| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Laxative Infusion of roots and inner cortex given to babies as an enema for constipation. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of roots and inner cortex given to babies as an enema for constipation. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
| Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of plants given to babies with worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
| Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plants given to babies with worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
| Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. Western White Clematis USDA CLLIL2 |
Thompson Drug, Other Decoction of plant used to bathe babies if they seemed to take after animals or deceased people. 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 247 |
| Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. Western White Clematis USDA CLLIL2 |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant used to bathe babies if they seemed to take after animals or deceased people. 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 247 |
| Collinsonia canadensis L. Richweed USDA COCA4 |
Iroquois Drug, Strengthener Infusion of smashed roots used as a wash for babies to give them strength. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 428 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antiemetic Infusion or decoction of roots taken, especially for babies, for vomiting. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 322 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant given to babies with sickness caused by bad blood from mother. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 323 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots given to 'little babies when they throw up often.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 322 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Iroquois Drug, Unspecified Decoction of plant given to babies with sickness caused by bad blood from mother. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 323 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Menominee Drug, Oral Aid Astringent root used as a wash for oral cankers and babies' teething pains. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Menominee Drug, Pediatric Aid Root yielded astringent mouth wash for sore throat and teething babies. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Menominee Drug, Throat Aid Roots used in astringent mouthwash for babies with sore throats. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Menominee Drug, Toothache Remedy Roots used in astringent mouthwash for teething babies. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Mohegan Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of plant used as a mouth wash for babies. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Mohegan Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used as a mouth wash for babies. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Analgesic Root used for babies with teething pains. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Oral Aid Roots used for sore gums and especially for pain of teething babies. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74 |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Threeleaf Goldthread USDA COTR2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Pediatric Aid Roots used especially for pain of teething babies. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74 |
| Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria Golden Tickseed USDA COTIT |
Zuni Drug, Reproductive Aid Infusion of whole plant, except for the root, taken by women desiring female babies. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 84 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark used as wash to make babies sleep. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Sedative Infusion of bark used as wash to make babies sleep. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant, squaw currant branches and fir or tamarack used as a baby bath. The decoction was used to bathe four to six month old babies four to six times over a period of several weeks. It was said to make the baby strong, bright and good natured. 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 204 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Strengthener Decoction of plant, squaw currant branches and fir or tamarack used as a baby bath. The decoction was used to bathe four to six month old babies four to six times over a period of several weeks. It was said to make the baby strong, bright and good natured. 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 204 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy Poultice of inner bark alone or mixed with goose oil applied to babies for a chest cold. 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 96 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of inner bark alone or mixed with goose oil applied to babies for a chest cold. 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 96 |
| Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. Texas Croton USDA CRTET |
Pawnee Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of leaves used to bathe sick babies. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
| Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Northern Bush Honeysuckle USDA DILO |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant or roots given to 'spoiled babies with adulterous mother.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
| Equisetum arvense L. Field Horsetail USDA EQAR |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Raw stems chewed by teething babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
| Equisetum arvense L. Field Horsetail USDA EQAR |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Raw stems chewed by teething babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
| Equisetum arvense L. Field Horsetail USDA EQAR |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Containers Hollow stems used to administer medicines to babies. 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 hyemale L. Scouringrush Horsetail USDA EQHYA |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Containers Hollow stems used to administer medicines to babies. 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 laevigatum A. Braun Smooth Horsetail USDA EQLA |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Containers Hollow stems used to administer medicines to babies. 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 |
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird Rubber Rabbitbrush USDA ERNAB2 |
Tewa Drug, Oral 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 |
| 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 fasciculatum Benth. Eastern Mojave Buckwheat USDA ERFAF3 |
Diegueno Drug, Antidiarrheal 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Eschscholzia sp. California Poppy |
Cahuilla Drug, Sedative 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 |
| Euphorbia helioscopia L. Madwoman's Milk USDA EUHE2 |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal 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 |
| 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 |
| Fragaria sp. Wild Strawberry |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for babies with colic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 352 |
| 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 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal 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 |
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 |
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 |
| Galium triflorum Michx. Fragrant Bedstraw USDA GATR3 |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic 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 |
| 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 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered or chewed roots applied to unhealed navel of babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |