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Rubus odoratus L.
Purpleflowering Raspberry
USDA RUODO
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction given as blood medicine and for the bowels of new born babies.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 354
Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
Thimbleberry
USDA RUPAP2
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Green insect galls found on stems burned & the ashes rubbed on babies' navels if they did not heal.
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 270
Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
Thimbleberry
USDA RUPAP2
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Green insect galls found on stems burned & the ashes rubbed on babies' navels if they did not heal.
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 270
Rudbeckia hirta L.
Blackeyed Susan
USDA RUHIH
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid
Poultice of blossoms and another plant used for babies.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 143
Rumex crispus L.
Curly Dock
USDA RUCRC
Yavapai Drug, Pediatric Aid
Dried, pulverized tubers used for babies with chafed skin.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 261
Rumex crispus L.
Curly Dock
USDA RUCRC
Yuki Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of seeds taken by adults and babies for dysentery.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 46
Rumex crispus L.
Curly Dock
USDA RUCRC
Yuki Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of seeds taken by adults and babies for dysentery.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 46
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
American Elder
USDA SANIC4
Cahuilla Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of blossoms given to newborn 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 138
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
American Elder
USDA SANIC4
Diegueno Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of fresh or dried blossoms given to babies with fever.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
American Elder
USDA SANIC4
Diegueno Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of fresh or dried blossoms given to babies with fever.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
American Elder
USDA SANIC4
Iroquois Drug, Cathartic
Infusion of blossoms given to babies as a physic.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 449
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
American Elder
USDA SANIC4
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of blossoms given to babies as a physic.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 449
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
American Elder
USDA SANIC4
Mohegan Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of flowers given to babies with colic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of bark 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
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Antiemetic
Infusion of bark 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
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of bark taken & used as bath for babies with monkey sickness: fever, itch & enlarged eyes.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 219
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Dietary Aid
Infusion of bark 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
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of bark taken & used as bath for babies with monkey sickness: fever, itch & enlarged eyes.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 219
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of bark taken & used as bath for babies with monkey sickness: fever, itch & enlarged eyes.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 219
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Oral Aid
Infusion of bark 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
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of bark taken & used as bath for babies with monkey sickness: fever, itch & enlarged eyes.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 219
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of bark 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
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sassafras
USDA SAAL5
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of bark 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
Sedum spathulifolium Hook.
Broadleaf Stonecrop
USDA SESPS
Okanagon Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Sedum spathulifolium Hook.
Broadleaf Stonecrop
USDA SESPS
Okanagon Drug, Sedative
Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Sedum spathulifolium Hook.
Broadleaf Stonecrop
USDA SESPS
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of whole plant used as a wash to soothe cross babies.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462
Sedum spathulifolium Hook.
Broadleaf Stonecrop
USDA SESPS
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Sedum spathulifolium Hook.
Broadleaf Stonecrop
USDA SESPS
Thompson Drug, Sedative
Decoction of whole plant used as a wash to soothe cross babies.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462
Sedum spathulifolium Hook.
Broadleaf Stonecrop
USDA SESPS
Thompson Drug, Sedative
Infusion of whole plant used as a wash for babies with extreme nervousness.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Silene campanulata S. Wats.
Red Mountain Catchfly
USDA SICAC
Karok Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used as medicine for babies.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383
Silene campanulata S. Wats.
Red Mountain Catchfly
USDA SICAC
Karok Drug, Unspecified
Plant used as medicine for babies.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383
Solanum nigrum L.
Black Nightshade
USDA SOPT3
Houma Drug, Anthelmintic
Decoction of root given to babies for worms.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65
Solanum nigrum L.
Black Nightshade
USDA SOPT3
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of root given to babies for worms.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65
Solidago canadensis L.
Canada Goldenrod
USDA SOCAC3
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Compound infusion of tubers given to babies that start suddenly during sleep.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 461
Solidago canadensis L.
Canada Goldenrod
USDA SOCAC3
Iroquois Drug, Sedative
Compound infusion of tubers given to babies that start suddenly during sleep.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 461
Solidago canadensis L.
Canada Goldenrod
USDA SOCAC3
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of plant used as a bath for babies with 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 184
Solidago canadensis L.
Canada Goldenrod
USDA SOCAC3
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of plant used as a bath for babies with diarrhea, sleeplessness or excessive crying.
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 184
Solidago canadensis L.
Canada Goldenrod
USDA SOCAC3
Thompson Drug, Sedative
Decoction of plant used as a bath for babies with sleeplessness or excessive crying.
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 184
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Spiny Sowthistle
USDA SOAS
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Compound infusion given to babies 'who cry until they hold their breath.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Spiny Sowthistle
USDA SOAS
Iroquois Drug, Sedative
Compound infusion given to babies 'who cry until they hold their breath.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Gooseberryleaf Globemallow
USDA SPGRG
Hopi Drug, Diuretic
Plant used for babies with bowel trouble.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 362
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Gooseberryleaf Globemallow
USDA SPGRG
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for babies with bowel trouble.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 362
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
Smallflower Globemallow
USDA SPPA2
Hopi Drug, Diuretic
Plant used for babies with bowel trouble.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
Smallflower Globemallow
USDA SPPA2
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for babies with bowel trouble.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363
Sphaeralcea sp.
Globe Mallow
Hopi Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Root used for babies with bowel trouble.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 85
Sphaeralcea sp.
Globe Mallow
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid
Root used for babies with bowel troubles.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 85
Spiraea sp.

Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal
Compound decoction of shoots or vines used as a wash for babies with diarrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349
Spiraea sp.

Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Compound decoction of shoots or vines used as a wash for babies with diarrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349
Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze
St. Augustine Grass
USDA STSE
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaf ash used for sores and navel sores on babies.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 10
Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze
St. Augustine Grass
USDA STSE
Hawaiian Drug, Oral Aid
Leaf ash used for excessive saliva from babies' mouths.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 10