| Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt. Oak Mistletoe USDA PHVI9 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of plant taken first two months of pregnancy to cause an abortion. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49 |
| Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt. Oak Mistletoe USDA PHVI9 |
Pomo Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of leaves taken to bring on delayed menstruation. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13 |
| Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt. Oak Mistletoe USDA PHVI9 |
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of leaves used for delayed menstruation. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 72 |
| Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) Gray Common Twinpod USDA PHDID |
Blackfoot Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of plant taken in small amounts to abort. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61 |
| Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Ponderosa Pine USDA PIPOP |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Abortifacient Green buds never chewed by pregnant women because it would cause a miscarriage. 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 29 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction taken 'for menstrual period.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used as an emmenagogue. 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 |
| Populus grandidentata Michx. Bigtooth Aspen USDA POGR4 |
Cree Drug, Abortifacient Used to prevent childbearing. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485 |
| Porophyllum gracile Benth. Slender Poreleaf USDA POGR5 |
Paiute Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of root taken as 'a regulator for delayed menstruation.' 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 122 |
| Porophyllum gracile Benth. Slender Poreleaf USDA POGR5 |
Shoshoni Drug, Abortifacient Plant used to regulate delayed menstruation. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 46 |
| Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC. Wand Blackroot USDA PTVI2 |
Seminole Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of plant used 'to correct irregularities and to relieve menstrual pain.' Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 284 |
| Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Pritz.) Zamels Pacific Anemone USDA ANMUH2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Abortifacient Plant used to cause abortions. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60 |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern. Virginia Mountainmint USDA PYVI |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of powdered 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 |
| Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J. Hill Northern Pin Oak USDA QUEL |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of inner bark taken for suppressed menses caused by cold. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of inner bark taken for suppressed menses caused by cold. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
| Rhus sp. Sumac |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of roots taken for irregular menses. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 370 |
| Ribes triste Pallas Red Currant USDA RITR |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of stalk taken for 'stoppage of periods.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Rubus frondosus Bigelow Yankee Blackberry USDA RUFR4 |
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 358 |
| Rubus pubescens var. pubescens Dwarf Red Blackberry USDA RUPUP2 |
Malecite Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of plant and wild strawberry used for irregular menstruation. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258 |
| Rubus pubescens var. pubescens Dwarf Red Blackberry USDA RUPUP2 |
Micmac Drug, Abortifacient Parts of plant used for irregular menstruation. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
| Rubus sp. |
Carrier Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of stems taken by women with sickness in their womb. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 79 |
| Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Houma Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of white root used to regulate menstruation. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56, 57 |
| Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa European Red Elderberry USDA SARAR3 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Abortifacient Leaves boiled and used to shorten pregnancy. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229 |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. Bloodroot USDA SACA13 |
Abnaki Drug, Abortifacient Used as an abortifacient. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154 |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. Bloodroot USDA SACA13 |
Abnaki Drug, Veterinary Aid Used as an abortifacient for horses. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 167 |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. Bloodroot USDA SACA13 |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of root used for irregular periods. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. Bloodroot USDA SACA13 |
Micmac Drug, Abortifacient Used as an abortifacient. Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56 |
| Sanicula canadensis L. Canadian Blacksnakeroot USDA SACAC2 |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of powdered 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 |
| Sanicula marilandica L. Maryland Sanicle USDA SAMA2 |
Malecite Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of bulb roots used for irregular menstruation. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258 |
| Sanicula marilandica L. Maryland Sanicle USDA SAMA2 |
Micmac Drug, Abortifacient Roots used for irregular menstruation. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
| Sarracenia purpurea L. Purple Pitcherplant USDA SAPUP6 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Abortifacient Decoction or infusion of leaves taken for sickness associated with absence of menstrual period. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 59 |
| Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng. Hairy Skullcap USDA SCELE |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of root used for monthly period. 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 |
| Scutellaria incana Biehler Hoary Skullcap USDA SCINI2 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of root used for monthly period. 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 |
| Scutellaria lateriflora L. Blue Skullcap USDA SCLA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of root used for monthly period. 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 |
| Silphium perfoliatum L. Cup Plant USDA SIPEP |
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 |
| Solidago odora Ait. Anisescented Goldenrod USDA SOODO |
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 36 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. Common Sowthistle USDA SOOL |
Houma Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of plant taken to 'make tardy menstruation come.' Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64 |
| Stillingia sp. |
Creek Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of root used as a wash for irregular periods. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 662 |
| Stylosanthes biflora (L.) B.S.P. Sidebeak Pencilflower USDA STBI2 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Compound used to promote 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 57 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Kutenai Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of cut branches taken for menstrual disorders. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 59 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of roots taken for failure to menstruate. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Tanacetum vulgare L. Common Tansy USDA TAVU |
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of leaf taken, especially by young girls, for 'stoppage of period.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Taxus baccata L. English Yew USDA TABA80 |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Compound taken for menstruation when stopped by a cold. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
| Taxus canadensis Marsh. Canada Yew USDA TACA7 |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of young branches, alone or with other plants, used for stomachaches and irregular menses. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 132 |
| Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. Virginia Tephrosia USDA TEVI |
Creek Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
| Tetradymia canescens DC. Spineless Horsebrush USDA TECA2 |
Navajo Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of plant used as bath for (inducing?) menstruation. 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 156 |
| Thuja occidentalis L. Eastern Arborvitae USDA THOC2 |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of dried inner bark taken during a cold to treat suppressed menses. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Chehalis Drug, Abortifacient Chewed bark or decoction of bark taken to induce menstruation. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
| Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. Snow Trillium USDA TRGR4 |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of root taken for 'irregularity of the menses.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 41 |
| Triosteum perfoliatum L. Feverwort USDA TRPE5 |
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of roots taken for irregular or profuse menses. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444 |