| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of ground roots taken after childbirth and for symptoms of menopause. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 135 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion of ground roots and pepperroot taken for heart disease. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 135 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Preventive Medicine Carried on the person in order to avoid contracting a disease. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 135 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Pulverized root and red willow bark used for smoking. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 171 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Analgesic Poultice of powdered roots and yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip roots applied for headaches. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of powdered roots & yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip roots applied to painful joints. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of powdered roots and yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip roots applied for muscle pain. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of powdered roots and yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip roots applied for rheumatism. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered roots and yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip roots applied to flesh worms. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of powdered roots & yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip roots applied to limb swellings. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Panacea Grated rootstocks used as an ingredient in a many herb remedy for various ailments. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
| 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 |
Potawatomi Drug, Respiratory Aid Powdered root snuffed up nose for catarrh. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 39, 40 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Alaska Native Drug, Poison Berries considered poisonous. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 149 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Algonquin Drug, Analgesic Used for stomach pains, in some seasons for males, other seasons for females. Bradley, Will T., 1936, Medical Practices of the New England Aborigines, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 25(2):138-147, page 142 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of roots taken for colds. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of roots taken for coughs. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of roots used to treat horses. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Roots used in ceremonies. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 33 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Dermatological Aid Roots used for sores. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 33 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of roots taken to improve the appetite. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 33 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root pieces used by women after childbirth for increased milk flow. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 8 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of stems taken by pregnant and nursing mothers to increase milk flow. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 22 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root taken for excessive flowing. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Cathartic Plant used as a purgative. Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of small piece of root taken to slow heavy menstrual flow. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 25 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Eskimo, Arctic Drug, Poison Fruits considered poisonous. Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 17 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root eaten by men for stomach troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 382 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root taken after childbirth 'to clear up the system.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 382 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for stomach pain caused by having 'swallowed hair.' Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root taken for stomach pain caused by having 'swallowed hair.' Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root given 'to purge the patient of afterbirth.' Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of root taken in a one teaspoon dose for arthritis. 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 245 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Thompson Drug, Poison Red and white berried plant considered extremely poisonous. 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 245 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Thompson Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of plant taken for bronchial or lung trouble. 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 245 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of root used for colds and coughs. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of root used for coughs and colds. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Cheyenne Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of dried, pounded roots and stems used as a blood medicine. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 174 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of dried, pounded roots & stems taken after childbirth to make first milk pass off quickly. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 174 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Simple or compound decoction of plant taken to increase maternal milk flow. Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 41 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Okanagon Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of roots taken for rheumatism. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Okanagon Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of roots taken for emaciation. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Quileute Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied to boils. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Quinault Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied to wounds. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of root taken for rheumatism. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of roots taken for rheumatism. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Thompson Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of roots taken for emaciation. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Thompson Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of roots taken for emaciation. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Thompson Drug, Poison Decoction of roots considered poisonous if taken in large quantities. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |