| Smilax auriculata Walt. Earleaf Greenbrier USDA SMAU |
Seminole Drug, Other Complex infusion of buds and leaves taken for chronic conditions. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 272 |
| Smilax auriculata Walt. Earleaf Greenbrier USDA SMAU |
Seminole Drug, Other Complex infusion of buds taken for chronic conditions. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 272 |
| Smilax bona-nox L. Saw Greenbrier USDA SMBO2 |
Choctaw Drug, Tonic Decoction of stems taken as a general tonic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 8 |
| Smilax bona-nox L. Saw Greenbrier USDA SMBO2 |
Choctaw Food, Bread & Cake Tuberous roots dried, ground into flour and used to make bread. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58 |
| Smilax bona-nox L. Saw Greenbrier USDA SMBO2 |
Comanche Other, Smoking Tools Leaves used as cigarette wrappers. 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 524 |
| Smilax bona-nox L. Saw Greenbrier USDA SMBO2 |
Creek Drug, Other Plant moistened and rubbed on face to make one young. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 667 |
| Smilax bona-nox L. Saw Greenbrier USDA SMBO2 |
Houma Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of root taken for urinary disturbances. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58, 59 |
| Smilax bona-nox L. Saw Greenbrier USDA SMBO2 |
Houma Food, Bread & Cake Tuberous roots dried, ground into flour and used to make bread. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58 |
| Smilax californica (A. DC.) Gray California Greenbrier USDA SMCA2 |
Round Valley Indian Fiber, Basketry Long, trailing limbs used to make baskets. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 329 |
| Smilax californica (A. DC.) Gray California Greenbrier USDA SMCA2 |
Ukiah Fiber, Basketry Long, trailing limbs used to make baskets. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 329 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Rubbed in brier scratches for local pains. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Used for rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing Parched and powdered leaves used for 'scalds.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered and beaten leaves put on 'galled places' and wilted leaves put on boils. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion taken 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 37 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction used to aid in expelling afterbirth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of roots taken to cause discharge of the afterbirth. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 8 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid Rubbed in brier scratches for muscular cramps and twitching. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Drug, Other Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax glauca Walt. Cat Greenbrier USDA SMGL |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Rubbed in brier scratches for local pains. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Used for rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing Parched and powdered leaves used for 'scalds.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered and beaten leaves put on 'galled places' and wilted leaves put on boils. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion taken 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 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction used to aid in expelling afterbirth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid Rubbed in brier scratches for muscular cramps and twitching. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Cherokee Drug, Other Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad disease.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for back pain. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Chippewa Drug, Cathartic Compound decoction of root taken as a physic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Chippewa Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of root taken for kidney trouble. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Chippewa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of root taken for kidney trouble. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Compound decoction used as a wash and steam bath for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 287 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered root used as a 'deodorant.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 287 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots taken by the elderly for stomach troubles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 286 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid Compound decoction of plant taken for 'loss of senses during menses.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 286 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Meskwaki Food, Fruit Fruit of the carrion flower used as food. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 262 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Ojibwa Drug, Pulmonary Aid Root used for lung troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Omaha Drug, Throat Aid Fruits used for hoarseness. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
| Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower USDA SMHE |
Omaha Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for their pleasant taste. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
| Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel Greenbrier USDA SMLA |
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing Compound of root bark used as a wash 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 24 |
| Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel Greenbrier USDA SMLA |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Astringent and slightly tonic root bark used as a wash for burns and 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 24 |
| Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel Greenbrier USDA SMLA |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound of root bark used for pox and as a wash for 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 24 |
| Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel Greenbrier USDA SMLA |
Cherokee Drug, Tonic Root bark astringent and slightly tonic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel Greenbrier USDA SMLA |
Choctaw Food, Bread & Cake Pounded roots made into cakes and fried in grease. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 8 |
| Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel Greenbrier USDA SMLA |
Choctaw Food, Bread & Cake Tuberous roots dried, ground into flour and used to make bread. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58 |
| Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel Greenbrier USDA SMLA |
Houma Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of root taken for urinary disturbances. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58, 59 |
| Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel Greenbrier USDA SMLA |
Houma Food, Bread & Cake Tuberous roots dried, ground into flour and used to make bread. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58 |
| Smilax laurifolia L. Laurel Greenbrier USDA SMLA |
Seminole Dye, Unspecified Plant used to make buckskin dye. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 488 |