| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Meskwaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark given, often to children, as an enema for flux. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant, squaw currant branches and fir or tamarack used as a baby bath. The decoction was used to bathe four to six month old babies four to six times over a period of several weeks. It was said to make the baby strong, bright and good natured. 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 204 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of inner bark alone or mixed with goose oil applied to babies for a chest cold. 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 96 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Shuswap Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for children for bedwetting. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61 |
| Corylus americana Walt. American Hazelnut USDA COAM3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of roots given when 'baby's teeth are coming in.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 297 |
| Corylus americana Walt. American Hazelnut USDA COAM3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion taken or raw nuts eaten for prenatal strength. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 298 |
| Corylus cornuta Marsh. Beaked Hazelnut USDA COCOC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of bark given to children for teething. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 298 |
| Corylus cornuta Marsh. Beaked Hazelnut USDA COCOC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of stems and other plant stems made into a necklace used by children for teething pain. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 38 |
| Crataegus douglasii Lindl. Black Hawthorn USDA CRDOD |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of new shoots used to wash a baby's mouth for mouth sores. 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 124 |
| Crataegus douglasii Lindl. Black Hawthorn USDA CRDOD |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of shoots given to children for diarrhea. 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 124 |
| Crepis atribarba Heller Slender Hawksbeard USDA CRATA2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of pounded green tops used in a foot bath for a 'sweaty feet' condition. 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 83 |
| Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. California Croton USDA CRCAC |
Cahuilla Drug, Pediatric Aid Warm decoction of mashed stems and leaves placed in the child's ear for earaches. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 56 |
| Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. Texas Croton USDA CRTET |
Pawnee Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves used to bathe sick babies. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
| Cryptantha cinerea var. cinerea James' Catseye USDA CRCIC |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant given to newborn infant for prenatal snake or toad infection. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 40 |
| Cryptantha cinerea var. cinerea James' Catseye USDA CRCIC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Cold infusion of whole plant used for birth injury. 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 40 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of seeds given to children with reduced urination. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 61 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Staple Seeds used to make flour. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Hopi Drug, Analgesic Plant used for headache. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 74 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Hopi Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Plant used for rheumatism. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 74 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Hopi Drug, Febrifuge Plant used for fever. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 74 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Hopi Dye, Red Seeds used to produce a pink dye. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 74 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Hopi Food, Porridge Ground seeds used to make mush. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 161 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Hopi Food, Porridge Ground seeds used to make mush. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 161 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Zuni Food, Porridge Seeds mixed with ground corn to make a mush. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Zuni Food, Staple Tiny seeds ground, mixed with corn meal and made into steamed cakes. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 67 |
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged Pigweed USDA CYAT |
Zuni Other, Protection Blossoms chewed and rubbed all over the hands for protection. This medicine belonged to the grandmother of the Gods of War. She gave it to the people with the instructions that, when near the enemy, they should chew the blossoms, eject the mass into their hand rubbing their hands well together. As soon as the Gods of War had done this, a peculiar yellow light spread all over the world, preventing the enemy from seeing how to aim their arrows. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 84 |
| Cypripedium acaule Ait. Pink Lady's Slipper USDA CYAC3 |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used by children for kidney troubles. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 128 |
| Cyrtandra sp. Kanawao-keokeo |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Fruits eaten by infants for a weak physical constitution. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 49 |
| Cyrtandra sp. Kanawao-keokeo |
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 49 |
| Dalea nana var. nana Dwarf Prairieclover USDA DANAN |
Keres, Western Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used as a tonic for weak children. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 57 |
| Datura wrightii Regel Sacred Thornapple USDA DAWR2 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for the puberty ceremony. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23 |
| Delphinium bicolor Nutt. Little Larkspur USDA DEBIB |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to children with diarrhea, frothy mouth and fainting spells. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 82 |
| Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Northern Bush Honeysuckle USDA DILO |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant or roots given to 'spoiled babies with adulterous mother.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
| Digitaria setigera Roth ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes East Indian Crabgrass USDA DISE6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves chewed by mothers and fed to children as a laxative. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55 |
| Digitaria setigera Roth ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes East Indian Crabgrass USDA DISE6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Shoots chewed by mothers and given to infants for run down condition. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55 |
| Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins Touristplant USDA DIWI2 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant chewed by children to strengthen teeth. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
| Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum Darkthroat Shootingstar USDA DOPUP2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves gargled, especially by children, for cankers. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76 |
| Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt. American Dragonhead USDA DRPA2 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for infants with diarrhea. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 40 |
| Echinocystis brandegei Cogn. |
Tubatulabal Drug, Pediatric Aid Burned, ripe seeds rubbed on newborn baby's navel. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
| Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. Silverberry USDA ELCO |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Strong decoction of bark and grease used as a salve for children with frostbite. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 85 |
| Empetrum nigrum L. Black Crowberry USDA EMNIN |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Leafy branches used, especially for children with a fever, as a diuretic. Decoction of leafy branches applied externally, leafy branches ground and mixed with grease applied externally or branch chewed as a diuretic. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38 |
| Ephedra viridis Coville Mormon Tea USDA EPVI |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of plant 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 68-70 |
| Ephedra viridis Coville Mormon Tea USDA EPVI |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of plant 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 68-70 |
| Epigaea repens L. Trailing Arbutus USDA EPRE2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to children with diarrhea. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 48 |
| Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium (Keck) Raven Hummingbird Trumpet USDA EPCAA |
Costanoan Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant used for infants' fever. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 22 |
| Epilobium minutum Lindl. ex Lehm. Small Willowweed USDA EPMI |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots and stems given to children for diarrhea. 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 111 |
| Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook. Giant Helleborine USDA EPGI |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used to purify a newborn infant and plant used in girl's puberty rite. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 17 |
| Equisetum arvense L. Field Horsetail USDA EQAR |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of rhizomes and hazel stems given to children for teething. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 33 |
| Equisetum arvense L. Field Horsetail USDA EQAR |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Raw stems chewed by teething babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of stems used as a wash on children for skin sores. 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 17 |