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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