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Micmac Drug, Pediatric Aid Herb used for children with an upset stomach. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
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Micmac Drug, Pulmonary Aid Herb used for croup. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
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Mohegan Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves considered beneficial to the stomach. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
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Montana Indian Drug, Unspecified Infusion of leaves used for various complaints. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 15 |
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Montana Indian Other, Incense & Fragrance Used as a home fragrant. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 64 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as a lotion for swellings. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 40 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Disinfectant Roots used for prenatal snake infection. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 40 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots used for prenatal snake infection. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 40 |
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Navajo, Kayenta Food, Spice Used as flavoring with meats or corn meal mush. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 40 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Febrifuge Cold infusion taken and used as lotion for fever. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 41 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Cold infusion taken and used as lotion for influenza. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 41 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Stimulant Cold infusion given to counteract effects of being struck by a whirlwind. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 41 |
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Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of entire plant taken as a blood remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 371372 |
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Ojibwa Drug, Diaphoretic Plant used in the sweatbath. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 371372 |
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Ojibwa Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of leaves taken for fevers. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 371372 |
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Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of plants taken for stomach troubles. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
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Ojibwa Food, Beverage Foliage used to make a beverage tea. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 405 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Analgesic Infusion of stems taken for pains. 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 109 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of stems taken for swellings. 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 109 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of stems taken for colds. 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 109 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of stems taken for 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 109 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of stems taken for colic in children. 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 109 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of stems taken for colic in children. 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 109 |
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Okanagan-Colville Food, Beverage Stems used to make tea. 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 109 |
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Okanagon Drug, Analgesic Infusion of leaves and plant tips given to children with colicky pains. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
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Okanagon Drug, Analgesic Infusion of leaves and plant tips taken for pains. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
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Okanagon Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves and plant tips taken for colds. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
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Okanagon Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of leaves and plant tips taken for swellings. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
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Okanagon Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves and plant tips given to children with colicky pains. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
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Okanagon Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves and plant tips given to children with colicky pains. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
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Omaha Drug, Carminative Plant used as a carminative. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334 |
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Omaha Drug, Carminative Sweetened infusion taken as a carminative or beverage. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 112113 |
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Omaha Food, Beverage Leaves used to make a hot, aqueous, tea like beverage. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 329 |
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Omaha Food, Beverage Plant used to make a tea like beverage enjoyed for its pleasing, aromatic flavor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 112 |
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Paiute Drug, Analgesic Decoction of various plant parts taken for headaches. 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 104105 |
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Paiute Drug, Analgesic Leaves used in several ways for headaches. 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 104105 |
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Paiute Drug, Carminative Infusion of leaves and stems taken for gas pains. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 45 |
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Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of various plant parts taken for colds. 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 104105 |
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Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of fresh or dried leaves taken for colds. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 107 |
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Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of crushed leaves applied to swellings. 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 104105 |
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Paiute Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of various plant parts taken and used as a wash for fevers. 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 104105 |
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Paiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion &/or decoction of plant parts used for stomachache, indigestion and babies' colic. 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 104105 |
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Paiute Drug, Other Plant chewed or infusion of entire plant, except root, taken to keep cool. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317 |
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Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion &/or decoction of plant parts used for stomachache, indigestion and babies' colic. 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 104105 |
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Paiute Drug, Throat Aid Leaves chewed for sore throats. 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 104105 |
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Paiute Food, Beverage Dried leaves used to make a tea. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 103 |
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Paiute Food, Beverage Fresh or dried leaves made into tea. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 107 |
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Paiute Food, Beverage Leaves boiled into a refreshing drink. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 245 |
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Paiute, Northern Drug, Cold Remedy Fresh leaves put in the nostrils for colds. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 129 |
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Paiute, Northern Drug, Cold Remedy Plant spread out on the ground and lied on for a cold. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 129 |