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Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Analgesic
Roots used for baby sickness caused by adultery: appetite loss, fever, headache and diarrhea.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 253
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal
Cold infusion of roots taken for baby's sickness: vomiting, diarrhea and grogginess.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 306
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Antidiarrheal
Roots used for baby sickness caused by adultery: appetite loss, fever, headache and diarrhea.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 253
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Antiemetic
Cold infusion of roots taken for baby's sickness: vomiting, diarrhea and grogginess.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 306
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Dietary Aid
Roots and mother's milk or canned milk used for baby's sickness: refusal to suckle.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 255
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Dietary Aid
Roots used for baby sickness caused by adultery: appetite loss, fever, headache and diarrhea.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 253
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge
Roots used for baby sickness caused by adultery: appetite loss, fever, headache and diarrhea.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 253
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Cold infusion of roots taken for baby's sickness: vomiting, diarrhea and grogginess.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 306
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Roots and mother's milk or canned milk used for baby's sickness: refusal to suckle.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 255
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Pediatric Aid
Roots used for baby sickness caused by adultery: appetite loss, fever, headache and diarrhea.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 253
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Reproductive Aid
Infusion of roots taken and rubbed on the body for protracted labor.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 323
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Stimulant
Cold infusion of roots taken for baby's sickness: vomiting, diarrhea and grogginess.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 306
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt.
Downy Milkpea
USDA GAVO
Seminole Drug, Unspecified
Plant used for medicinal purposes.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 162
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Drug, Adjuvant
Pods used to sweeten worm medicine.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Drug, Adjuvant
Pods used to sweeten worm medicine.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic
Pods used to sweeten worm medicine.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound taken for 'dyspepsia from overeating.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of bark taken and used as a bath for dyspepsia.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of pod taken for measles.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Compound infusion of bark taken for whooping cough.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material
Wood used to make fence posts.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Food, Beverage
Pod juice, water and sugar or pods soaked in water used as a beverage.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 45
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Food, Beverage
Seed pulp used to make a drink.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
Ripe, raw pods used for food.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 45
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Cherokee Other, Protection
Compound infusion of bark used by ball players 'to ward off tacklers.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Creek Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of sprigs, thorns and branches used as a bath to prevent smallpox.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Creek Drug, Panacea
Pod considered a good antidote for the complaints of children.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 669
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid
Pod considered a good antidote for the complaints of children.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 669
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Delaware Drug, Blood Medicine
Bark mixed with bark of prickly ash, wild cherry and sassafras and used as a tonic to purify blood.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Delaware Drug, Cough Medicine
Bark combined with bark of prickly ash, wild cherry and sassafras and used as a tonic for coughs.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound containing bark used as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 76
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound containing bark used for a severe cough.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 76
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Tonic
Compound containing bark used as a general tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Keres, Western Other, Unspecified
Taxon known and named but no use was specified.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Meskwaki Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of twig bark used for bad colds.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228229
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Meskwaki Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of bark used for fevers.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228229
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Meskwaki Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of bark used for measles and especially smallpox.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228229
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Meskwaki Drug, Tonic
Decoction of bark taken by patient to help regain flesh and strength.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228229
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Rappahannock Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of roots and bark used as a cold medicine.
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 31
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Honeylocust
USDA GLTR
Rappahannock Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of roots and bark used as a cough medicine.
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 31
Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice
USDA GLGL
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine
Used for coughs.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice
USDA GLGL
Cherokee Drug, Expectorant
Used as an expectorant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice
USDA GLGL
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Used for asthma.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice
USDA GLGL
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid
Used for hoarseness.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43
Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Cultivated Licorice
USDA GLGL
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound containing root, not a native plant, used for female trouble.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 229
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice
USDA GLLE3
Bannock Drug, Throat Aid
Root boiled into a tonic and taken for sore throat.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice
USDA GLLE3
Bannock Drug, Throat Aid
Root chewed for strong throat for singing.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice
USDA GLLE3
Blackfoot Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of roots taken for chest pains.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 72
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice
USDA GLLE3
Blackfoot Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of roots applied to swellings.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
American Licorice
USDA GLLE3
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of roots taken for coughs.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 72