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Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
USDA PLPS2
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of single root and flowers given to young children for cramps.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 289
Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
USDA PLPS2
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of root taken as a parturition medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 290
Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
USDA PLPS2
Iroquois Drug, Panacea
Compound infusion taken or placed on injured part, a 'Little Water Medicine.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 290
Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
USDA PLPS2
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of single root and flowers given to young children for cramps.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 289
Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora
Canyon Bog Orchid
USDA PLSPS
San Felipe Food, Starvation Food
Plant used as food in times of food shortage.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 30
Platanthera stricta Lindl.
Modoc Bog Orchid
USDA PLST4
Kwakiutl Drug, Love Medicine
Compound with plant used as a love charm.
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 275
Platanthera ?media (Rydb.) Luer (pro sp.) [dilatata ? hyperborea]
Bog Orchid
USDA PLME2
Potawatomi Drug, Love Medicine
Women rubbed this plant on their cheek as a love charm to enable them to secure a good husband.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121
Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer
Northern Slender Ladiestresses
USDA SPLAG
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine
Roots used as an ingredient of the hunting charm to bring game to the hunter.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 431
Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eat.) Ames
Shining Ladiestresses
USDA SPLU2
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Warm infusion used as a wash for infants 'to insure fast, healthy growth.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eat.) Ames
Shining Ladiestresses
USDA SPLU2
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid
Roots with 'twayblade' used 'for urinary trouble.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.
Hooded Ladiestresses
USDA SPRO
Gosiute Drug, Venereal Aid
Plant used for venereal disease.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 383
Spiranthes sp.

Paiute Food, Unspecified
Roots used for food.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 244
Spiranthes sp.

Seminole Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of roots used as a blood purifier.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 304
Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schlechter
Soldier's Orchid
USDA ZEST
Seminole Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of whole plant taken and used as a wash for barrenness.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 318
Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schlechter
Soldier's Orchid
USDA ZEST
Seminole Drug, Reproductive Aid
Decoction of whole plant used as a wash for impotency.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 318