| Geranium atropurpureum Heller Western Purple Cranesbill USDA GEATA |
Jemez Fiber, Cordage Split epidermis used to sew moccasins. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22 |
| Geranium atropurpureum Heller Western Purple Cranesbill USDA GEATA |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Other Plant used for over exertion. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 29 |
| Geranium atropurpureum Heller Western Purple Cranesbill USDA GEATA |
Navajo, Kayenta Other, Ceremonial Items Blossoming plant dipped in sea water, salt and water plants to bring rain. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 29 |
| Geranium atropurpureum Heller Western Purple Cranesbill USDA GEATA |
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 34 |
| Geranium caespitosum James Pineywoods Geranium USDA GECAC3 |
Keres, Western Drug, Dermatological Aid Roots bruised into a paste for sores. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
| Geranium caespitosum James Pineywoods Geranium USDA GECAC3 |
Keres, Western Food, Fodder Considered good turkey food. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
| Geranium caespitosum var. fremontii (Torr. ex Gray) Dorn Fremont's Geranium USDA GECAF |
Gosiute Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of roots used for diarrhea. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 370 |
| Geranium caespitosum var. fremontii (Torr. ex Gray) Dorn Fremont's Geranium USDA GECAF |
Gosiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as an astringent. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 370 |
| Geranium erianthum DC. Woolly Geranium USDA GEER2 |
Aleut Drug, Throat Aid Leaves used in a gargle for sore throat. Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 428 |
| Geranium lentum Woot. & Standl. Mogollon Geranium USDA GELE |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of moist leaves and root applied to injuries, a '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 34 |
| Geranium lentum Woot. & Standl. Mogollon Geranium USDA GELE |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Decoction of plant taken for internal injury, a '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 34 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Astringent, compound decoction used as a wash for thrush in child's mouth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Used for open wounds and to remove canker sores. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Cherokee Drug, Hemostat Used as a styptic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid Decoction and fox grapes used to wash children's mouths for 'thrush.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction and fox grapes used to wash children's mouths for 'thrush.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of roots taken for diarrhea. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 134 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Chippewa Drug, Oral Aid Dried, pulverized root put in mouth, especially by children, for sores. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Dried, powdered root placed in mouth, especially by children, for soreness. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used as powerful astringent. 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 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Choctaw Drug, Venereal Aid Root used for 'the venereal.' 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 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of plant taken for diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots used as a wash for face sores or parts infected with itch. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered or chewed roots applied to unhealed navel of babies. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Decoction of roots taken as an emetic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Heart Medicine Decoction of roots taken for heart trouble. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Laxative Infusion of plant used to 'clean out the innards.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Love Medicine Root placed in victim's tea to counteract a love medicine. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Oral Aid Roots used several ways for sore mouth, trench mouth and chancre sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots given to child with sore mouth, trench mouth or chancre sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of chewed or powdered roots applied to severed umbilical cord. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of smashed roots used as a wash for sore throats. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 367 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Compound infusion of root used as wash on parts affected by venereal disease. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of roots taken for venereal disease. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 366 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Menominee Drug, Antidiarrheal Root used for 'flux and like troubles.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 36, 37 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic Infusion of root used for neuralgia and toothache. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Meskwaki Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound containing root used for diarrhea. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Meskwaki Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of decoction of root applied to burns and infusion used for toothache. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222223 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Meskwaki Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Poultice of pounded root bound on the anus to cause piles to recede. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Meskwaki Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of root used for pyorrhea, sore gums and toothache. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Meskwaki Drug, Toothache Remedy Infusion of root used for aching teeth and sore gums. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222223 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Ojibwa Drug, Antidiarrheal Root used for flux and sore mouth. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 370371 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Ojibwa Drug, Oral Aid Root used for sore mouths and flux. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 370371 |
| Geranium oreganum T.J. Howell Oregon Geranium USDA GEOR2 |
Miwok Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of root rubbed on aching joints. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 170 |
| Geranium oreganum T.J. Howell Oregon Geranium USDA GEOR2 |
Montana Indian Drug, Antidiarrheal Root used for diarrhea. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12 |
| Geranium oreganum T.J. Howell Oregon Geranium USDA GEOR2 |
Montana Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used as an astringent. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12 |
| Geranium oreganum T.J. Howell Oregon Geranium USDA GEOR2 |
Salish Drug, Oral Aid Leaf held between lips for sore lips. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 293 |
| Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. Richardson's Geranium USDA GERI |
Cheyenne Drug, Hemostat Infusion of dried roots taken or powdered leaves used as snuff for nosebleed. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 179 |
| Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. Richardson's Geranium USDA GERI |
Cheyenne Drug, Nose Medicine Infusion of powdered roots taken for nosebleeds. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 179 |
| Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. Richardson's Geranium USDA GERI |
Cheyenne Drug, Nose Medicine Pulverized leaf rubbed on the nose and powder snuffed up the nostrils for nosebleeds. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 179 |