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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