| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Meskwaki Drug, Love Medicine Compound called a 'bagger' and used by a woman to get a husband. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 204 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Meskwaki Drug, Panacea Used as a universal remedy for children and adults. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 204 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Meskwaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Used as a 'universal remedy for children and adults.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 204 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Micmac Drug, Blood Medicine Roots used as a 'detergent for the blood.' Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Mohegan Drug, Panacea Herb highly valued as a cure-all. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Mohegan Drug, Tonic Complex compound infusion including ginseng root taken as spring tonic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Mohegan Drug, Tonic Root used alone or in combination to make a tonic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Pawnee Drug, Love Medicine Compound containing root used by men as a love charm. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 106 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Penobscot Drug, Reproductive Aid Infusion of root taken by women to increase fertility. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Potawatomi Drug, Adjuvant Root used as a seasoner in many powdered medicines. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 41 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Potawatomi Drug, Ear Medicine Poultice of pounded root applied to earache. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 41 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Potawatomi Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of pounded root used as wash for sore eyes. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 41 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of roots used as a body rub and steam for joint swellings. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 193 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for gunshot wounds. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 302 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used in medicine bundles for bullet wounds. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 422 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roots applied to burst and drain boils and carbuncles. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 243 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Love Medicine Plant rubbed on the body and clothes to get back a divorced wife. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 401 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant and other plants used as a baby's charm for fear from dreams about raccoons or opossums. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 221 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of roots taken for shortness of breath. Four bits of root were floated on water in a container. If none sank, the water was drunk and the patient would recover immediately. If one or two sank, the recovery would be slower and if all four sank the patient was certain to die. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Sedative Plant and other plants used as a baby's charm for fear from dreams about raccoons or opossums. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 221 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Tonic Plant used as a general tonic. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 318 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Unspecified Plant used as medicine. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 158 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Unspecified Plant used for medicinal purposes. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 161 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Unspecified Plant used medicinally. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 164 |
| Panax quinquefolius L. American Ginseng USDA PAQU |
Seminole Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Plant used to make a witchcraft medicine. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 394 |
| Panax sp. Ginseng |
Creek Drug, Adjuvant Healthful root added to many compounds. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 656 |
| Panax sp. Ginseng |
Creek Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used to keep ghosts away and for religious occasions. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 656 |
| Panax sp. Ginseng |
Creek Drug, Diaphoretic Compound decoction of root taken to induce sweating, reducing fever. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 656 |
| Panax sp. Ginseng |
Creek Drug, Febrifuge Compound decoction of root taken to induce sweating, reducing fever. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 656 |
| Panax sp. Ginseng |
Creek Drug, Hemostat Infusion of root applied to bleeding cuts or wounds. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 656 |
| Panax sp. Ginseng |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root taken for shortness of breath and by children for croup. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 656 |
| Panax sp. Ginseng |
Creek Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of root taken for shortness of breath and by children for croup. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 656 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic An 'ingredient to relieve sharp pains in the breast.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Chewed plant used for headaches. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of plant taken for breast pains and chewed plant used for headaches. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Used for rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Breast Treatment Infusion of plant taken for breast pains. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound infusion given to children for 'bold 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 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root chewed for short breath and colic and infusion taken for colic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Used for 'nervous debility,' 'dyspepsia' and apoplexy. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Root used for 'dropsy' and gout. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid Used for the liver. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Used for 'diseases induced by mercury' and pox. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Other Decoction of roots rubbed into scratches made for apoplexy. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 44 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Other Taken for 'nervous debility, dyspepsia and apoplexy.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion given to children for 'bold 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 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Root chewed for short breath and colic and infusion used for colic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Cold, compound infusion of beaten roots given for fainting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion used for tuberculosis and 'scrofulous sores.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
| Panax trifolius L. Dwarf Ginseng USDA PATR2 |
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid Root used for stubborn venereal disease. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |