 665 |
| Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Dakota Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root bark given for bowel trouble, especially in children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Omaha Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root bark given for bowel trouble, especially in children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Pawnee Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root bark given for bowel trouble, especially in children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Ponca Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root bark given for bowel trouble, especially in children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Winnebago Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root bark given for bowel trouble, especially in children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Interior Live Oak USDA QUWIW |
Miwok Drug, Pediatric Aid Pulverized, outer bark dusted on running sores and particularly used for babies with umbilicus. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
| Ratibida tagetes (James) Barnh. Green Prairie Coneflower USDA RATA |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root 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 52 |
| Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r. Alderleaf Buckthorn USDA RHAL |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion given and used as a wash for peevish children. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
| Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r. Alderleaf Buckthorn USDA RHAL |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark given to children as a tonic, physic and as blood purifier. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
| Rhus copallinum L. Flameleaf Sumac USDA RHCOC |
Koasati Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves used as a bath and given to babies to make them walk. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 36 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of flower used as a mouthwash for teething child. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
| Rhus sp. Sumac |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of berries given to children with measles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 371 |
| Rhus sp. Sumac |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark given to children with throat rashes. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 370 |
| Rhus sp. Sumac |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark given to newborn babies as a physic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 372 |
| Rhus sp. Sumac |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of root given to children with worms that cause convulsions. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 370 |
| Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima Engelm. Pubescent Squawbush USDA RHTRP |
Diegueno Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves used as a wash for babies' eyes. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 37 |
| Ribes bracteosum Dougl. ex Hook. Stink Currant USDA RIBR |
Sanpoil Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of stems given to children for colds. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218 |
| Ribes cereum Dougl. Wax Currant USDA RICEC2 |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of branches with many other branches used to wash babies to make them strong. A decoction of the branches, squaw currant and red osier dogwood branches and the boughs of Douglas fir or tamarack was used to bathe babies four to six times over a period of several weeks to make them strong, independent and good natured. 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 226 |
| Ribes cereum var. pedicellare Brewer & S. Wats. Whisky Currant USDA RICEP |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used to purify a child who has seen a forbidden sand painting. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 26 |
| Ribes hudsonianum Richards. Northern Black Currant USDA RIHUH |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Sprigs placed in baby's carrier to quiet child. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 509 |
| Ribes sp. |
Kwakiutl Drug, Pediatric Aid Root 'rubbed on sores or around the mouths of children.' Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 382 |