| Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata] Water Mint USDA MEPI |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for 'suppression of urine and gravelly affection.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
| Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. Heartleaf Four O'clock USDA MINY |
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid Root or whole herb used for bladder troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 232 |
| Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry USDA MIRE |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of plants taken for swollen testicles or ruptures. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
| Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry USDA MIRE |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
| Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry USDA MIRE |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of plants taken for bladder stricture. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
| Morus rubra L. Red Mulberry USDA MORUR |
Alabama Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of roots taken for passing yellow urine. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 19 |
| Morus rubra L. Red Mulberry USDA MORUR |
Creek Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of root taken for urinary problems. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
| Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats. Coyote Tobacco USDA NIAT |
Shuswap Drug, Urinary Aid Plant used for the bladder. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 69 |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Blackgum USDA NYSY |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Used as ingredient in drink for 'milky urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Opuntia sp. Prickly Pear |
Lakota Drug, Diuretic Decoction of roots taken for urinary problems. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 42 |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Virginia Creeper USDA PAQU2 |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of plants taken for difficult urination. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 382 |
| Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) A.S. Hitchc. Woodbine USDA PAVI5 |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of plants taken for difficult urination caused by gall. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 382 |
| Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd. Flat Lichen |
Nitinaht Drug, Urinary Aid Formerly used to facilitate urination. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 55 |
| Peltigera canina Willd. Dogtooth Lichen |
Nitinaht Drug, Urinary Aid Formerly used to facilitate urination. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 55 |
| Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene Bush Penstemon USDA PEFRF4 |
Shuswap Drug, Urinary Aid Plant used for the bladder. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 69 |
| Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. Redbay USDA PEBO |
Seminole Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of leaf taken for bear sickness: fever, headache, thirst, constipation & blocked urination. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 198 |
| Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. Redbay USDA PEBO |
Seminole Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of plant taken for wolf sickness: vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea and frequent urination. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 227 |
| Petroselinum crispum (P. Mill.) Nyman ex A.W. Hill Parsley USDA PECR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of top and root taken for the bladder. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47 |
| Petroselinum crispum (P. Mill.) Nyman ex A.W. Hill Parsley USDA PECR2 |
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid Herb used for 'cold in the bladder.' Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
| Picea glauca (Moench) Voss White Spruce USDA PIGL |
Abnaki Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of cones taken for urinary troubles. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 164 |
| Picrothamnus desertorum Nutt. Bud Sagebrush USDA PIDE4 |
Paiute Drug, Urinary Aid Plant juice heated and taken for bladder trouble. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 41 |
| Pinus glabra Walt. Spruce Pine USDA PIGL2 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Syrup used as poultice for swollen testicles caused by mumps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Pinus virginiana P. Mill. Virginia Pine USDA PIVI2 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Syrup used as poultice for swollen testicles caused by mumps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Piper methysticum G. Forst. Kava USDA PIME |
Hawaiian Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of plant, other plants and coconut milk taken for difficulty in passing urine. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 17 |
| Plantago aristata Michx. Largebracted Plantain USDA PLAR3 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for 'bloody urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50 |
| Plantago lanceolata L. Narrowleaf Plantain USDA PLLA |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for 'bloody urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for 'bloody urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Diuretic Infusion of leaves taken for bowel troubles and as a urinary. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234235 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves used for bowel troubles and as a urinary. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234235 |
| 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 |
| Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata Scentbottle USDA PLDID |
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid Root juice taken with water for gravel. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of inner barks taken for difficult urination with yellow discharge. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for milky urine. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Polemonium reptans L. Greek Valerian USDA PORER |
Meskwaki Drug, Diuretic Compound containing root used as powerful urinary. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235236 |
| Polygonum aviculare L. Prostrate Knotweed USDA POAV |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for 'gravel,' painful urination and bloody urine. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Polygonum hydropiper L. Marshpepper Knotweed USDA POHY |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for 'gravel,' painful urination and bloody urine. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Polygonum persicaria L. Spotted Ladysthumb USDA POPE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion taken for 'gravel.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound used for bed wetting. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 293 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Tewa Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of leaves taken for urinary trouble. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 42 |
| Prosopis glandulosa Torr. Honey Mesquite USDA PRGLG |
Apache, Mescalero Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of bark used for children with enuresis. Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 37 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of bark taken for the bladder. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50 |
| Psathyrotes annua (Nutt.) Gray Annual Psathyrotes USDA PSAN |
Shoshoni Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of whole plant taken for urinary troubles. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 124 |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Douglas Fir USDA PSMEM |
Okanagon Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of twigs or shoots taken as a bladder remedy. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Douglas Fir USDA PSMEM |
Thompson Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of twigs or shoots taken as a bladder remedy. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius Nevada Smokebush USDA PSPOP |
Shoshoni Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of plant tops taken for kidney pain and urine incontinence. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 64-66 |
| Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Western Brackenfern |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction taken by men to retain urine. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 259 |
| Quercus alba L. White Oak USDA QUAL |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Unspecified liquid preparation taken for 'milky urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Quercus falcata Michx. Southern Red Oak USDA QUFA |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Unspecified liquid preparation taken for 'milky urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Quercus imbricaria Michx. Shingle Oak USDA QUIM |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Unspecified liquid preparation taken for 'milky urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
| Quercus rubra L. Northern Red Oak USDA QURUR |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Unspecified liquid preparation taken for 'milky urine.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |