| Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B. Ownbey Crested Pricklypoppy USDA ARPO2 |
Comanche Drug, Eye Medicine Sap used for sore eyes. 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 520 |
| Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb. Silverweed Cinquefoil USDA ARAN7 |
Blackfoot Drug, Antidiarrheal Root used for diarrhea. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb. Silverweed Cinquefoil USDA ARAN7 |
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of plant and another plant given to children for diarrhea. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 49 |
| Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb. Silverweed Cinquefoil USDA ARAN7 |
Iroquois Drug, Diuretic Infusion of leaves used as a diuretic. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 92 |
| Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb. Silverweed Cinquefoil USDA ARAN7 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant and another plant given to children for diarrhea. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 49 |
| Argentina egedii ssp. egedii Eged's Pacific Silverweed USDA AREGE |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled roots and oil applied to sores and swellings. 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 289 |
| Argentina egedii ssp. egedii Eged's Pacific Silverweed USDA AREGE |
Kwakiutl Drug, Eye Medicine Root juice used as a wash for inflamed eyes. 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 289 |
| Argentina egedii ssp. egedii Eged's Pacific Silverweed USDA AREGE |
Kwakiutl, Southern Food, Dried Food Roots dried, steamed and eaten with oil at large feasts. 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 289 |
| Argentina egedii ssp. egedii Eged's Pacific Silverweed USDA AREGE |
Kwakiutl, Southern Food, Special Food Roots dried, steamed and eaten with oil at large feasts. 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 289 |
| Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott Greendragon USDA ARDR3 |
Menominee Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant used for 'female disorders.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 23 |
| Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott Greendragon USDA ARDR3 |
Menominee Other, Sacred Items Root used in sacred bundles and gave the power of supernatural dreams to the owner. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 79 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Chippewa Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of root used as a wash for sore eyes. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Menominee Drug, Eye Medicine Poultice of pulverized root applied to sore eyes. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 23 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Meskwaki Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Seed used as a magical diagnostic medicine to predict recovery or death. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 202 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Meskwaki Drug, Poison Finely chopped root put in meat for enemies, to cause pain and death. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 202 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Meskwaki Drug, Poison Root cooked with meat used in abandoned vessels to poison enemy during war. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 272 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Meskwaki Drug, Sedative Compound used in very small doses for insomnia. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 202 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Meskwaki Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Root used for rattlesnake bite swellings. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 202 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Mohegan Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of plant used as a liniment. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Mohegan Drug, Poison Infusion of plant poisonous when taken internally. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Mohegan Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of root taken for sore throat. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Eye Medicine Root used for sore eyes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 356 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Plant used for medicinal purposes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 246 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Potawatomi Food, Unspecified Thinly sliced roots cooked in a pit oven for three days to eliminate the poison. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 95 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound dried root meal poultice applied for swelling and boils. 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 32 |
| Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Iroquois Drug, Contraceptive Infusion of rhizomes used by women for temporary sterility. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 69 |
| Aristolochia serpentaria L. Virginia Snakeroot USDA ARSE3 |
Mohegan Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Poultice of plant applied to snakebites. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Aristolochia serpentaria L. Virginia Snakeroot USDA ARSE3 |
Natchez Drug, Febrifuge Warm decoction of plant taken for fevers. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 667 |
| Aristolochia serpentaria L. Virginia Snakeroot USDA ARSE3 |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound poultice with mashed roots used as salve for spider bites. 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 27 |
| Aristolochia serpentaria L. Virginia Snakeroot USDA ARSE3 |
Rappahannock Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of leaves 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 27 |
| Aristolochia serpentaria L. Virginia Snakeroot USDA ARSE3 |
Rappahannock Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Compound poultice with mashed roots used as salve for snake bites. 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 27 |
| Armoracia rusticana P.G. Gaertn. Horseradish USDA ARRU4 |
Mohegan Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of leaves, with midrib removed, bound to cheeks for toothache. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Arnica acaulis (Walt.) B.S.P. Common Leopardbane USDA ARAC3 |
Catawba Drug, Analgesic Infusion of roots taken for back pain. Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 189 |
| Arnica acaulis (Walt.) B.S.P. Common Leopardbane USDA ARAC3 |
Catawba Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of roots taken for back pain. Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 189 |
| Artemisia absinthium L. Absinth Sagewort USDA ARAB3 |
Chippewa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Boiled plant top used as warm compress for sprain or strained muscles. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
| Artemisia biennis Willd. Biennial Wormwood USDA ARBIB |
Iroquois Food, Forage Plants eaten by turkeys. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 102 |
| Artemisia californica Less. California Sagebrush USDA ARCA11 |
Luiseno Other, Ceremonial Items Plant and white sage used to build a ceremonial hunting fire before hunting. The hunters stood around the fire and in its smoke before hunting because they believed that the fire and smoke would absolve them of any breach of social observances they might have committed which would otherwise have brought them bad luck. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 199 |
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis (Pallas) M.E. Peck Pacific Wormwood USDA ARCAB4 |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Compound infusion of leaf taken to restore menstrual flow. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 29 |
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis (Pallas) M.E. Peck Pacific Wormwood USDA ARCAB4 |
Meskwaki Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of leaves applied to bad burns. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 211 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo Food, Bread & Cake Seeds ground and made into bread and dumplings. Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo Food, Porridge Seeds ground and made into gruel. Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Infusion or decoction of root or leaf and stalk used for 'stoppage of periods.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of dried leaves and tops taken for chronic dysentery. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction of root used as wash to strengthen hair and make it grow. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 350 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed, fresh or dried leaves and flowers applied to wounds. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root taken for 'excessive flowing.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of whole plant taken to aid in difficult labor. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion of leaf and flower taken or fresh leaf chewed for heart palpitations. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Herbal Steam Strong decoction of root used 'for steaming old people to make them stronger.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |