| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Abortifacient Pitch used for menstrual irregularity. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
| Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC. Western Yarrow USDA ACMIO |
Sanpoil Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of stems and leaves used to cause abortion. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of roots used for suppressed menses. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Abortifacient Compound containing root taken for suppressed menses. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of root used for irregular periods. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Mohegan Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of root taken for suppressed menses. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128 |
| Acorus calamus L. Calamus USDA ACAM |
Sioux, Fort Peck Drug, Abortifacient Used to cause abortion. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5 |
| Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Bugbane |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used to stimulate menstruation. 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 |
| Aletris farinosa L. White Colicroot USDA ALFA2 |
Micmac Drug, Abortifacient Root used as an emmenagogue. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
| Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. Indian Walnut USDA ALMO2 |
Hawaiian Drug, Abortifacient Nut shells and gourds burned and the resulting smoke or fumes entered the vagina for swollen wombs. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 56 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Kutenai Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of bark taken for menstrual regulation. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill American Green Alder USDA ALVIC |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of plant used in a steam treatment to bring about menstruation. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. Flatspine Burr Ragweed USDA AMAC2 |
Zuni Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of whole plant taken and used as wash for 'obstructed menstruation.' Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 51, 52 |
| Angelica atropurpurea L. Purplestem Angelica USDA ANAT |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient 'Root tonic' taken for obstructed menses. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Apocynum cannabinum L. Indianhemp USDA APCA |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Root used for pox and 'uterine obstructions.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
| Aralia nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla USDA ARNU2 |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Simple or compound decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Aralia racemosa L. American Spikenard USDA ARRAR |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Plant used to promote menstruation when stopped by a cold. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 393 |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Kinnikinnick USDA ARUV |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of whole plant and velvet leaf blueberry taken to bring menstruation. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
| Aristolochia serpentaria L. Virginia Snakeroot USDA ARSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Infusion taken for obstructions. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Armoracia rusticana P.G. Gaertn. Horseradish USDA ARRU4 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used for 'obstructed menses.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 39 |
| Artemisia campestris L. Field Sagewort USDA ARCAB4 |
Blackfoot Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of leaves taken to abort difficult pregnancies. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis (Pallas) M.E. Peck Pacific Wormwood USDA ARCAB4 |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Compound infusion of leaf taken to restore menstrual flow. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 29 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of plant used when the menstrual flow had stopped. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Infusion or decoction of root or leaf and stalk used for 'stoppage of periods.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Artemisia dracunculus L. Wormwood USDA ARDR4 |
Omaha Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of plant taken for irregular menstruation. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
| Artemisia frigida Willd. Fringed Sagewort USDA ARFR4 |
Dakota Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
| Artemisia frigida Willd. Fringed Sagewort USDA ARFR4 |
Omaha Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
| Artemisia frigida Willd. Fringed Sagewort USDA ARFR4 |
Pawnee Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
| Artemisia frigida Willd. Fringed Sagewort USDA ARFR4 |
Ponca Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
| Artemisia frigida Willd. Fringed Sagewort USDA ARFR4 |
Sioux Drug, Abortifacient Decoction used for menstrual irregularity. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 45 |
| Asarum canadense L. Canadian Wildginger USDA ASCA |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used for 'scant or painful menstruation' and infusion taken 'to start periods.' 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, 36 |
| Asplenium trichomanes L. Maidenhair Spleenwort USDA ASTRT |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Taken for irregular menses. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34 |
| Betula occidentalis Hook. Water Birch USDA BEOC2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of flowers and leaves taken when bundle to stop conception fails. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
| Betula occidentalis Hook. Water Birch USDA BEOC2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Abortifacient Flowers and leaves included in two separate bundles and used to stop conception. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
| Carex sp. Sedge |
Songish Drug, Abortifacient Leaves eaten to induce abortions. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 73 |
| Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Mockernut Hickory USDA CAAL27 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used for female obstructions. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
| Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don Shellbark Hickory USDA CALA21 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used for female obstructions. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
| Carya pallida (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn. Sand Hickory USDA CAPA24 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used for female obstructions. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
| Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don Northwestern Indian Paintbrush USDA CAANA3 |
Quileute Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of whole plant taken to regulate menstruation. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 46 |
| Ceanothus americanus L. New Jersey Tea USDA CEAM |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of roots taken for suppressed menses from catching cold. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
| Ceanothus americanus L. New Jersey Tea USDA CEAM |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Decoction taken as an abortifacient when fetus is hurt within 2 or 3 months. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of roots taken by young girls who catch cold and don't menstruate. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of leaves and stems taken as a regulator by women. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celtis occidentalis L. Common Hackberry USDA CEOC |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Decoction taken 'for suppressed menses in girls, cause: working in the sun.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
| Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. Garden Dogfennel USDA CHNO3 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of flower or herb used for 'female obstructions.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Mahuna Drug, Abortifacient Roots used for delayed menstrual period. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 14 |
| Cocos nucifera L. Coconut Palm USDA CONU |
Hawaiian Drug, Abortifacient Fruit shells burned and the smoke used for swollen wombs. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73 |
| Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. California Croton USDA CRCAC |
Luiseno Drug, Abortifacient Plant used for abortions. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 231 |