| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Dye, Blue Used to make a blue dye. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Delaware Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of roots used to clean cuts and ulcers. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Delaware Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots used as a douche. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root used as a wash to clean cuts and ulcers. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root used as a douche. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Compound used for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 363 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots rubbed on the stomach for cramps. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 363 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Iroquois Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of plant taken to concentrate bile. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 363 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of roots rubbed on the arms and legs for cramps. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 363 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Micmac Drug, Antihemorrhagic Root used for spitting blood. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Micmac Drug, Kidney Aid Root 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 55 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Micmac Drug, Venereal Aid Root used for gonorrhea. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant used as wash for cuts and wounds. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root used as a healing lotion for cuts or bruises. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70, 128 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Nanticoke Drug, Orthopedic Aid Compound containing plant used as a lotion on sprains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 56, 84 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Plant used for medicinal purposes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Ojibwa Dye, Unspecified Plant used in the native coloring. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Penobscot Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound infusion of plant taken for 'spitting up blood.' Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Penobscot Drug, Kidney Aid Compound infusion of plant taken for kidney trouble. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Penobscot Drug, Tonic Compound infusion of plant taken as a tonic. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Penobscot Drug, Venereal Aid Compound infusion of plant taken for gonorrhea. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Yellow Nicker USDA CABO6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Blood Medicine Beans and other plants pounded, squeezed and the resulting liquid taken to purify the blood. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 47 |
| Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Yellow Nicker USDA CABO6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Laxative Beans ground and taken as a laxative by infants, children and adults. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 47 |
| Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Yellow Nicker USDA CABO6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Beans ground and taken as a laxative by infants, children and adults. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 47 |
| Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Yellow Nicker USDA CABO6 |
Hawaiian Drug, Pulmonary Aid Beans & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid taken to clear the chest of tough phlegm. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 47 |
| Caesalpinia gracilis Baraprieta |
Seri Fiber, Basketry Splints used to make the woof for basketry. Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, page 138 |
| Caesalpinia jamesii (Torr. & Gray) Fisher James' Holdback USDA CAJA6 |
Comanche Food, Unspecified Raw or boiled tubers used for food. 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 522 |
| Caesalpinia jamesii (Torr. & Gray) Fisher James' Holdback USDA CAJA6 |
Zuni Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of plant given to sheep to make them 'prolific.' Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 54 |
| Caesalpinia kavaiensis Mann Uhiuhi USDA CAKA5 |
Hawaiian Drug, Blood Medicine Bark, young leaves & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid taken to purify the blood. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 38 |
| Calliandra eriophylla Benth. Fairyduster USDA CAERE |
Yavapai Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of leaves and stems taken after childbirth. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 261 |
| Calliandra humilis Benth. Dwarf Stickpea USDA CAHUH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Plant used as 'life medicine.' 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 32 |
| Calliandra humilis Benth. Dwarf Stickpea USDA CAHUH |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered root used three times a day for rashes. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 376 |
| Canavalia galeata (Gaud.) Vogel 'awikiwiki USDA CAGA |
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of leaves, shoots, bark & other plants used as a bath for itch, ringworm & skin diseases. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 21 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Alabama Drug, Febrifuge Cold infusion of roots and inner bark taken for fever. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Alabama Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of root and inner bark taken for congestion. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 665 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Alabama Drug, Respiratory Aid Cold infusion of roots and inner bark taken for congestion. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of bark given 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 52 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Blossoms eaten by children. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Delaware Drug, Antiemetic Infusion of bark used as a cold drink for vomiting. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Delaware Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of bark used as a cold drink for fever. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Antiemetic Infusion of bark taken for vomiting. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 74 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of bark taken for fever. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 74 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Kiowa Other, Fuel Slender stems used for fuel during the winter. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Kiowa Other, Season Indicator Flower welcomed as a sign of spring. This plant was esteemed because it is one of the earliest shrubs to flower in the spring. The red or pink flowers which appear before the leaves gave rise to their saying 'pink flowers form into leaves.' Flowering branches were used in the homes to 'drive winter out.' Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Havasupai Fiber, Building Material Wood used to make fence posts. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 226 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Havasupai Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 226 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Havasupai Other, Tools Wood used to make tool handles. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 226 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Maidu Fiber, Basketry Peeled withes used as coarse twine and coil thread in the manufacture of baskets. Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Maidu Other, Decorations Unpeeled withes used as decorative coil thread in the manufacture of baskets. Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Febrifuge Bark used for chills and fever. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 356 |