| Equisetum hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Sanpoil Drug, Pediatric Aid Used as a drinking tube for medicine and used for giving medicine to infants. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218 |
| Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun Smooth Horsetail USDA EQLA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant and chokecherry twigs given to children for colds. 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 |
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde Giant Horsetail USDA EQTEB |
Tolowa Drug, Pediatric Aid Stem rubbed on child's teeth to keep them from gritting their teeth. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 29 |
| Eriastrum eremicum (Jepson) Mason Desert Woolstar USDA ERERE |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used for children with tuberculosis. 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 80 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAB2 |
Tewa Drug, Pediatric Aid White galls from plants hung around babies' necks to stop dribbling. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45 |
| Eriogonum alatum Torr. Winged Buckwheat USDA ERALA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Powdered root mixed with tallow and used as ointment for infant's sore navel. 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 23 |
| Eriogonum annuum Nutt. Annual Buckwheat USDA ERAN4 |
Lakota Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used for children with sore mouths. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 54 |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAF3 |
Diegueno Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of flowers given to babies for diarrhea. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 21 |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium (Benth.) Torr. & Gray Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAP |
Tubatulabal Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of dried flowers given to children for bloody flux. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
| Eschscholzia californica Cham. California Poppy USDA ESCAC |
Costanoan Drug, Pediatric Aid Flowers laid underneath bed to put child to sleep. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 9 |
| Eschscholzia sp. California Poppy |
Cahuilla Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used as a sedative for babies. 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 73 |
| Euonymus europaea L. European Spindletree USDA EUEU4 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of bark given to children with worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 374 |
| Eupatorium maculatum L. Spotted Joepyeweed USDA EUMAM |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used as a quieting bath for fretful child. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
| Eupatorium purpureum L. Sweetscented Joepyeweed USDA EUPUP |
Ojibwa Drug, Pediatric Aid Strong solution of root used as strengthening wash for infants. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364 |
| Euphorbia corollata L. Flowering Spurge USDA EUCO10 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid 'Juice rubbed on skin eruptions, especially on children's heads.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45 |
| Euphorbia helioscopia L. Madwoman's Milk USDA EUHE2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to babies with stomachaches. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 41 |
| Fagopyrum esculentum Moench Fagopyrum USDA FAES2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given when 'baby is sick because of mother's adultery.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 313 |
| Foeniculum vulgare P. Mill. Sweet Fennel USDA FOVU |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Used for colic and given to children for flatulent 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 33 |
| Fragaria sp. Wild Strawberry |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of plant given when 'baby's teeth are coming in.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 352 |
| Fragaria vesca L. Woodland Strawberry USDA FRVEV |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaf powder dusted into baby's sore mouth. 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 125 |
| Fragaria vesca L. Woodland Strawberry USDA FRVEV |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves given to children for diarrhea. 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 259 |
| Fragaria vesca L. Woodland Strawberry USDA FRVEV |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots or whole plant bottle fed to babies for diarrhea or dysentery. 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 259 |
| Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Virginia Strawberry USDA FRVIV |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of root given for 'cholera infantum.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Virginia Strawberry USDA FRVIV |
Ojibwa Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of root used, especially for babies, for stomachache. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384 |
| Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Virginia Strawberry USDA FRVIV |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaf powder dusted into baby's sore mouth. 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 125 |
| Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Virginia Strawberry USDA FRVIV |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves given to children for diarrhea. 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 259 |
| Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Virginia Strawberry USDA FRVIV |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots or whole plant bottle fed to babies for diarrhea or dysentery. 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 259 |
| Freycinetia arborea Gaud. 'ie'ie USDA FRAR |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting juice given to children with general debility. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
| Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt. Downy Milkpea USDA GAVO |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Cold infusion of roots taken for baby's sickness: vomiting, diarrhea and grogginess. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
| Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt. Downy Milkpea USDA GAVO |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots and mother's milk or canned milk used for baby's sickness: refusal to suckle. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 255 |
| Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt. Downy Milkpea USDA GAVO |
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots used for baby sickness caused by adultery: appetite loss, fever, headache and diarrhea. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 253 |
| Galium triflorum Michx. Fragrant Bedstraw USDA GATR3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of whole plant applied to babies for backaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 440 |
| Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh Scarlet Beeblossom USDA GACO5 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid Cold infusion given to settle child's stomach after vomiting. 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 37 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction and fox grapes used to wash children's mouths for 'thrush.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Dried, powdered root placed in mouth, especially by children, for soreness. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots given to child with sore mouth, trench mouth or chancre sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of chewed or powdered roots applied to severed umbilical cord. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
| Geum aleppicum Jacq. Yellow Avens USDA GEAL3 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root alone or with other herbs used 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 39 |
| Geum aleppicum Jacq. Yellow Avens USDA GEAL3 |
Malecite Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of one root used by children with coughs. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249 |
| Geum aleppicum Jacq. Yellow Avens USDA GEAL3 |
Malecite Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of one root used by children with croup. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249 |
| Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup Largeleaf Avens USDA GEMAP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root with other herbs used 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 39 |
| Geum rivale L. Purple Avens USDA GERI2 |
Malecite Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of one root used by children with diarrhea. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 255 |
| Geum rivale L. Purple Avens USDA GERI2 |
Micmac Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root taken, especially by children, for dysentery, coughs and colds. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316 |
| Gilia sp. Blue Gilia |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of whole plant taken by children for colds. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 37 |
| Glechoma hederacea L. Groundivy USDA GLHE2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion used for babies' 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 37 |
| Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honeylocust USDA GLTR |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Pod considered a good antidote for the complaints of children. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 669 |
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh American Licorice USDA GLLE3 |
Dakota Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used as a febrifuge for children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh American Licorice USDA GLLE3 |
Pawnee Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used as a febrifuge for children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh American Licorice USDA GLLE3 |
Sioux Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used for children with fever. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 35 |
| Gnaphalium sp. Everlasting |
Pomo Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of crushed leaves applied to the baby's navel string. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 284 |