| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Juice rubbed on 'ivy poisoning' and infusion of root used for babies with 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 41 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Crushed leaves rubbed on 'child's sour stomach.' 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 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction taken and used to 'bathe private parts' to aid in delivery. 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 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of leaf taken for 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 41 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of root used for babies with 'bold hives' and leaves used for 'child's sour stomach.' 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 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Smashed stalks and juice rubbed on poison ivy blisters and mosquito bites. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 379 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Cold infusion of plants taken for fevers. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 379 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of plant taken to induce childbirth. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 379 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of stalks taken to stop suffering while having a baby. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 379 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice of mashed plants applied to women's breast injury. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 379 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Juice rubbed on sores. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2311 |
| Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touchmenot USDA IMPA |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of crushed stems and leaves applied to skin for rash and eczema. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 101 |
| Impatiens sp. |
Creek Drug, Kidney Aid Compound decoction of plant taken and used as a wash for dropsy. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Carrier Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of berries and kinnikinnick leaves or balsam strained and taken for tuberculosis. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 71 |
| Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Tamarack USDA LALA |
Malecite Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of bark, spruce bark and balsam bark used for gonorrhea. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 257 |
| Lomatium dissectum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance Fernleaf Buscuitroot USDA LODID2 |
Sanpoil Food, Special Food Shoots mixed with balsamroot and featured in the 'first roots' ceremony. 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 66 |
| Lomatium dissectum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance Fernleaf Buscuitroot USDA LODID2 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Roots dug in the early spring, pit cooked until soft, like balsam roots, and used for food. 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 154 |
| Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. Western Sweetroot USDA OSOC |
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of aromatic roots with Indian balsam taken for heavy colds. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38 |
| Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. Western Sweetroot USDA OSOC |
Shoshoni Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of aromatic roots with Indian balsam taken for pneumonia. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Dermatological Aid Buds used to make a salve and applied to open sores. 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 148 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of steeped, root scrapings applied to open sores. 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 148 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Dermatological Aid Spring buds used to make a salve. 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 148 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Disinfectant Buds used to make a salve and applied to infected wounds. 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 148 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Disinfectant Poultice of steeped, root scrapings applied to infected wounds. 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 148 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Branches with leaves used in a sweat bath for pains similar to rheumatism. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Decoction of rotten leaves used as a bath for body pain. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Poultice of compound containing buds applied for lung or hip pains. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Leaves used in sweatbath for pains similar to rheumatism. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Diaphoretic Branches with leaves used in a sweat bath for pains similar to rheumatism. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of compound containing buds applied to lung or hip pain. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid Poultice of compound containing buds applied for lung pains. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed, green roots applied to bleeding wounds. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of inner bark used as an eyewash. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of buds taken for 'coughs and lung affections.' Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of buds taken for 'coughs and lung affections.' Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Carrier, Southern Other, Insecticide Resin from buds used to repel mosquitoes, black flies and gadflies. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic Compound decoction of root taken for back pain. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of buds used as salve for frost bite, sores and inflamed wounds. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 126 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction of root taken for 'female weakness.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound infusion of root taken for excessive flowing during confinement. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Chippewa Drug, Heart Medicine Compound decoction of root, bud and blossom prepared ceremonially and used for the heart. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Chippewa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of infusion or decoction of used buds for sprains or strained muscles. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Disinfectant Poultice of fresh leaves applied to a sore to draw out the infection. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 52 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Hemostat Poultice of sticky buds applied directly to the nostril for a nosebleed. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 52 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Buds mixed with other ingredients to make a trap lure. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 52 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Bark used for fishing floats. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Insecticide Bark burned for a mosquito repelling smoke. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Smoke Plant Leaf galls used with or as tobacco. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Klamath Fiber, Clothing Bark used in the manufacture of cloth. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 94 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Malecite Drug, Dermatological Aid Bud balm and burdock roots used for sores. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 247 |