| Atriplex serenana A. Nels. Bractscale USDA ATSES |
Pima Food, Unspecified Plants roasted in pits with cactus fruits and eaten. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Hualapai Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Infusion of smaller leaves used as a wash for aching body, joints and sore muscles. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 11 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Isleta Food, Unspecified Leaves characterized as having a salty taste. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Isleta Food, Vegetable Young, tender leaves boiled for greens. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Keres, Western Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of plant used as a blood medicine. Infusion of any atriplex in which the stems or leaves have a red color was used for blood medicine. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 32 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed plants applied to ant, bee and wasp sting swellings. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Paiute Food, Unspecified Species 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 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Pima Food, Dried Food Seeds dried, parched, ground and eaten dry with sips of water. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 73 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Pima Food, Forage Herbaceous plants eaten by stock. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Pima Food, Staple Seeds dried, parched, ground and eaten as pinole. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 73 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Pima Other, Fuel Woody plants used for fuel. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 69 |
| Atriplex sp. Four Winged Salt Bush |
Yokut Drug, Cathartic Infusion of leaves used as a cathartic. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 437 |
| Atriplex torreyi (S. Wats.) S. Wats. Torrey's Saltbush USDA ATTO |
Kamia Food, Staple Pulverized seeds made into a meal. Gifford, E. W., 1931, The Kamia of Imperial Valley, Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, page 24 |
| Atriplex truncata (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Gray Wedgescale Saltbush USDA ATTR |
Gosiute Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 363 |
| Atriplex wrightii S. Wats. Wright's Saltbush USDA ATWR |
Papago Food, Soup Mixed with roasted cholla buds and eaten as a vegetable stew. 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 16 |
| Atriplex wrightii S. Wats. Wright's Saltbush USDA ATWR |
Papago Food, Spice Branches used as seasoning in cooking or in pit baking. 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 15 |
| Atriplex wrightii S. Wats. Wright's Saltbush USDA ATWR |
Papago Food, Vegetable Branches eaten as greens in summer. 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 14 |
| Atriplex wrightii S. Wats. Wright's Saltbush USDA ATWR |
Papago Food, Vegetable Greens used for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 61 |
| Atriplex wrightii S. Wats. Wright's Saltbush USDA ATWR |
Pima Food, Vegetable Leaves boiled, strained, fried in grease and eaten as greens. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 69 |
| Atriplex wrightii S. Wats. Wright's Saltbush USDA ATWR |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Leaves boiled and eaten. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used as a wash and given to drowsy and lifeless children. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to drowsy and listless children. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
| Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb. White River Coraldrops USDA BEPL |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Cold infusion of root used for birth injuries. 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 43 |
| Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb. White River Coraldrops USDA BEPL |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Dried root or leaves used as dusting powder for skin sores or infant's sore navel. 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 43 |
| Betula papyrifera Marsh. Paper Birch USDA BEPAP |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Pediatric Aid Bark powder used for diaper rash and other skin rashes. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 152 |
| Betula papyrifera Marsh. Paper Birch USDA BEPAP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of stems or branches taken for teething sickness. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 32 |
| Betula papyrifera Marsh. Paper Birch USDA BEPAP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Dried, finely powdered rotten wood used as baby powder to prevent rashes. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 32 |
| Bidens sp. Kookoolau |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Flowers and buds chewed by mothers and given to infants for general debility. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 53 |
| Bidens sp. Kookoolau |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of flowers, buds and leaves given to infants for general debility. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 53 |
| Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Rattlesnake Fern USDA BOVI |
Abnaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to children with illness. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 162 |
| Brickellia brachyphylla (Gray) Gray Plumed Brickellbush USDA BRBR2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Root used with 'lizard figurine' for prenatal 'lizard infection.' 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 49 |
| Brickellia californica (Torr. & Gray) Gray California Brickellbush USDA BRCAC |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used as a lotion on infant sores caused by prenatal infection. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 45 |
| Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia (D.C. Eat.) B.L. Robins. Narrowleaf Brickellbush USDA BROBL |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant lotion used on infant ear and finger sores caused by prenatal infection. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 46 |
| Broussaisia arguta Gaud. Kanawao USDA BRAR6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48 |
| Broussaisia arguta Gaud. Kanawao USDA BRAR6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48 |
| Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Yellow Nicker USDA CABO6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Beans ground and taken as a laxative by infants, children and adults. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 47 |
| Calycanthus floridus L. Eastern Sweetshrub USDA CAFLF |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Bark ooze used on children's sores and infusion used for hives. 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 |
| Capsicum annuum var. annuum Cayenne Pepper USDA CAANA4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Powdered chili pepper rubbed on breast to wean nursing child. 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 42 |
| Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood Crinkleroot USDA CADI10 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to children for fevers. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 173 |
| Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood Crinkleroot USDA CADI10 |
Malecite Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used as a tonic for children. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 252 |
| Carpinus caroliniana Walt. American Hornbeam USDA CACAC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction used as a wash or infusion of vine given to babies with diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 299 |
| Carum carvi L. Caraway USDA CACA19 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Seed given to a crying child to quiet him or her. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 34 |
| Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. American Chestnut USDA CADE12 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Warmed galls applied to make infant's navel recede. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
| Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. American Chestnut USDA CADE12 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound wood powder used for chafed babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302 |
| Ceanothus americanus L. New Jersey Tea USDA CEAM |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of dried roots given to children with 'summer complaint.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 382 |
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Eschsch. Blueblossom Ceanothus USDA CETH |
Poliklah Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves and twigs used to wash newborn babies. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 173 |
| Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. Snowbrush Ceanothus USDA CEVEV4 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant tops with leaves used to bathe babies to prevent diaper rash. 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 120 |
| Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. Snowbrush Ceanothus USDA CEVEV4 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of dried, powdered leaves used as a 'baby powder.' 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 120 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used, especially for babies, as a physic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used as wash on lips or gums of bad or teething children. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |