| Ribes sp. |
Kwakiutl Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots scraped on sandstone and rubbed on sores or around the mouths of children. Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 382 |
| Ricinus communis L. Castorbean USDA RICO3 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of leaves applied to children's heads and bodies for strong fevers. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55 |
| Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess. Creeping Yellowcress USDA ROSY |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant taken by mother for fever in baby. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 342 |
| Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W.H. Lewis Prickly Rose USDA ROACS |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Root used to make a drink given to children for diarrhea. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. California Wildrose USDA ROCA2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of blossoms used for infant pain. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 133 |
| Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. California Wildrose USDA ROCA2 |
Diegueno Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of petals given to babies with fever. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39 |
| Rosa nutkana K. Presl Nootka Rose USDA RONUN |
Cowlitz Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves used as a wash to strengthen babies. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 34 |
| Rosa nutkana K. Presl Nootka Rose USDA RONUN |
Keres, Western Drug, Pediatric Aid Crushed petals rubbed on children's bodies to prevent smallpox. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 67 |
| Rosa virginiana P. Mill. Virginia Rose USDA ROVIV2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots 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 29 |
| Rosa woodsii Lindl. Woods' Rose USDA ROWOW |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots given to children for intestinal influenza. 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 129-131 |
| Rosa woodsii Lindl. Woods' Rose USDA ROWOW |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of one handful of washed hips taken, especially by babies, for coughs. 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 267 |
| Rosa woodsii Lindl. Woods' Rose USDA ROWOW |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of sticks taken for coughs, especially babies' coughs. 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 267 |
| Rosa woodsii var. woodsii Woods' Rose USDA ROWOW |
Isleta Drug, Pediatric Aid Rose petals soaked in water and the liquid given to newborn babies before the mother's milk. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42 |
| Rubus allegheniensis Porter Allegheny Blackberry USDA RUALA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of smashed roots applied to baby's sore navel after birth. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 357 |
| Rubus fruticosus L. Shrubby Blackberry |
Micmac Drug, Pediatric Aid Bark and roots used for children's diarrhea. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
| Rubus idaeus L. American Red Raspberry USDA RUIDI |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of stem and upper part of the roots used for teething sickness. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 57 |
| Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (Michx.) Focke Grayleaf Red Raspberry USDA RUIDS2 |
Omaha Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of scraped root given to children for bowel trouble. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 84, 85 |
| Rubus occidentalis L. Black Raspberry USDA RUOC |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots, stalks and leaves given to children with whooping cough. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 356 |
| Rubus occidentalis L. Black Raspberry USDA RUOC |
Omaha Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of scraped root given to children for bowel trouble. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 84, 85 |
| Rubus odoratus L. Purpleflowering Raspberry USDA RUODO |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction given as blood medicine and for the bowels of new born babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 354 |
| Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Thimbleberry USDA RUPAP2 |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Green insect galls found on stems burned & the ashes rubbed on babies' navels if they did not heal. 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 270 |
| Rubus sp. |
Malecite Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of one foot section of tree used by children with diarrhea. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 255 |
| Rubus spectabilis Pursh Salmonberry USDA RUSPS |
Kwakiutl Drug, Pediatric Aid Chewed sprouts applied to the head of a child to make him grow. 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 291 |
| Rudbeckia hirta L. Blackeyed Susan USDA RUHIH |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of blossoms and another plant used for babies. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 143 |
| Rudbeckia hirta L. Blackeyed Susan USDA RUHIH |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots given to children with worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469 |
| Rumex crispus L. Curly Dock USDA RUCRC |
Yavapai Drug, Pediatric Aid Dried, pulverized tubers used for babies with chafed skin. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 261 |
| Rumex crispus L. Curly Dock USDA RUCRC |
Yuki Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of seeds taken by adults and babies for dysentery. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 46 |
| Rumex obtusifolius L. Bitter Dock USDA RUOB |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of root applied, especially to children, for skin eruptions. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 350 |
| Rumex obtusifolius L. Bitter Dock USDA RUOB |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root given to children for whooping cough. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 312 |
| Sagittaria latifolia Willd. Broadleaf Arrowhead USDA SALA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves given, one sip, and used to bathe feverish baby. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Sagittaria latifolia Willd. Broadleaf Arrowhead USDA SALA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction taken for 'boils around the abdomen of children.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273 |
| Sagittaria latifolia Willd. Broadleaf Arrowhead USDA SALA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of whole plant & rhizomes from another plant given to children who scream during the night. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 65 |
| Salix bebbiana Sarg. Bebb Willow USDA SABE2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of branches taken by women after childbirth and helped the baby through the breast milk. 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 136 |
| Salix humilis var. tristis (Ait.) Griggs Prairie Willow USDA SAHUT |
Catawba Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used as a wash for children with sore mouths. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
| Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr. Pacific Willow USDA SALUL |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Painted internode of stem held by baby for 'lightning infection.' 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 22 |
| Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. Scouler's Willow USDA SASC |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of branches taken by women after childbirth and helped the baby through the breast milk. 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 136 |
| Salix sp. |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of branches taken by women after childbirth and helped the baby through the breast milk. 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 136 |
| Salix sp. |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of burned stems given to children for diarrhea. 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 133-136 |
| Salix sp. |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of burned stems taken by adults and children for 'failure to urinate.' 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 133-136 |
| Salix sp. |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of burned stems taken by adults and children for intestinal influenza. 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 133-136 |
| Salix sp. |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Powder of dried, stem bark applied to infant's navel. 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 133-136 |
| Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams Grayball Sage USDA SADOC5 |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves taken by children for colds and sore throat. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38 |
| Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii var. incana (Benth.) Strachan Purple Sage USDA SADOI |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaf or stem given and used as a wash for children's sore throat. 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 136137 |
| Sambucus nigra L. European Black Elder USDA SANIN2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Given for 'light sickness among children' and taken for 'dropsy.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli Blue Elderberry USDA SANIC5 |
Karok Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of branches used as a wash for sick child in the Brush Dance. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American Elder USDA SANIC4 |
Cahuilla Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of blossoms given to newborn babies. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 138 |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American Elder USDA SANIC4 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Given for 'light sickness among children' and taken for 'dropsy.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American Elder USDA SANIC4 |
Delaware Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of flowers used for infants with colic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31 |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American Elder USDA SANIC4 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of flower given to infants for colic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26 |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American Elder USDA SANIC4 |
Diegueno Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of fresh or dried blossoms given to babies with fever. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41 |