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Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
USDA PLMA2
Shuswap Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of mashed plants applied to sores.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 64
Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
USDA PLMA2
Shuswap Drug, Diaphoretic
Leaf rubbed on the body to produce sweating.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 64
Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
USDA PLMA2
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed leaves used for sores and carbuncles.
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 236
Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
USDA PLMA2
Thompson Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Poultice of chewed leaves used for hemorrhoids.
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 236
Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
USDA PLMA2
Yurok Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of steamed leaves applied to boils.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Havasupai Food, Porridge
Seeds ground and made into mush.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 242
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Hopi Drug, Psychological Aid
Plant given to a person 'to make him more agreeable.'
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Hopi Drug, Psychological Aid
Plant given to a person to make him more agreeable.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 349
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Hopi Drug, Psychological Aid
Used to make a person more agreeable.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 37
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant used for participants of the clowning crew.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 349
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Keres, Western Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of plant used for headaches.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 61
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Keres, Western Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of plant used for diarrhea.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 61
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of seeds given to babies when they 'spoil' (colic or constipation).
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Navajo Drug, Laxative
Infusion of seeds given to babies when they 'spoil' (colic or constipation).
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Navajo Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of seeds given to babies when they 'spoil' (colic or constipation).
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Navajo, Kayenta Food, Porridge
Seeds made into mush and used for food.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 43
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dietary Aid
Cold infusion of plant parts taken to reduce appetite and prevent obesity.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items
Infusion of root, leaves and seeds blown over rattle at beginning of hoof rattle song.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of mashed leaves applied to sores.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 111
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Zuni Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of whole plant taken three times a day for bloody diarrhea.
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 377
Plantago rugelii var. asperula Farw.
Blackseed Plantain
USDA PLRUA
Menominee Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of fresh leaves applied to burn or any inflammation.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132
Plantago rugelii var. asperula Farw.
Blackseed Plantain
USDA PLRUA
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of fresh leaves applied to any inflammation.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 131
Plantago rugelii var. asperula Farw.
Blackseed Plantain
USDA PLRUA
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of specific sides of leaf applied to swellings and other ailments.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46, 47
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Cree Drug, Burn Dressing
Chewed leaves used for burns and scalds.
Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 492
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of whole plant taken for chest and stomach pains.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of hot leaves applied to bruises, swellings or for pain.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal
Compound decoction of bark and roots taken for diarrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Antiemetic
Compound decoction of bark and roots taken for vomiting.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of leaves applied for arthritis.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 439
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of roots taken for the blood and pain.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of leaves applied to burns or sores.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves applied to burns, sores, cuts, bruises and wounds.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves applied to spider bites and for drawing sores.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of smashed leaves applied to swollen face caused by erysipelas.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of roots taken for fevers.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound decoction of bark and roots taken for cramps.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of whole plant taken for stomach pains.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound decoction of roots taken for falling of the womb.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of roots taken as an annual female medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of roots taken by women who cannot have babies.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Heart Medicine
Compound of plants taken for heart trouble.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Hemostat
Poultice of heated leaves applied for bleeding or cuts.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of roots used as wash for sore joints and sprains.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid
Decoction of roots taken for nervous breakdown.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of whole plant taken for chest pains.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Strengthener
Compound decoction of plants taken by runners and athletes for strength.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid
Decoction of roots taken for the bladder and caused urine to flow.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 438
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Pima, Gila River Food, Beverage
Seeds used to make a mucilaginous drink.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Pima, Gila River Food, Porridge
Seeds used to make a mucilaginous mass and eaten.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5