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Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Used for breast, stomach and intestinal pains.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Seeds boiled in 'new milk' and used for diarrhea.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Cherokee Drug, Expectorant
Used as an expectorant and taken for pleurisy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion used for 'bloody flux.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Cherokee Drug, Heart Medicine
Infusion of root used for heart trouble.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Cherokee Drug, Laxative
Seeds or root used as gentle laxative.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Used as an expectorant and taken for pleurisy and lung inflammations.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Cherokee Fiber, Clothing
Stems used to make belts.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Delaware Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Roots used for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Delaware Drug, Gynecological Aid
Roots administered to women following childbirth.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Delaware Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Roots used for pleurisy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Root used for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gynecological Aid
Root used to make a drink taken by women after childbirth.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Root used for pleurisy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Iroquois Drug, Other
Infusion of roots used as a wash for arms, shoulders and body for lifting.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 416
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Iroquois Drug, Sports Medicine
Poultice of smashed roots applied to legs and running shoes dampened or washed for running strength.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 416
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of root used or decoction taken for bruises and swellings.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Simple or compound poultice of pulverized root used on cuts, wounds and bruises.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 25
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Menominee Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of root used or decoction taken for lameness.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Menominee Drug, Tonic
Decoction of pounded root taken as a tonic.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Mohegan Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Dried root used for pleurisy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70, 128
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used in ceremonial chant lotion.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction or infusion of various plant parts used for dog or coyote bites.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Plant used for influenza.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 39
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Omaha Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Ceremony connected with the obtaining and distribution of this prized root.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid
Fresh and dried root used in several ways on wounds and sores.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Omaha Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Raw root eaten for bronchial and pulmonary trouble.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Omaha Drug, Respiratory Aid
Root eaten raw for bronchial and pulmonary trouble.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Ponca Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Root eaten raw for pulmonary trouble.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Ponca Drug, Respiratory Aid
Root eaten raw for bronchial trouble.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly Milkweed
USDA ASTUT2
Rappahannock Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Poultice of bruised leaves bound to snakebites.
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