| Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet Big Chickweed USDA CEFOV2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of stem and root given to children for worms. 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 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of scraped bark given to children for diarrhea. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of scraped bark given to children for diarrhea. 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 53-55 |
| Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Douglas' Dustymaiden USDA CHDOD |
Great Basin Indian Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of whole plant given to children to slow their heart beats. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50 |
| Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn. Steve's Dustymaiden USDA CHST |
Nevada Indian Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used to slow down heartbeats of children with fevers. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 40 |
| Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom Rose Heath USDA CHER2 |
Havasupai Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of whole plant or roots given or used as a wash for children with digestive troubles. 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 248 |
| Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom Rose Heath USDA CHER2 |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of herb used to 'quiet the baby.' Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 95 |
| Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. Garden Dogfennel USDA CHNO3 |
Mahuna Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for babies suffering from colic. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 7 |
| Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small Fendler's Sandmat USDA CHFE3 |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Young roots fed to sick baby whose mother's milk was failing. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 84 |
| Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small Spotted Sandmat USDA CHNU9 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid 'Juice rubbed on skin eruptions, especially on children's heads.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
| Chamaesyce multiformis var. multiformis Variable Sandmat USDA CHMUM2 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Buds chewed by the mother and given to babies till the age of six months. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 11 |
| Chamaesyce multiformis var. multiformis Variable Sandmat USDA CHMUM2 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Buds or leaves chewed by the mother for the benefit of the nursing baby. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 11 |
| Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small Eyebane USDA CHNU9 |
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid Cool decoction of plant in milk given to babies for sickness from bad milk. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65, 66 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots and inner cortex given to babies as an enema for constipation. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves in milk given to children for worms. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 63 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Natchez Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant given to children for worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
| Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Alaweo USDA CHOA |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Bark chewed by nursing mother to benefit the child. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
| Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Alaweo USDA CHOA |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Bark mixture eaten by nursing mother to beautify the skin of the child during growth & development. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
| Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Alaweo USDA CHOA |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Buds chewed by children with general weakness. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
| Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Alaweo USDA CHOA |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Juice mixed with other plants and given to children to fatten or add weight. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
| Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Striped Prince's Pine USDA CHMA3 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion given to make baby vomit and poultice of root used for pain. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
| Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plants given to babies with worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
| Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Ell. Maryland Goldenaster USDA CHMA14 |
Delaware Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used as a tonic for sickly children. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
| Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Ell. Maryland Goldenaster USDA CHMA14 |
Delaware Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used to quiet infants. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
| Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Canadian Thistle USDA CIAR4 |
Abnaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used by children for worms. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 173 |
| Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Canadian Thistle USDA CIAR4 |
Mohegan Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for infants. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128 |
| Cirsium remotifolium (Hook.) DC. Fewleaf Thistle USDA CIRE |
Kwakiutl Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of root used to wipe out child's mouth for rash and cankers. Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 383 |
| Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Watermelon USDA CILAL |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Seeds chewed for bedwetting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
| Claytonia virginica L. Virginia Springbeauty USDA CLVIV |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Cold infusion or decoction of powdered roots given to child with convulsions. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 317 |
| Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. Western White Clematis USDA CLLIL2 |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to children who habitually wet their beds. 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 247 |
| Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. Western White Clematis USDA CLLIL2 |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant used to bathe babies if they seemed to take after animals or deceased people. 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 247 |
| Coix lacryma-jobi L. Job's Tears USDA COLA |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Seeds strung around baby's neck for teething. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
| Collinsonia canadensis L. Richweed USDA COCA4 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of smashed roots given to strengthen listless children. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 429 |
| Conyza canadensis var. canadensis Canadian Horseweed USDA COCAC3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of whole plant and roots from another plant used for children with convulsions and fevers. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 65 |
| Conyza canadensis var. canadensis Canadian Horseweed USDA COCAC3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Hot poultice of plant applied to infants with prenatal infection. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 47 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to babies with sickness caused by bad blood from mother. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 323 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots given to 'little babies when they throw up often.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 322 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used as a wash or poultice applied to sore mouths of children. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 322 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Malecite Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used for children with sore mouths. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 245 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Menominee Drug, Pediatric Aid Root yielded astringent mouth wash for sore throat and teething babies. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Mohegan Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves used as a mouthwash for infants. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 72, 128 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Mohegan Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used as a mouth wash for babies. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used to soothe mouth of teething baby. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 383 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots used especially for pain of teething babies. 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 |
| Cornus alternifolia L. f. Alternateleaf Dogwood USDA COAL2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of bark and root used for childhood diseases like worms and measles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
| Cornus alternifolia L. f. Alternateleaf Dogwood USDA COAL2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of powdered bark applied to heal navel. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 406 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark used as wash to make babies sleep. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Ojibwa Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of root used for infant colic. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 366367 |
| Cornus florida L. Flowering Dogwood USDA COFL2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of bark and root used for childhood diseases like worms and measles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
| Cornus florida L. Flowering Dogwood USDA COFL2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark used as a bath and given to children with worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 46 |