| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Taken for diarrhea, gravel and 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 56 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Cherokee Drug, Diuretic Root used as a diuretic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Taken for fever. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Taken for ague. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Root used as a stimulant. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Cherokee Drug, Tonic Root used as a tonic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for gravel and 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 56 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of roots taken to separate venereal disease from the blood. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Iroquois Drug, Cathartic Decoction of whole plant and roots taken as a physic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 458 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Iroquois Drug, Diaphoretic Decoction of roots taken and used as a sweat bath to keep patient cooled. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction or infusion of roots taken for a fallen or inflamed womb. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Iroquois Drug, Panacea Plant used for anything. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of roots taken to separate venereal disease from the blood. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of plants given to horses to stop sweating. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 459 |
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot USDA AGALA |
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Decoction of stems used as a witchcraft medicine. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 458 |
| Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. White Snakeroot USDA AGALR |
Chickasaw Drug, Toothache Remedy Roots chewed and held in mouth for toothache. 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 288 |
| Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. White Snakeroot USDA AGALR |
Choctaw Drug, Stimulant Used as a 'warming stimulant and tonic.' 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 288 |
| Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. White Snakeroot USDA AGALR |
Choctaw Drug, Tonic Used as a 'warming stimulant and tonic.' 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 288 |
| Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. White Snakeroot USDA AGALR |
Choctaw Drug, Toothache Remedy Roots chewed and held in mouth for toothache. 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 288 |
| Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. White Snakeroot USDA AGALR |
Meskwaki Drug, Diaphoretic Used as a steaming agent in sweatbath. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 214 |
| Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. White Snakeroot USDA AGALR |
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant Smudged and used to revive an unconscious patient. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 214 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Catawba Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of leaves taken for bloody dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 7 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Catawba Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of leaves taken for dysentery. Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 188 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Catawba Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Cold infusion of leaves taken for colic and stomach disorders. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 7 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Catawba Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves taken for colic and stomach disorders. Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 188 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Taken for rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Carminative Taken for flatulent colic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Taken for coughs. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Tonic used for child bed fever. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Tonic used to strengthen womb and root prevented abortion. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid Taken for jaundice. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Taken for lung 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 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Tonic Tonic used for child bed fever and to strengthen womb. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Taken for consumption. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for 'strangury,' or slow, painful urination. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Micmac Drug, Abortifacient Root used as an emmenagogue. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Micmac Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root used as a stomachic. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Micmac Drug, Tonic Root used as a tonic. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of plant given to women and girls for 'female troubles.' 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 34 |
| Allium bisceptrum S. Wats. Twincrest Onion USDA ALBIB |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified Bulbs eaten raw and cooked. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Apache, White Mountain Dye, Red-Brown Bark used to dye deerskin and other skins a reddish brown. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Costanoan Dye, Unspecified Juice used as a dye. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Costanoan Food, Unspecified Inner bark used for food. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Karok Dye, Unspecified Inner bark dried, ground, mixed with flour and water and used as a dye. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Karok Fiber, Basketry Roots used to make baskets. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Karok Food, Preservative Wood used to smoke salmon, eels and deer meat. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Unspecified Plant used as medicine. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Kawaiisu Other, Hide Preparation Bark smoke used to tan white buckskin yellow. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of dried bark taken for diarrhea. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of dried bark taken to check hemorrhages for consumption. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 |