| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Menominee Food, Unspecified An aboriginal Menomini dish was spikenard root, wild onion, wild gooseberry and sugar. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 62 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Meskwaki Drug, Adjuvant Split root used as a seasoner for other medicines. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 203 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid Sprayed from the mouth upon women's heads, when they are giving birth. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 203 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Analgesic Root used for headaches and female pains. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Antihemorrhagic Root used for spitting blood. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of roots and angelica roots used for head colds. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 259 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy Root used for colds. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of roots and angelica roots used for coughs. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 259 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine Root used for coughs. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used for wounds. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Eye Medicine Root used for sore eyes. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Gynecological Aid Root used for female pains. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Kidney Aid Root used for kidney troubles. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Stimulant Root used for fatigue. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of roots and angelica roots used for sore throats. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 259 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Throat Aid Root used for sore throats. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Root used for consumption. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Micmac Drug, Venereal Aid Root used for gonorrhea. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54, 55 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Plant used for medicinal purposes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 237 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Penobscot Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound infusion of plant taken for 'spitting up blood.' Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Penobscot Drug, Kidney Aid Compound infusion of plant taken for kidney trouble. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Penobscot Drug, Tonic Compound infusion of plant taken as a tonic. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Penobscot Drug, Venereal Aid Compound infusion of plant taken for gonorrhea. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Hot poultice of pounded root applied to inflammations. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 41 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Potawatomi Food, Soup Young tips were relished in soups. Soup was a favorite aboriginal dish and still is among the Indians. Being expandable, it fits in well with the well-known Indian hospitality. After a meal is started, several more guests may arrive and they are always welcome. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 96 |
| Aralia sp. |
Creek Drug, Antihemorrhagic Root used for passing blood. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Used 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 31, 32 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Carminative Used as a carminative 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 31, 32 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used in salve for old sores. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31, 32 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Diaphoretic Used as a diaphoretic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31, 32 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Decoction of roasted and pounded roots given as a very strong emetic. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Infusion of roasted and pounded roots used as strong emetic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31, 32 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid Ooze of root used as wash for paralysis. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31, 32 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Poison Green roots considered poisonous. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Tonic 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 31, 32 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Used for rheumatism and 'ache of decaying teeth.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31, 32 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid Used for venereal 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 31, 32 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed, boiled roots applied to boils. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Choctaw Drug, Poultice Poultice of beaten roots applied to swollen leg veins. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Koasati Drug, Eye Medicine Cold infusion of roots used as drops for sore eyes. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of root, sugar and flour or bran used as a salve for boils and sores. 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 26 |
| Aralia spinosa L. Devil's Walkingstick USDA ARSP2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of root, sugar and flour or bran used as a salve for fever. 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 26 |
| Cheirodendron gaudicchaudii Olapa |
Hawaiian Drug, Respiratory Aid Root bark and other plants pounded, squeezed and the resulting liquid taken for asthma. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 33 |
| Cheirodendron gaudicchaudii Olapa |
Hawaiian Other, Fuel Wood used for fuel. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 33 |
| Oplopanax horridus Miq. Devilsclub USDA OPHO |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of root bark and stems taken for rheumatism. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
| Oplopanax horridus Miq. Devilsclub USDA OPHO |
Bella Coola Drug, Cathartic Root bark chewed as purgative and decoction of root bark and stems taken. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
| Oplopanax horridus Miq. Devilsclub USDA OPHO |
Bella Coola Drug, Emetic Inner bark chewed as an emetic. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
| Oplopanax horridus Miq. Devilsclub USDA OPHO |
Bella Coola Other, Protection Spiny stems used as protective charms against supernatural powers. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
| Oplopanax horridus Miq. Devilsclub USDA OPHO |
Carrier Drug, Analgesic Poultice of bark scrapings applied or bark pills taken for pain. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 82 |
| Oplopanax horridus Miq. Devilsclub USDA OPHO |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Analgesic Inner bark taken for stomach and bowel cramps. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |