| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Ojibwa Drug, Cathartic Root used as a quick acting physic. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 355 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Ojibwa Drug, Cold Remedy Root used for cold in the throat. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 355 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root used for stomach cramps. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 355 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine Root and sarsaparilla root made into tea and used on gill nets to bring a fine catch of white fish. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 428 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid Root used for 'a cold in the throat.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 355 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Omaha Drug, Carminative Plant used as a carminative. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Omaha Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root chewed for stomach disorders. Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 584 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Omaha Drug, Tonic Rootstock chewed as a tonic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Omaha Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant put into the feed of ailing horses. Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 584 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Omaha Other, Incense & Fragrance Leaves made into wreaths and worn around the neck or head for the pleasant odor. Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 584 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Potawatomi Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound decoction of small amount of root taken for hemorrhage. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 39, 40 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Potawatomi Drug, Respiratory Aid Powdered root snuffed up nose for catarrh. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 39, 40 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Rappahannock Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Chewed plant juice taken by older people for the stomach. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 29 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Rappahannock Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion given to children and babies for pains and stomach cramps. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Rappahannock Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion given to children and babies for fretfulness, pains and stomach cramps. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Rappahannock Drug, Sedative Infusion given to children and babies for fretfulness. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Rappahannock Drug, Tonic Chewed plant juice taken by older people as a tonic. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 29 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Winnebago Drug, Tonic Complex compound injected via bird wing bone for general health. Radin, Paul, 1923, The Winnebago Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #37, page 265 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of root used for colds and coughs. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of root used for coughs and colds. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for childbirth pain. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237238 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root taken for childbirth pain. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237238 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant Root used to revive and rally a patient at the point of death. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237238 |
| Actaea pachypoda Ell. White Baneberry USDA ACPA |
Meskwaki Drug, Urinary Aid Used as a genito-urinary remedy for men and women. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237238 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of root 'in spirits' used for rheumatic pains. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 73, 74 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of root 'in spirits' used for rheumatic pains. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 73, 74 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Algonquin Drug, Analgesic Used for stomach pains, in some seasons for males, other seasons for females. Bradley, Will T., 1936, Medical Practices of the New England Aborigines, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 25(2):138-147, page 142 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root taken for excessive flowing. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root eaten by men for stomach troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 382 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root taken after childbirth 'to clear up the system.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 382 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for stomach pain caused by having 'swallowed hair.' Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root taken for stomach pain caused by having 'swallowed hair.' Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201 |
| Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Red Baneberry USDA ACRUR2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root given 'to purge the patient of afterbirth.' Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of root used for colds and coughs. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of root used for coughs and colds. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n Red Baneberry USDA ACRUA8 |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Simple or compound decoction of plant taken to increase maternal milk flow. Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 41 |
| Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Common Chamise USDA ADFAF |
Luiseno Other, Fasteners Gum used to secure stone points to arrows. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 205 |
| Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Common Chamise USDA ADFAF |
Luiseno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant used to make arrow foreshafts. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 205 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Decoction of whole plant used as an emetic in cases of ague and fever. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of whole plant used as an emetic in cases of fever. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Decoction of whole plant used as an emetic in cases of ague. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Karok Fiber, Basketry Softened stems dried and used for the black designs in basket caps and other baskets. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 377 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Karok Other, Decorations Stems used as decoration on clothing, especially on the Jump Dance dress. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 377 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Containers Used to line baskets. 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 264 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Cooking Tools Used to cover berry drying racks. 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 264 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Maidu Other, Decorations Stalks used as decorative overlay twine in the manufacture of baskets. Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Menominee Drug, Gynecological Aid Blades, stem and root used for 'female maladies.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 47 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Meskwaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound containing root and stems used for children who 'turn black.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Potawatomi Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root taken by nursing mothers for caked breast. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 73 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Potawatomi Other, Good Luck Charm Black stems used as hunting charms to bring good luck. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 122 |