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Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of leaves taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of leaves taken by babies and adults for otter sickness: diarrhea and vomiting.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 222
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of leaves taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Antiemetic
Infusion of leaves taken by babies and adults for otter sickness: diarrhea and vomiting.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 222
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Dietary Aid
Decoction of leaves taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Dietary Aid
Infusion of leaves taken by babies for opossum sickness: appetite loss and drooling.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 220
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Oral Aid
Infusion of leaves taken by babies for opossum sickness: appetite loss and drooling.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 220
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of leaves taken by babies & adults for bird sickness: diarrhea, vomiting & appetite loss.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 234
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of leaves taken by babies and adults for otter sickness: diarrhea and vomiting.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 222
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of leaves taken by babies for opossum sickness: appetite loss and drooling.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 220
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Redbay
USDA PEBO
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Whole plant used for chronically ill babies.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq.
Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot
USDA PEFRP
Karok Drug, Panacea
Plant used for sickly babies.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq.
Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot
USDA PEFRP
Karok Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for sickly babies.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
USDA PHLE4
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Furniture
Pithy stems used to make light baskets for carrying babies.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 352
Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm.
Golden Polypody
USDA PHAU6
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for chronically ill babies.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329
Phlox austromontana Coville
Desert Phlox
USDA PHAUA3
Havasupai Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of pounded roots given to babies with stomachaches.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 238
Phlox austromontana Coville
Desert Phlox
USDA PHAUA3
Havasupai Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of pounded roots given to babies with stomachaches.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 238
Phlox longifolia Nutt.
Longleaf Phlox
USDA PHLOL2
Havasupai Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of pounded roots given to babies with stomachaches.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 238
Phlox longifolia Nutt.
Longleaf Phlox
USDA PHLOL2
Havasupai Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of pounded roots given to babies with stomachaches.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 238
Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston
Oak Mistletoe
USDA PHLE14
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for chronically ill babies.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329
Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene
Turkey Tangle Fogfruit
USDA PHNO2
Houma Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of plant used as a wash to make weak, lazy babies walk.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65
Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene
Turkey Tangle Fogfruit
USDA PHNO2
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of plant used as a wash to make weak, lazy babies walk.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65
Picea abies (L.) Karst.
Norway Spruce
USDA PIAB
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of sap or gum applied for boil and abscess pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74
Picea abies (L.) Karst.
Norway Spruce
USDA PIAB
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Sap or gum applied to boil or abscess pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch and grease used as an ointment for skin rashes, scabies, persistent scabs and growing boils.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P.
Black Spruce
USDA PIMA
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch mixed with grease and used as ointment for skin rashes, scabies and persistent scabs.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 49
Piloblephis rigida (Bartr. ex Benth.) Raf.
Wild Pennyroyal
USDA PIRI5
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for chronically ill babies.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329
Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Pitch mixed with bear tallow, rose petals and red ochre and rubbed on the skin of newborn babies.
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 102
Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m.
Singleleaf Pinyon
USDA PIMOM2
Cahuilla Food, Baby Food
Nuts used as one of the few foods fed to babies instead of a natural milk diet.
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 102
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shuswap Drug, Panacea
Infusion of plant used as a wash for sick babies.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shuswap Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of plant used as a wash for sick babies.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Gum used on babies' skin like baby oil. The ointment caused the baby to sleep all the time, just like aspirin.
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 104
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Thompson Drug, Sedative
Gum used on babies' skin like baby oil causing them to sleep all the time.
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 104
Pinus quadrifolia Parl. ex Sudworth
Parry Pinyon
USDA PIQU
Cahuilla Food, Baby Food
Nuts used as one of the few foods fed to babies instead of a natural milk diet.
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 102
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Pediatric Aid
Powder from decayed plant used on babies 'because of its healing properties.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Unspecified
Powder from decayed plant used on babies 'because of its healing properties.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Powdered wood used on chafed babies, sores and improperly healed navels.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 265
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Powdered wood used on chafed babies, sores and improperly healed navels.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 265
Plantago aristata Michx.
Largebracted Plantain
USDA PLAR3
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of root taken for dysentery and infusion given to check babies' bowels.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50
Plantago aristata Michx.
Largebracted Plantain
USDA PLAR3
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion given to check babies' bowels.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50
Plantago lanceolata L.
Narrowleaf Plantain
USDA PLLA
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of root taken for dysentery and infusion given to check babies' bowels.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50
Plantago lanceolata L.
Narrowleaf Plantain
USDA PLLA
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion given to check babies' bowels.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50
Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
USDA PLMA2
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of root taken for dysentery and infusion given to check babies' bowels.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50
Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
USDA PLMA2
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion given to check babies' bowels.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of seeds given to babies when they 'spoil' (colic or constipation).
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Navajo Drug, Laxative
Infusion of seeds given to babies when they 'spoil' (colic or constipation).
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154
Plantago patagonica Jacq.
Woolly Plantain
USDA PLPA2
Navajo Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of seeds given to babies when they 'spoil' (colic or constipation).
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154
Plantago sp.
Plantain
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of roots taken by women who cannot have babies.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 437
Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. polypodioides
Resurrection Fern
USDA PLPOP
Houma Drug, Oral Aid
Cold decoction of fronds used as a wash for babies' sore mouth or thrush.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 55
Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. polypodioides
Resurrection Fern
USDA PLPOP
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid
Cold decoction of fronds used as a wash for babies' sore mouth or thrush.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 55