| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Thompson Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of root taken for syphilis. 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. rubra Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound decoction with roots taken for internal hemorrhage. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 321 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. rubra Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Infusion of roots used as a wash for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 321 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. rubra Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid Taken and sprinkled on head to give 'young men the right sense.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 321 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. rubra Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of roots given to dogs 'when the dog won't hunt anymore.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 321 |
| Actaea sp. |
Micmac Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Plant used for arthritis. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Drug, Cold Remedy Leaves used to make a beverage for colds. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Drug, Emetic Infusion of dried leaves taken for stomach ailments by inducing bowel movements or vomiting. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of dried leaves taken for stomach ailments by inducing bowel movements or vomiting. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Leaves used to make a beverage for ulcers. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Drug, Laxative Infusion of dried leaves taken for stomach ailments by inducing bowel movements or vomiting. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Drug, Pulmonary Aid Leaves used to make a beverage for chest ailments. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Drug, Veterinary Aid Poultice of plant and bacon fat applied to saddle sores on horses. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Fiber, Building Material Wood used for building material and fenceposts. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Fiber, Clothing Stripped bark used as a fibrous material for women's skirts. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Other, Fuel Limbs used as a favorite firewood for roasting, giving a high intensity heat. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Other, Fuel Used for firewood. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Cahuilla Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make arrow heads. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 30 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Coahuilla Drug, Analgesic Infusion of twigs taken for stomach and intestinal pain. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77, 78 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Coahuilla Drug, Cathartic Infusion of twigs used 'to produce vomit and bowel relief.' Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77, 78 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Coahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid Pulverized twigs mixed with grease and used as a salve. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77, 78 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Coahuilla Drug, Emetic Infusion of twigs used 'to produce vomit and bowel relief.' Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77, 78 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Coahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of twigs taken for stomach and intestinal pain. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77, 78 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Coahuilla Fiber, Building Material Used as building material. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Coahuilla Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Coahuilla Other, Fuel Used for fuel. Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 77 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Diegueno Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of plant taken for colic. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 217 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Diegueno Drug, Toothache Remedy Infusion of plant used as a mouthwash for toothaches. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 217 |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Redshank USDA ADSP |
Diegueno Other, Fuel Wood and roots used for firewood. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 217 |
| Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris Aleutian Maidenhair USDA ADAL |
Tolowa Fiber, Basketry Dried, stored stems soaked in water and used for the designs in baskets. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Cherokee Drug, Heart Medicine Powdered leaves smoked for heart 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 34 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid Powdered plant 'snuffed' and smoked for asthma. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34 |
| Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. California Buckeye USDA AECA |
Kawaiisu Drug, Poison Raw seeds considered poisonous if eaten. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10 |
| Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. California Buckeye USDA AECA |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Poison Fresh fruit considered poisonous. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 366 |
| Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. California Buckeye USDA AECA |
Miwok Food, Winter Use Food Nuts stored for long periods and resorted to only when the acorn crop failed. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 148 |
| Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. California Buckeye USDA AECA |
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Unspecified Boiled nuts eaten with baked kelp, meat and seafood. Nuts were put into boiling water to loosen the husk. After the husk was removed, the nut meat was returned to boiling water and cooked until it was soft like cooked potatoes. The nut meat was then mashed with a mortar stone. The grounds could be strained at this stage or strained after soaking. The grounds would be soaked and leached a long time to remove the poisonous tannin. An older method was to peel the nuts and roast them in ashes until they were soft. They were then crushed and the meal was put in a sandy leaching basin beside a stream. For about five hours, the meal was leached with water from the stream. When the bitterness disappeared it was ready to eat without further cooking. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 27 |
| Aesculus hippocastanum L. Horse Chestnut USDA AEHI |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Compound of powdered roots used for chest pains. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 379 |
| Aesculus hippocastanum L. Horse Chestnut USDA AEHI |
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid Compound of powdered roots used for chest pains. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 379 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Nut carried in pocket for rheumatism and good luck. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Cancer Treatment Poultice of pounded nuts used for tumors and infections. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pounded nuts used for tumors and infections and as a salve for 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 27 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of roots taken and used as a bath for dyspepsia. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 39 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Nuts used in various ways for dyspepsia and 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 27 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Cold, compound infusion given to stop bleeding after delivery. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark and cold compound infusion of bark used in delivery. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Nut carried in pocket for piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of pounded nuts used for 'white swelling' and sprains. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Infusion of ground nut meat taken to prevent fainting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |