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Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata
Scentbottle
USDA PLDID
Micmac Drug, Urinary Aid
Root juice taken with water for gravel.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata
Scentbottle
USDA PLDID
Shuswap Drug, Poison
Leaves considered poisonous.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Drug, Analgesic
Plant used in the sweatbath for rheumatism and various joint and muscle aches.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Heated decoction of plant used as a wash for rheumatism.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Plant used in the sweatbath for rheumatism and various joint and muscle aches.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of whole plant used as a wash after the purifying sweatbath.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Drug, Herbal Steam
Plant steamed in the sweatbath for rheumatism and other joint and muscle aches.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Drug, Herbal Steam
Plant used in the sweatbath for rheumatism and various joint and muscle aches.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Drug, Hunting Medicine
Plant used to wash guns 'to insure good luck when hunting.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 506
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Drug, Love Medicine
Plant used in wash by women 'hoping to gain a mate and have success in love.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 506
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Plant used in the sweatbath for sprains, stiff and aching muscles and joints.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Other, Good Luck Charm
Plant used in a wash by both sexes 'to obtain riches and property.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 506
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Bog Orchid
USDA PLLE5
Thompson Other, Good Luck Charm
Plant used in wash to make young men 'lucky, good looking and sweet smelling.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 506