Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Drug, Veterinary Aid Used medicinally for dogs. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Smoke Plant Plant chewed rather than smoked. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut Drug, Veterinary Aid Leaves considered to be 'a good cure for a dog in a weakened condition.' Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 32 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied or compound rubbed on sores and swellings. 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 266 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves applied to sores, lumps and cuts. 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 292 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Kwakiutl Drug, Herbal Steam Leaves used in steambaths. 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 292 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Kwakiutl, Southern Drug, Analgesic Poultice of dried plant and fresh sea wrack, alder and black twinberry applied for aches and pains. 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 260 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Luiseno Other, Smoke Plant Plant formerly used as tobacco. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Navajo Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Infusion of leaves given to the patient in a painted turtle shell during the Raven Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for sores caused by the handling or burning a raven's nest. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74 |
Nicotiana sp. Tobacco |
Yuki Other, Smoke Plant Leaves crushed, stuffed into pipes and smoked. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 91 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Used for cramps and sharp pains. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic Used as an antihelminthic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Anticonvulsive Used as an antispasmodic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Used as a cathartic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Used extensively in rituals. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of beaten plant used for boils and applied to insect bites. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Diaphoretic Used as a sudorific. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Diuretic Used as a diuretic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Used as an 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 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Expectorant Used as an expectorant. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Taken for 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 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Taken for dropsy. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Decoction of leaf used for ague, 'locked-jaw' and 'black-yellow disease.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Other Compound used for apoplexy, dizziness and 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 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Juice applied to snakebite. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Smoke blown on toothache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Drug, Vertigo Medicine Used for dizziness and 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 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Cherokee Other, Smoke Plant Leaves used for smoking. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Juice rubbed on the hands and feet for rheumatism. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 291 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Smoke Plant Leaves used for chewing and smoking. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 291 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for removing the pus from scrofulous sores or boils. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for sores and the smoke used for cuts. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Hawaiian Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Plant used for removing the pus from scrofulous sores. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Hesquiat Drug, Dermatological Aid Chewed leaves used as a poultice or rubbed on bruises and cuts. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Hesquiat Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with kinnikinnick and smoked. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Hesquiat Other, Snuff Leaves mixed with kinnikinnick and chewed. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Iroquois Other, Smoke Plant Smashed roots used for smoking. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 57 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Micmac Drug, Ear Medicine Leaves used for earache. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Micmac Drug, Hemostat Leaves used for bleeding. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Mohegan Drug, Ear Medicine Smoke blown into the ear for an earache. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Montauk Drug, Toothache Remedy Tobacco placed in tooth for toothache. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Navajo Other, Sacred Items Sacred plant depicted with beans, corn & squash in the first sacred painting of the Mountain Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Oweekeno Other, Smoke Plant Leaves chewed and smoked. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 118 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Papago Other, Smoke Plant Leaves half or fully dried and smoked. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 36 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Papago Other, Smoke Plant Used for smoking. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 108 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Pima Other, Smoke Plant Used for smoking. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 108 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Pima Other, Smoke Plant Used for smoking. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 110 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Rappahannock Drug, Ear Medicine Smoke blown into the ear for an earache. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. Cultivated Tobacco USDA NITA |
Rappahannock Drug, Toothache Remedy Tobacco placed in tooth for toothache. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120 |