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Broussaisia arguta Gaud.
Kanawao
USDA BRAR6
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid
Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48
Broussaisia arguta Gaud.
Kanawao
USDA BRAR6
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid
Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48
Broussaisia arguta Gaud.
Kanawao
USDA BRAR6
Hawaiian Drug, Reproductive Aid
Fruits eaten with baked eggs to bring about conception by barren women.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48
Broussaisia arguta Gaud.
Kanawao
USDA BRAR6
Hawaiian Drug, Reproductive Aid
Fruits eaten with baked eggs to bring about conception by barren women.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48
Broussaisia arguta Gaud.
Kanawao
USDA BRAR6
Hawaiian Drug, Strengthener
Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48
Broussaisia arguta Gaud.
Kanawao
USDA BRAR6
Hawaiian Drug, Strengthener
Fruits eaten from conception until the child feeds itself to increase the child's survival rate.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Havasupai Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make arrow foreshafts.
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 221
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Used in religious ceremonies.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 318
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of inner bark taken for swallowed ants.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Notched stick rubbed with a smooth stick instead of beating a drum in the Mountain Chant Ceremony.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Used by the Home God in the Mountain Chant Ceremony.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Navajo Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make arrow shafts.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Navajo Other, Insecticide
Plant used to kill hair lice.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Navajo Other, Tools
Wood used to make weaving forks, planting sticks and knitting needles.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Cathartic
Plant used as a cathartic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used for Plumeway, Nightway, Male Shootingway and Windway ceremonies.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25
Fendlera rupicola Gray
Cliff Fendlerbush
USDA FERU
Navajo, Kayenta Other, Ceremonial Items
Boiled with juniper berries, pinon buds and corn meal and used in mush-eating ceremonies.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient
Compound infusion taken for menstrual period.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic
Used as an antiemetic and cold infusion of bark used as antiemetic for children.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of scraped bark used for burns.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Cancer Treatment
Used for tumors.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic
Used as a purgative.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Used for ulcers and poultice of scraped bark used for 'risings.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Disinfectant
Used as an antiseptic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Emetic
Infusion of bark given to induce vomiting to 'throw off disordered bile.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Bark chewed for stomach trouble.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Hypotensive
Bark chewed for high blood pressure.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid
Infusion of bark given to induce vomiting to 'throw off disordered bile.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Used for sprains and as poultice for sore or swollen muscles.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Used as an antiemetic and cold infusion of bark used as antiemetic for children.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant
Inner bark and leaves used as a stimulant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Food, Beverage
Peeled branches and twigs boiled to make tea.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
New growth of young twigs peeled, boiled thoroughly, fried and eaten.
Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 253
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Peeled branches and twigs cooked in grease like green beans.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 54
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Delaware Drug, Kidney Aid
Roots and blue flag roots used for gallstones.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36
Hydrangea arborescens L.
Wild Hydrangea
USDA HYAR
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Liver Aid
Root combined with root of iris versicolor and used for gallstones.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 76
Hydrangea cinerea Small
Ashy Hydrangea
USDA HYCI3
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic
Infusion of bark scrapings taken for vomiting bile.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 25
Hydrangea cinerea Small
Ashy Hydrangea
USDA HYCI3
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic
Infusion of roots taken as a cathartic by women during menses.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 25
Hydrangea cinerea Small
Ashy Hydrangea
USDA HYCI3
Cherokee Drug, Emetic
Infusion of roots taken as an emetic by women during menses.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 25
Hydrangea cinerea Small
Ashy Hydrangea
USDA HYCI3
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of roots taken as an emetic and cathartic by women during menses.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 25
Hydrangea cinerea Small
Ashy Hydrangea
USDA HYCI3
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid
Infusion of bark scrapings taken for vomiting bile.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 25
Jamesia americana Torr. & Gray
Cliffbush
USDA JAAMA
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Unspecified
Seeds occasionally eaten fresh.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 45
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
USDA PHLE4
California Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Shoots used to make arrows.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 52
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
USDA PHLE4
California Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make bows.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 52
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
USDA PHLE4
Coeur d'Alene Other, Tools
Wood used to make root diggers.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 91
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
USDA PHLE4
Cowlitz Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Wood used to make combs.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
USDA PHLE4
Karok Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Young shoots used to make arrow shafts.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 384
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
USDA PHLE4
Karok Other, Smoking Tools
Twigs, with the pithy center removed, used to make tobacco pipes.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 384
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
USDA PHLE4
Klamath Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Stems used in the manufacture of arrows for war purposes or large game.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 97
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh
Gordon's Mockorange
USDA PHLE4
Klamath Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Stems used to make arrows for war purposes or large game.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 97