| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American Elder USDA SANIC4 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of twigs given to children as a laxative. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 448 |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American Elder USDA SANIC4 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound poultice of powdered roots and bark applied to baby's unhealed navel. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 448 |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American Elder USDA SANIC4 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of blossoms given to babies as a physic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 449 |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American Elder USDA SANIC4 |
Mohegan Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of dried flowers given to infants for colic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
| Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn Black Elderberry USDA SARAR3 |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of flowers given to children as a spring tonic. 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 137138 |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. Bloodroot USDA SACA13 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of roots taken for prenatal strength or as blood purifier. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 337 |
| Sanicula marilandica L. Maryland Sanicle USDA SAMA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used as a wash and given to children with sore navels. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 396 |
| Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras USDA SAAL5 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark used as a wash or 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 24 |
| Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras USDA SAAL5 |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark taken & used as bath for babies with monkey sickness: fever, itch & enlarged eyes. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 219 |
| Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras USDA SAAL5 |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark taken as an emetic by children & adults for dog sickness: appetite loss & drooling. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 225 |
| Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras USDA SAAL5 |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark taken by babies and adults for otter sickness: diarrhea and vomiting. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 222 |
| Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras USDA SAAL5 |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark taken by babies for opossum sickness: appetite loss and drooling. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 220 |
| Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras USDA SAAL5 |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant taken by small children for raccoon sickness: diarrhea. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 218 |
| Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus Hardstem Bulrush USDA SCACA |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Burned stalk ashes used on baby's bleeding navel. 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 115 |
| Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk. ex Schinz & R. Keller American Bulrush USDA SCAM6 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Pediatric Aid Grass and oil used on child's head to make the hair grow long and thick. 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 272 |
| Scirpus sp. Bulrush |
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to nervous, fretful, crying children. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60 |
| Sedum divergens S. Wats. Pacific Stonecrop USDA SEDI |
Okanagon Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant given to children as a laxative. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
| Sedum divergens S. Wats. Pacific Stonecrop USDA SEDI |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of whole plant given to children for constipation. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463 |
| Sedum divergens S. Wats. Pacific Stonecrop USDA SEDI |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant given to children as a laxative. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
| Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Broadleaf Stonecrop USDA SESPS |
Okanagon Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
| Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Broadleaf Stonecrop USDA SESPS |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of whole plant given to children for constipation. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463 |
| Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Broadleaf Stonecrop USDA SESPS |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of whole plant used as a wash to soothe cross babies. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462 |
| Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Broadleaf Stonecrop USDA SESPS |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
| Senna hebecarpa (Fern.) Irwin & Barneby American Wild Sensitive Plant USDA SEHE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion given to children as a purgative and 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 54 |
| Senna marilandica (L.) Link Maryland Wild Sensitive Plant USDA SEMA11 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion given to children as a purgative and 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 54 |
| Sesamum orientale L. Sesame USDA SEOR4 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves and seeds given cholera infantum. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
| Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry Roundleaf Buffaloberry USDA SHRO |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Ash used as lotion to heal navels. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 32 |
| Sida sp. Ilima |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Chewed flowers given to infants and children as a laxative. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 26 |
| Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. Moss Campion USDA SIACE |
Gosiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for children with colic. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 381 |
| Silene campanulata S. Wats. Red Mountain Catchfly USDA SICAC |
Karok Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used as medicine for babies. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
| Silphium perfoliatum L. Cup Plant USDA SIPEP |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Burned root soot placed on child's cheek to prevent them from seeing ghosts. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 468 |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium P. Mill. Narrowleaf Blueeyed Grass USDA SIAN3 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of root given to children for diarrhea. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Solanum carolinense L. Carolina Horsenettle USDA SOCAC4 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots strung around baby's neck for teething. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Solanum nigrum L. Black Nightshade USDA SOPT3 |
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root given to babies for worms. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65 |
| Solanum triflorum Nutt. Cutleaf Nightshade USDA SOTR |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of berries given to children for diarrhea. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 53 |
| Solanum triflorum Nutt. Cutleaf Nightshade USDA SOTR |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of berries given to children for diarrhea. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Solidago canadensis L. Canada Goldenrod USDA SOCAC3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of tubers given to babies that start suddenly during sleep. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 461 |
| Solidago canadensis L. Canada Goldenrod USDA SOCAC3 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of shoots given to children with fevers. 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 84 |
| Solidago canadensis L. Canada Goldenrod USDA SOCAC3 |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant used as a bath for babies with diarrhea, sleeplessness or excessive crying. 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 184 |
| Solidago velutina DC. Threenerve Goldenrod USDA SOVE6 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used as a lotion to bathe an infant hermaphrodite to become sensible. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50 |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Spiny Sowthistle USDA SOAS |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion given to babies 'who cry until they hold their breath.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to children for teething. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Sorbus scopulina Greene Greene Mountainash USDA SOSCS |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. 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 133 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. 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 133 |
| Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb. Gooseberryleaf Globemallow USDA SPGRG |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for babies with bowel trouble. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 362 |
| Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels. Smallflower Globemallow USDA SPPA2 |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for babies with bowel trouble. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363 |
| Sphaeralcea sp. Globe Mallow |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Root used for babies with bowel troubles. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 85 |
| Sphagnum sp. |
Carrier Drug, Pediatric Aid Berries rubbed on children's sores. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 87 |
| Spigelia anthelmia L. West Indian Pinkroot USDA SPAN4 |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant considered a 'well-known remedy' for children with worms. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 669 |
| Spiraea sp. |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of shoots or vines used as a wash for babies with diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |