| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Rappahannock Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion given to children and babies for pains and stomach cramps. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Rappahannock Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion given to children and babies for fretfulness, pains and stomach cramps. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Rappahannock Drug, Sedative Infusion given to children and babies for fretfulness. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Given to make babies sleep. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Sedative Given to make babies sleep. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of smashed leaves applied to babies with sore backs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of smashed leaves applied to babies with sore backs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 320 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of smashed plant applied to sore back of babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
| Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair USDA ADPE |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of smashed plant applied to sore back of babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
| Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop USDA AGURU |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Febrifuge Leaves placed in babies' blankets for fevers. 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 109 |
| Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop USDA AGURU |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves placed in babies' blankets for fevers. 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 109 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Pomo Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for babies with skin disease. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 12 |
| Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White Alder USDA ALRH2 |
Pomo Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for babies with skin disease. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 12 |
| Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. Hazel Alder USDA ALSE2 |
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of bark given to babies for 'thrash,' a mouth soreness. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
| Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. Hazel Alder USDA ALSE2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark given to babies for 'thrash,' a mouth soreness. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
| Arenaria triflora var. obtusa S. Wats. |
Gosiute Drug, Cathartic Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
| Arenaria triflora var. obtusa S. Wats. |
Gosiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
| Arenaria triflora var. obtusa S. Wats. |
Gosiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots used as a wash for listless babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack In The Pulpit USDA ARTRT3 |
Iroquois Drug, Stimulant Infusion of roots used as a wash for listless babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
| Artemisia californica Less. California Sagebrush USDA ARCA11 |
Cahuilla Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to newborn babies one day after birth to flush out their system. 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 42 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used as a wash for colds, especially for babies and for chickenpox, to help the itching. The plant could also be boiled and the steam used for colds. The patient would lie in the steam while he was covered with a blanket. 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 169 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Foothill Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Paiute Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of steeped leaves used, especially for babies, as a compress for fevers. 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 40-42 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Foothill Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of steeped leaves used, especially for babies, as a compress for fevers. 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 40-42 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Foothill Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic Poultice of steeped leaves used, especially for babies, as a compress for fevers. 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 40-42 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Foothill Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of steeped leaves used, especially for babies, as a compress for fevers. 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 40-42 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Foothill Sagewort USDA ARLUL2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of steeped leaves used, especially for babies, as a compress for fevers. 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 40-42 |
| Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush USDA ARTRT |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Pulverized leaves used as a talcum powder for babies. 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 44-47 |
| Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush USDA ARTRT |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves used as a warm antiseptic bath for newborn babies. 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 44-47 |
| Asarum canadense L. Canadian Wildginger USDA ASCA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion given 'when babies cry until they hold their breath.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 308 |
| Asclepias incarnata L. Swamp Milkweed USDA ASINI |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Cold infusion of roots applied to heal babies navel. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 418 |
| Asclepias incarnata L. Swamp Milkweed USDA ASINI |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Cold infusion of roots applied to heal babies navel. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 418 |
| Aster sp. Prairie Aster |
Blackfoot Drug, Laxative Infusion of plant used as an enema for babies with colic or intestinal troubles. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
| Aster sp. Prairie Aster |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used as an enema for babies with colic or intestinal troubles. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. kentrophyta Spiny Milkvetch USDA ASKEK |
Navajo Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Plant used for rabies. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
| Carpinus caroliniana Walt. American Hornbeam USDA CACAC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction used as a wash or infusion of vine given to babies with diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 299 |
| Carpinus caroliniana Walt. American Hornbeam USDA CACAC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction used as a wash or infusion of vine given to babies with diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 299 |
| Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. American Chestnut USDA CADE12 |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound wood powder used for chafed babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302 |
| Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. American Chestnut USDA CADE12 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound wood powder used for chafed babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302 |
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Eschsch. Blueblossom Ceanothus USDA CETH |
Poliklah Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves and twigs used to wash newborn babies. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 173 |
| Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. Snowbrush Ceanothus USDA CEVEV4 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant tops with leaves used to bathe babies to prevent diaper rash. 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 120 |
| Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook. Snowbrush Ceanothus USDA CEVEV4 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant tops with leaves used to bathe babies to prevent diaper rash. 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 120 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Chippewa Drug, Cathartic Decoction of root used, especially for babies, as a physic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used, especially for babies, as a physic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. Garden Dogfennel USDA CHNO3 |
Mahuna Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used to regulate unsettled stomachs or for babies suffering from colic. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 7 |
| Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. Garden Dogfennel USDA CHNO3 |
Mahuna Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used for babies suffering from colic. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 7 |
| Chamaesyce multiformis var. multiformis Variable Sandmat USDA CHMUM2 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Buds chewed by the mother and given to babies till the age of six months. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 11 |
| Chamaesyce multiformis var. multiformis Variable Sandmat USDA CHMUM2 |
Hawaiian Drug, Unspecified Buds chewed by the mother and given to babies till the age of six months. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 11 |
| Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small Eyebane USDA CHNU9 |
Houma Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Cool decoction of plant in milk given to babies for sickness from bad milk. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65 |
| Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small Eyebane USDA CHNU9 |
Houma Drug, Pediatric Aid Cool decoction of plant in milk given to babies for sickness from bad milk. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 65, 66 |