| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Dakota Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of plant taken for fever. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Dakota Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of pounded rootstock taken for colic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Dakota Drug, Panacea Rootstock regarded as a panacea. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Dakota Drug, Psychological Aid Paste of rootstock rubbed on warrior's face to prevent excitement and fear. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Dakota Drug, Toothache Remedy Rootstock chewed for toothache. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Dakota Food, Unspecified Dried root chewed for the agreeable taste. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 359 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of roots used for suppressed menses. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of roots used for colds. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of roots used for coughs. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Roots used with sassafras roots for intestinal pains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Abortifacient Compound containing root taken for suppressed menses. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Analgesic Compound containing root used for stomachache and intestinal pains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cold Remedy Compound containing root taken for colds. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of root taken for coughs, colds and suppressed menses. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of scraped root taken for colds. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Anthelmintic Compound infusion of roots taken for tape worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 279 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Compound infusion of roots taken as a blood remedy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 279 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of plant and another plant given to children with poor blood circulation. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy Used for colds and sore throats from colds or singing. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 279 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction taken for 'boils around the abdomen of children.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Ear Medicine Decoction of roots used as drops in ear for earache. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 279 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Compound decoction of plant taken by women as an emetic for epilepsy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Powdered roots and cold water taken when feeling bad after eating meals. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of powdered roots taken for grippe with chills. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction taken for 'boils around the abdomen of children.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant and another plant given to children with poor blood circulation. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots and another plant given to children who scream during the night. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of roots and roots from another plant used for hard respiration from lower chest pains. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 70 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of roots used as gargle for sore throat. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 279 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Root packed into hole of aching tooth to break up the tooth. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Roots smoked and the smoke sucked into hollow tooth for toothache. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Used for the detection of bewitchment. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Lakota Drug, Cough Medicine Roots chewed for coughs. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Lakota Drug, Hypotensive Infusion of roots taken for high blood pressure. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Lakota Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of roots taken for diabetes. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Lakota Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of pulverized roots and gun powder taken for arm and leg cramps. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 26 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Lakota Drug, Throat Aid Roots chewed for sore throat. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Lakota Drug, Toothache Remedy Roots chewed for toothache. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Lakota Food, Unspecified Leaves and stalks used for food. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 26 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Malecite Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of one root used for colds. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Malecite Drug, Preventive Medicine Roots chewed to prevent disease. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Malecite Drug, Unspecified Used for medicines. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of root used for irregular periods. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Menominee Drug, Analgesic Root, a very powerful remedy, used for stomach cramps. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22, 23 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Menominee Drug, Cathartic Root used as a 'good physic for the whole system, clearing the bile and all.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22, 23 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Menominee Drug, Cold Remedy Root chewed or decoction of root used as cold remedy. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 130 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Menominee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root used for stomach cramps. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22, 23 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for 'a cramp expected in the stomach.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 202 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Meskwaki Drug, Burn Dressing Compound used for burns. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201202 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Meskwaki Drug, Cathartic Plant used as a physic. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201202 |