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Choctaw Drug, Cough Medicine Root chewed, saliva swallowed and tincture of root used for cough. 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 288 |
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Choctaw Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root chewed, saliva swallowed and tincture of root used for dyspepsia. 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 288 |
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Delaware Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of roots used for advanced cases of venereal disease. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
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Delaware Drug, Venereal Aid Roots combined with staghorn sumac roots and used for venereal disease. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
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Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Venereal Aid Simple or compound infusion of root, highly effective, taken for gonorrhea. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74 |