| Solidago sp. Goldenrod |
Alabama Drug, Toothache Remedy Root placed in cavity of tooth for toothaches. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 664 |
| Solidago sp. Goldenrod |
Alabama Drug, Toothache Remedy Roots placed in cavity for toothaches. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 63 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Houma Drug, Toothache Remedy Infusion of plant given to children for teething. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britt. Desert Princesplume USDA STPIP |
Shoshoni Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of root applied to gums or placed in cavity for toothache. 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 142 |
| Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus Cespitose Goldenweed USDA STLA7 |
Navajo Drug, Toothache Remedy Plant used as a toothache medicine. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 80 |
| Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb Thorn Skeletonweed USDA STSP6 |
Paiute Drug, Toothache Remedy Cottony fuzz placed in cavity of aching tooth. 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 102103 |
| Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom Annual Saltmarsh Aster USDA SYDI2 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Toothache Remedy Mashed roots applied to the tooth for toothache. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 14 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy Chewed root applied to tooth for toothache. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of roots 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 31 |
| Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. Skunk Cabbage USDA SYFO |
Meskwaki Drug, Toothache Remedy Fine rootlets or root hairs used for toothache. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 203 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Chewed for toothache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Flower stem chewed for worms in the teeth that cause decay. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 476 |
| Tauschia parishii (Coult. & Rose) J.F. Macbr. Parish's Umbrellawort USDA TAPA5 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Toothache Remedy Mashed, ground root placed on hot rock and cheek laid on rock for toothache. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 66 |
| Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze Hopi Tea Greenthread USDA THME |
Navajo Drug, Toothache Remedy Infusion of leaves and stems taken for the teeth. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89 |
| Thuja occidentalis L. Eastern Arborvitae USDA THOC2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of crushed branches used as a steam for toothache. 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 130 |
| Thuja occidentalis L. Eastern Arborvitae USDA THOC2 |
Malecite Drug, Toothache Remedy Gum used to fill cavities and for tooth pain. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 248 |
| Thuja occidentalis L. Eastern Arborvitae USDA THOC2 |
Micmac Drug, Toothache Remedy Gum used for toothache. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 62 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Cowlitz Drug, Toothache Remedy Buds chewed for toothaches. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
| Trichostema lanceolatum Benth. Vinegarweed USDA TRLA4 |
Miwok Drug, Toothache Remedy Leaves chewed and placed in cavity or around aching tooth. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 173174 |
| Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Mountain Hemlock USDA TSME |
Tlingit Drug, Toothache Remedy Compound containing warmed seeds used for toothache. Krause, Aurel, 1956, The Tlingit Indians. Translated by Erna Gunther, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 284 |
| Ulmus sp. Elm |
Creek Drug, Toothache Remedy Unknown plant part, possibly branches, used for toothache. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 660 |
| Veratrum californicum Dur. California False Hellebore USDA VECAC2 |
Paiute Drug, Toothache Remedy Powdered roots rubbed on the face for toothaches. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 197 |
| Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Abnaki Drug, Toothache Remedy Plant made into a magical necklace and worn by children for teething. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154 |
| Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Abnaki Drug, Toothache Remedy Roots used to make a necklace worn by teething babies. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171 |
| Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Abnaki Drug, Toothache Remedy Used by children for teething. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
| Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of leaves applied to face for toothaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 431 |
| Vernonia glauca (L.) Willd. Broadleaf Ironweed USDA VEGL |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Infusion of root used for loose teeth. 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 |
| Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx. New York Ironweed USDA VENO |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Infusion of root used for loose teeth. 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 |
| Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf. Mooseberry Viburnum USDA VIED |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of roots taken for sickness associated with teething. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 65 |
| Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. Common Pricklyash USDA ZAAM |
Alabama Drug, Toothache Remedy Inner bark put into cavity and packed around the tooth for toothaches. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 35 |
| Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. Common Pricklyash USDA ZAAM |
Alabama Drug, Toothache Remedy Pounded inner bark used for toothache. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 663 |
| Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. Common Pricklyash USDA ZAAM |
Comanche Drug, Toothache Remedy Root bark held against tooth for toothache. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
| Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. Common Pricklyash USDA ZAAM |
Comanche Drug, Toothache Remedy Roots pulverized and used for toothache. Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 6 |
| Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. Common Pricklyash USDA ZAAM |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Bark smoked for toothaches or neuralgia. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
| Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. Common Pricklyash USDA ZAAM |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Bark smoked, chewed or placed into the tooth for toothaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
| Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. Common Pricklyash USDA ZAAM |
Meskwaki Drug, Toothache Remedy Powdered inner bark used for toothache. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 244245 |
| Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L. Hercules' Club USDA ZACL |
Houma Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of grated root and bark applied to aching teeth. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61 |
| Zephyranthes sp. Zephyr Lily |
Seminole Drug, Toothache Remedy Infusion of bulbs used for toothaches. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 304 |
| Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. Foothill Deathcamas USDA ZIPA2 |
Paiute Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of bulb used for toothache. 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 149 |
| Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. Foothill Deathcamas USDA ZIPA2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of bulb used for toothache. 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 149 |
| Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats. Foothill Deathcamas USDA ZIPA2 |
Washo Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of bulb used for toothache. 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 149 |
| Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. Bitter Ginger USDA ZIZE |
Hawaiian Drug, Toothache Remedy Roots cooked and used in the tooth hollow for toothaches. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 19 |