| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Cheyenne Drug, Pediatric Aid Smashed fruits used to improve loss of appetite in children. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 34 |
| Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Saskatoon Serviceberry USDA AMALA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots taken 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 28 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
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 27 |
| Andropogon sp. Broom Grass |
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant taken by pregnant women to strengthen both mother and child. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65 |
| Androsace occidentalis Pursh Western Rockjasmine USDA ANOC2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of whole plant 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 38 |
| Angelica breweri Gray Brewer's Angelica USDA ANBR5 |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of split root given to children for whooping cough. 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 34, 35 |
| Angelica dawsonii S. Wats. Dawson's Angelica USDA ANDA |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots given to children with malnutrition. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 65 |
| Angelica sp. |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots given to children as a vermifuge. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
| Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. Woman's Tobacco USDA ANPL |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of entire plant given, especially to children, for 'bowel complaint.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50 |
| Antennaria rosulata Rydb. Kaibab Pussytoes USDA ANRO3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction taken 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 47 |
| Anthemis cotula L. Stinking Chamomile USDA ANCO2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to children for 'summer complaint' and stomach cramps. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
| Anthemis cotula L. Stinking Chamomile USDA ANCO2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plants given to children with 'red spots.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 471 |
| Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. Adam And Eve USDA APHY |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Given to endow children with the gift of eloquence and to make them fat. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51 |
| Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Spreading Dogbane USDA APAN2 |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Weak decoction of root given only to infants for colds. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
| Apocynum cannabinum L. Indianhemp USDA APCA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used as a wash for children with diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 415 |
| Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh. Tower Rockcress USDA ARGL |
Cheyenne Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to children as a general preventative for sickness, when sickness is about. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 174 |
| Aralia nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla USDA ARNU2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots given to children for kidney disorders. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 205 |
| Aralia nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla USDA ARNU2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant, excluding the fruit, used for childhood pneumonia. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
| Aralia nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla USDA ARNU2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots and other plants taken 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 29 |
| Aralia nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla USDA ARNU2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used to wash teething child's infected gums to prevent spread of infection. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Choctaw Drug, Pediatric Aid Berries and root used for many children's complaints. Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Choctaw Drug, Pediatric Aid Sweetened decoction of root given to children for 'gripes, colic, etc.' Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Kinnikinnick USDA ARUV |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant, mixed with grease & boiled hoof, used as a wash for baby's head. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75 |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Kinnikinnick USDA ARUV |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Fruit mixed with grease and used for children with diarrhea. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Kinnikinnick USDA ARUV |
Sanpoil Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of entire plant used as young girls' hair wash to insure growth. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220 |
| Arenaria triflora var. obtusa S. Wats. |
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 |
| 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 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to children for diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used as a wash for listless babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
| Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (L.) H.E. Robins. Armoglossum USDA ARAT |
Cherokee Drug, Cancer Treatment Poultice used for cancer and to draw out blood or poisonous matter. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (L.) H.E. Robins. Armoglossum USDA ARAT |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice used for cuts and bruises. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (L.) H.E. Robins. Armoglossum USDA ARAT |
Cherokee Food, Spice Powdered leaves used as seasoning. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Artemisia californica Less. California Sagebrush USDA ARCA11 |
Cahuilla Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to newborn babies one day after birth to flush out their system. 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 42 |
| Artemisia campestris L. Field Sagewort USDA ARCAB4 |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used, especially for children, as a hair tonic. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 123 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used to 'prevent a girl from aging prematurely.' Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Tolowa Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of fresh leaves taken by children for 'pin worms.' Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Yurok Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of fresh leaves taken by children for 'pin worms.' Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Strong decoction of root used as a strengthening bath for children. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Costanoan Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used for infants with colic. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 26 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves used in diapers or used as a diaper for diaper rash and skin rawness. 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 76 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used as a wash for colds, especially for babies and for chickenpox, to help the itching. The plant could also be boiled and the steam used for colds. The patient would lie in the steam while he was covered with a blanket. 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 169 |
| Artemisia furcata var. heterophylla (Bess.) Hult‚n Forked Sagewort USDA ARFUH |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Steeped leaves put next to a baby's skin for fever. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 40 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves chewed, especially by children, during the sweat for respiratory disorders. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Foothill Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of steeped leaves used, especially for babies, as a compress for fevers. 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 40-42 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Foothill Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of steeped leaves used, especially for babies, as a compress for fevers. 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 40-42 |
| Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush USDA ARTRT |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of branches 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 44-47 |
| Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush USDA ARTRT |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Finely pulverized dried leaves used as a baby powder. 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 44-47 |
| Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush USDA ARTRT |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of ground leaves and tobacco applied to children for fevers. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128 |
| Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush USDA ARTRT |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of ground leaves and tobacco applied to swellings on adults or children. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128 |
| Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush USDA ARTRT |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves used as a warm antiseptic bath for newborn babies. 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 44-47 |