| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Chickasaw Drug, Eye Medicine Poultice of warmed roots applied to the head for eye troubles. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Antidiarrheal Strong decoction of tree bark taken as a favorite medicine for dysentery. Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of bark used as a bath for sore eyes. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of bark used as wash for sore eyes. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Febrifuge Root bark and bark used as a febrifuge. Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Tonic Root bark and bark used as a tonic. Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Toothache Remedy Bark chewed for toothache. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Toothache Remedy Bark chewed for toothaches. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Comanche Other, Toys & Games Wood used to make game sticks. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 521 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Kiowa Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of roots taken for hemorrhages. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 51 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Koasati Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of leaves taken for rheumatism. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Koasati Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of roots taken for enlarged muscles. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Emetic Inner bark, very important medicine, used as an emetic. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 243 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Analgesic Decoction of bark taken for headaches. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 283 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of plant taken for wolf ghost sickness: diarrhea and painful defecation. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 228 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Antiemetic Decoction of roots or berries used for horse sickness: nausea, constipation and blocked urination. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 189 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of roots taken for menstruation sickness: yellow eyes and skin, weakness and shaking head. If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, the results were more serious than the other menstruation sickness. A doctor would never do this, as it would damage the 'medicine' which he has in his body. Other men were, sometimes, willing to take the risk. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Cathartic Decoction of plant taken for wolf ghost sickness: diarrhea and painful defecation. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 228 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of bark taken for fevers. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 283 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of bark taken for stomachaches. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 283 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Laxative Decoction of roots or berries used for horse sickness: nausea, constipation and blocked urination. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 189 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Other Decoction of roots taken for menstruation sickness: yellow eyes and skin, weakness and shaking head. If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, the results were more serious than the other menstruation sickness. A doctor would never do this, as it would damage the 'medicine' which he has in his body. Other men were, sometimes, willing to take the risk. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Strengthener Decoction of roots taken for menstruation sickness: yellow eyes and skin, weakness and shaking head. If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, the results were more serious than the other menstruation sickness. A doctor would never do this, as it would damage the 'medicine' which he has in his body. Other men were, sometimes, willing to take the risk. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Unspecified Plant used for medicinal purposes. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 162 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of roots or berries used for horse sickness: nausea, constipation and blocked urination. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 189 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Urinary Aid Plant taken for urine retention. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 273 |