| Calycanthus floridus L. Eastern Sweetshrub USDA CAFLF |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Roots used for urinary and bladder complaints. 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 |
| Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus (Willd.) Torr. & Gray Eastern Sweetshrub USDA CAFLG |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of bark taken for urinary troubles. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 23 |
| Carpinus caroliniana Walt. American Hornbeam USDA CACAC2 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Compound infusion taken for cloudy urine. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
| Carpinus caroliniana Walt. American Hornbeam USDA CACAC2 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of inner bark taken for difficult urination with discharge. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15 |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Blue Cohosh USDA CATH2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of root taken by men as a genito-urinary remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 205 |
| Ceanothus americanus L. New Jersey Tea USDA CEAM |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of roots taken by women with urinating problems caused by colds. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Creek Drug, Analgesic Plant used by women with urinary trouble or pain in small of back. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Creek Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant used by women with urinary trouble or pain in small of back. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Creek Drug, Orthopedic Aid Plant used by women with urinary trouble or pain in small of back. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Creek Drug, Urinary Aid Plant used by women with urinary trouble. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 661 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of leaves and stems taken for urine stoppage. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of roots or berries used for horse sickness: nausea, constipation and blocked urination. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 189 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Urinary Aid Plant taken for urine retention. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 273 |
| Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom Rose Heath USDA CHER2 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of plant with sumac berries taken for bladder disease. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 45 |
| Chamaesyce hypericifolia (L.) Millsp. Graceful Sandmat USDA CHHY2 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of bruised roots taken for yellow urine. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 35 |
| Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small Spotted Sandmat USDA CHNU9 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of bruised root taken for urinary diseases. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of roots taken for burning urination and other urination problems. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 389 |
| Chaptalia tomentosa Vent. Woolly Sunbonnets USDA CHTO |
Seminole Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of roots taken for urine retention. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 274 |
| Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Striped Prince's Pine USDA CHMA3 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Tops and roots used for urinary problems. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
| Chimaphila menziesii (R. Br. ex D. Don) Spreng. Little Prince's Pine USDA CHME |
Karok Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of leaves taken for kidney and bladder troubles. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 23 |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Delaware Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder bark used for bladder inflammation. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Urinary Aid Compound containing plant used for bladder inflammation. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74 |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid Herb used for 'cold in bladder.' Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56 |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of roots, hemlock, parsley and curled dock used for colds in the bladder. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 259 |
| Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
| Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Watermelon USDA CILAL |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Seeds chewed for bedwetting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
| Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Watermelon USDA CILAL |
Chickasaw Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of mashed seeds taken for blood in the urine. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 59 |
| Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Watermelon USDA CILAL |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of roots and seeds taken for urine stoppage. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 451 |
| Claytonia sibirica L. Siberian Springbeauty USDA CLSIS |
Quileute Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of plants taken as an urinative. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 29 |
| Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. Western White Clematis USDA CLLIL2 |
Thompson Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of plant given to children who habitually wet their beds. 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 247 |
| Clematis virginiana L. Devil's Darning Needles USDA CLVI5 |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for burning kidney troubles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 330 |
| Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth Bride's Bonnet USDA CLUN2 |
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid Root juice taken with water for gravel. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317 |
| Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. Sweet Fern USDA COPE80 |
Delaware Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder used for bladder inflammation. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
| Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. Sweet Fern USDA COPE80 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Urinary Aid Complex compound containing plant used for bladder inflammation. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 76 |
| Conioselinum chinense (L.) B.S.P. Chinese Hemlockparsley USDA COCH2 |
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of roots, hemlock, Prince's pine and curled dock used for colds in the bladder. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 259 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Shuswap Drug, Urinary Aid Plant used for children for bedwetting. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61 |
| Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik. Pear Hawthorn USDA CRCA |
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid Fruit used for bladder ailments. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 241 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Browned seeds eaten for bedwetting. 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 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for 'gravel,' 'scalding of the urine' and spasms of urinary passage. 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 |
| Cynoglossum virginianum L. Wild Comfrey USDA CYVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Root syrup taken for milky urine and compound decoction used for bad memory. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
| Cypripedium acaule Ait. Pink Lady's Slipper USDA CYAC3 |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of roots used for urinary tract problems. 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 128 |
| Cypripedium acaule Ait. Pink Lady's Slipper USDA CYAC3 |
Menominee Drug, Urinary Aid Root used in 'male disorders.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 44 |
| Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Northern Bush Honeysuckle USDA DILO |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of bark and plants taken by old men who cannot retain urine. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
| Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Northern Bush Honeysuckle USDA DILO |
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of root taken by 'one who is urinating blood.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 206207 |
| Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Northern Bush Honeysuckle USDA DILO |
Ojibwa Drug, Urinary Aid Compound containing root used as a valued urinary remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 360 |
| Diplacus aurantiacus ssp. aurantiacus Orange Bush Monkeyflower USDA DIAUA |
Costanoan Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of plant used for bladder problems. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 15 |
| Dirca palustris L. Eastern Leatherwood USDA DIPA9 |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound infusion of roots taken for kidneys or for male urination problems. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 388 |
| Dirca palustris L. Eastern Leatherwood USDA DIPA9 |
Ojibwa Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of twigs taken for urinary infections. 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 2306 |
| Echium vulgare L. Common Vipersbugloss USDA ECVU |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Compound taken for milky urine. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60 |