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Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Abnaki Drug, Cold Remedy
Used for head colds.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Abnaki Drug, Nose Medicine
Powdered leaves mixed with bark from another plant and used as snuff for nasal inflammation.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Blackfoot Other, Smoke Plant
Dried leaves used as the favorite smoking tobacco.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 277
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Catawba Drug, Analgesic
Plant used for backache.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Catawba Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Plant used for backache.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Chippewa Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of root used as drops for sore eyes.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Chippewa Drug, Venereal Aid
Plant used for gonorrhea.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 138
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of plant taken for coughing up blood.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Infusion or decoction of plant with other species used for coughing up blood.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Heart Medicine
Used for pain and fever caused by chest ailments due to heart conditions such as angina pectoris.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of plant used for backaches.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of plant used for stabbing pain in the chest.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder bark used as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant used for blisters.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder bark used to remove lung mucus.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware Drug, Urinary Aid
Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder bark used for bladder inflammation.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder bark used for scrofula.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound containing plant taken as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant applied to blisters.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Expectorant
Compound containing plant taken to help remove mucous from the lungs.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound containing plant taken for 'scrofula.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Urinary Aid
Compound containing plant used for bladder inflammation.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Flathead Drug, Eye Medicine
Solution of plant used as eye medicine.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 34
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Karok Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of plant applied or infusion of leaves taken for backaches.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Kutenai Drug, Eye Medicine
Solution of plant used as eye medicine.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 34
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Kutenai Drug, Kidney Aid
Infusion of plant used for kidney trouble.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 34
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Malecite Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of plants used as a blood purifier.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 253
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Malecite Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of plants and juniper roots used for consumption.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 251
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Menominee Drug, Adjuvant
Plant used as a seasoner to make female remedies taste good.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 35
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Menominee Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of leaves taken to 'clear the blood.'
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 129
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Menominee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound decoction of root taken after childbirth to aid internal healing.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Herb used for rheumatism.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Blood Medicine
Herb used as a blood purifier.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Herb used for blisters.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Herb used for stomach trouble.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Kidney Aid
Herb used for kidney trouble.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Kidney Aid
Used for kidney pains.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 57
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Herb used for smallpox.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Herb used for consumption.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid
Herb used for 'cold in bladder.'
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid
Infusion of roots, hemlock, parsley and curled dock used for colds in the bladder.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 259
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of leaves applied to blisters.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant applied to blisters.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Montagnais Drug, Diaphoretic
Decoction of plant taken to induce sweating.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Montana Indian Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of the herb or root used as a febrifuge for fevers.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 9
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Montana Indian Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion taken for fever.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 34
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Montana Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried and smoked.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 34
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Nanticoke Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of plant taken for ague.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 56
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of plant used for stomach troubles.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 368
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
Pipsissewa
USDA CHUMC2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of whole plant taken as a blood purifier.
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 101